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4 Ways HR Leaders Can Drive Employee Engagement
Employee engagement continues to be the top priority for HR leaders in achieving a productive and happy workforce. The challenge is how to keep teams motivated and excited in their work. HR leaders from some of the biggest and brightest companies recently spoke at SPARK HR 2025 and revealed some staggering statistics. Across America, only […]
Minimizing the Risk Of COVID-19 Infection Lawsuits Filed by Employees
As Americans continue living in an unprecedented era of quarantining, many employees aren’t quarantining at all. Workers in big-box retail shops, warehouses, grocery stores, and more are all still powering the economy as “essential employees,” and they are still physically interacting with other people throughout the day.
Improving Employee Relations Must Be a Priority
A recent study found something very surprising: Nearly half of employees do not know their coworkers’ names. There are many excuses for this, including that some employees work remotely or in a different location or you work with so many people that you couldn’t possibly know them all. But what about that one guy? You […]
How Decentralization Could Lead to Increased Diversity in Tech
The racial reckoning of 2020 has forced nearly every major company and publicly traded entity to address the inequities within them and perpetuated by their activities. While Big Tech has responded with pledges to commit millions of dollars to diversity and inclusion funds and initiatives, it remains to be seen whether this money will have […]
More of Your Discrimination Cases Headed for Trial in the New Year? We Think So!
A case decided on December 5 by the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals—a sister federal appeals court to our 5th Circuit, which covers Texas—looks like it is being teed up for review by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The issue: What does it take to get a case dismissed before trial? […]
How Employers Can Address Domestic Violence
Every workplace is at risk of encountering instances of domestic violence. However, being proactive in addressing this difficult issue can have a big impact on both the individuals affected and the organization as a whole. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an opportunity for HR professionals and their organizations to consider how to take action […]
Do You Know Your Responsibilities Concerning Joint Employment?
In Yesterday’s Advisor, we began to learn about employer responsibility when it comes to joint employment. Today, we’ll explore the responsibilities of the secondary employer.
Tips for Conducting Effective Coaching Sessions on Performance
Supervisors should provide ongoing feedback to employees and meet individually with them 3 times a year to coach them on performance, says Trevor Throness, author of The Power of People Skills.
Microlearning Trends for 2019
Microlearning has been on e-Learning and learning and development (L&D) trends lists consistently for the past few years—and for good reason. You can expect to see L&D professionals do even more with microlearning and microlearning technology this year, as detailed in this article.