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A Surprising RTO Advocate: Zoom
It’s easy to look at the widespread and COVID-driven shift to remote work and the subsequent, post-COVID return-to-office (RTO) efforts by employers as a battle with clear divisions among key stakeholders. Employers want the perceived boost in productivity and greater collaboration that comes with on-site work. Employees want the flexibility and freedom that comes with […]
DOL Auto-Portability Approval May Ease Rollovers, Reduce Missing Participants
With the current focus in the retirement plans community on missing and unresponsive 401(k) plan participants, practitioners have sought additional guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to clarify the meaning of a “reasonable search” for participants by an ongoing plan (see August column). As the community waits, plan fiduciaries are reviewing their current […]
How and Why to Build a Sustainable Talent Pipeline: A New Approach to Recruiting & Hiring
The U.S. labor market is like a Magic 8 Ball; shake it, and you get a different answer every time. Is there a war for talent? “Signs point to yes”—especially in healthcare, retail, and food and beverage. Does the market favor employers? “It is decidedly so”—particularly in tech, where most of the big players continue […]
Guess Who Made ‘America’s 15 Most Surprising Six-Figure Jobs’ List
Forbes recently posted what it considers America’s 15 most surprising six-figure job positions. Guess who made the list?
A New View of Employee Benefits
Employers today face a variety of challenges related to employee health, ranging from increasing costs, work-related stress, and dissatisfaction to reduced productivity and engagement.
Job Ads: Salary Range More Important than Remote Work Options
Another article related to COVID-19? Say it isn’t so! These days, anything and everything we do in the employment world has a direct link to COVID-19. And this should come as no surprise as the pandemic continues to dominate our news cycle and cause mass disruption in all our lives.
How to Craft Career Development Programs That Actually Work
For HR professionals, designing career development programs that deliver tangible results is critical to attracting top talent, boosting engagement, and reducing turnover. Everyone claims to be investing in career development for their employees. But let’s face it: not all programs are created equal. Many fall flat due to poor execution, lack of alignment with employee […]
Driving Real Results in DEI Through a Data-Driven Approach
Krista Deguffroy is Director of Inclusion and Compliance at SEI and is responsible for ensuring equality, equity, and belonging in the changing workforce of financial services. We asked her to share her and SEI’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) story with us as part of our ongoing focus on chief diversity officers and other diversity […]
Minimum Wage and OT for Domestic and Homecare Employees in 2015
Direct homecare and domestic service employees are currently not covered by the overtime and minimum wage requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), but this is going to change in 2015, says Susan Prince, JR, BLR Legal Editor. Happy Thanksgiving, Readers! Here’s Prince’s summary of the changes: Direct Care Workers Effective January 1, 2015, […]