Q&A: Why Should HR Consider Outsourcing HR Benefits Administration?
Deciding when it’s time to abandon in-house processes in favor of outsourced assistance can be very challenging, especially when it comes to HR benefits administration.
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Hiring People in Recovery: The Case for How it Benefits Employers
People recovering from addiction (also called a substance use disorder) face an unemployment rate three times higher than the average rate, according to a 2017 study by the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital. Many employers fear that people in recovery will threaten the company’s success. In reality, they offer unique strengths you can’t […]
HR Departments in Flux—What Are Best Practice Companies Doing?
For years, BLR® has surveyed HR and compensation/benefits professionals to find trends in policy and practice. We appreciate your participation in our series of brief, targeted surveys. Today’s survey topic: Your HR Department. (We’ll publish the results in a future issue.) Please participate in this brief survey and together we’ll get answers to these questions […]
Your Personal Board of Directors: Go Beyond Mentorship with Your Professional Development
Successful companies have a board of directors, and you should, too! When you embark on your personal growth journey, look beyond a mentor, and set yourself up as a successful business. We are all interested in developing our best selves, but we must be intentional about it. This article will help you commit to a […]
A Shift in Workplaces: 52% of U.S. Employees Work Remotely
The working world has tipped the balance in favor of flexibility. Latest research commissioned by Regus, the flexible workspace provider, shows that over half of workers in the United States now work from outside their company’s main offices for half the week or more. When asked where they work when away from the office, 41% […]
Rethinking Employee Perspectives on Remote Work
One of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the shift to remote work—and companies’ realization that remote work hasn’t caused the sky to fall. Productivity hasn’t plummeted, but many costs associated with maintaining a physical office preference have. Pandemic Presents Opportunity to Experiment Writing for BBC Worklife, Bryan Lufkin notes that companies […]
DOL’s Rule Withdrawal Makes Justifying Independent Contractor Status Tougher
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) decision to withdraw the independent contractor rule developed during the previous administration means businesses looking forward to an easier justification of contractor status need to think again.
Talent, drive, and success cannot be dictated by age
by Dan Oswald I recently wrote that we shouldn’t overlook the contributions the younger generation can make. In business, we often assume that experience equates with success and therefore conclude it’s unlikely that a 20-something can make a significant contribution. I think that’s complete hogwash, but so is assuming people can’t have a major career […]
Student Loan Repayment Programs: The New Workplace Commodity
Although Millennials are most often cited for being slammed with crippling debt, actually, one in five adult Americans carry student loan debt, according to NBC News. This means your company’s newly graduated intern or your vice president could be one of those people.
Post-Pandemic Office Reorientation
As staff start returning to the office, is it time for companies to consider implementing mandatory reorientation programs? As the United States continues its nationwide vaccination efforts, states and cities across the country are starting to open up, relaxing capacity limits on indoor spaces, removing mask requirements, and allowing larger events. This also means that […]