Mentorship Programs and Leadership Rehearsals
Many companies use mentorship or “buddy” programs to help with onboarding efforts or as part of the employee development plan for the mentee or the junior person in the mentor/buddy relationship.
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What’s the Meaning of ‘Sex’? Supreme Court Will Finally Provide the Answer
The Employment Law Question of the Decade is: Does the prohibition against sex-based discrimination include discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation? After countless debates on the issue in courts throughout the land, the U.S. Supreme Court is finally primed to give its answer in three cases being argued this term.
Nontraditional Candidates: Hire the Unexpected
If you’ve been struggling to find hirable talent lately, you aren’t alone.
Discrimination Prevention Checklist: Audit Your Workplace
Yesterday, we looked at EEOC’s (allegedly egregious) discrimination case against Mavis Tire—1,300 hired, no women. Today, how you can uncover discrimination in your company.
HR Considerations for Bringing Employees Back to the Workplace
When the COVID-19 virus started making headlines at the start of 2020, American observers watched as the disease spread beyond the borders of China and started impacting specific regions of the United States. As the numbers of domestic infections continued to grow, some organizations started talking about closing their offices and asking staff to work […]
Five HR Trends for 2025
The year 2025 will be an exciting one in human resources. The convergence of artificial intelligence, an increasingly global and flexible talent pool, and improved data analytics will give companies more opportunities than ever before to evolve their talent strategy and operating models to be more effective and efficient. Here are five trends to watch, […]
Companies Are Expanding and Personalizing Benefits to Compete for Talent
Recent research shows that organizations are continuing to attract and retain top talent by offering personalized and expanded employee health benefits. Employees and candidates have high expectations when it comes to such benefits, and employers have been forced to accommodate those expectations. Specifically, they are focusing on lifestyle benefits that go beyond health care.
Benefits Employees Appreciate Most in 2018
In today’s tight labor market, companies can’t afford losing top talent. With three in every four employees more likely to stay with their employer just based off their benefits package, it’s important for companies to identify which benefits matter most to their employees. In identifying what benefits your employees value most, you can retain your […]
New Data Shines Additional Light on Great Resignation
Business publications and workforce commentators have recently embraced the term “Great Resignation” to describe the phenomenon of workers fleeing the labor force and the corresponding challenges faced by employers. While this may be a catchy label, it also represents a very real challenge for companies around the world struggling to maintain basic operations, let alone […]
Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere Takes Liberties with Employee Background Checks
My wife and I are currently binge-watching Little Fires Everywhere, a Hulu miniseries based on a book of the same name. Set in Shaker Heights, Ohio, during the late 1990s, Fires stars Reese Witherspoon as Elena Richardson (a white, married, upper-middle-class newspaper reporter with four children) and Kerry Washington as Mia Warren (a black, single mother who works as an artist and supplements her income through other part-time jobs).