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Currently, the global Business English language training market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 19.26% from 2018–2022. Clearly, as global commerce expands (thanks to innovative technologies and platforms), so does the need to have a widely accepted and uniformly used business language.
On August 15, 2022, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania employers) upheld the District of New Jersey’s dismissal of an employee’s age discrimination claims, finding she was unable to show her employer’s nondiscriminatory reasons for not hiring her were “so plainly wrong that it cannot […]
On Friday, May 1, in a series of industry-specific guidance on COVID-19 safety measures, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a number of recommendations for employers in the restaurant and food and beverage industries.
The best way to account for employee absences during the holidays is to plan ahead. Creating a plan allows you to make sure that your company still has enough employees to operate while allowing time off to those who request vacation leave. Vacation leave is governed by the employer’s policies Remember that while neither federal […]
After Elon Musk fired middle managers in mass after his Twitter takeover, Zuckerberg called this trend “good for the industry.” Management expert Verity Creedy begs to differ. According to Creedy, VP of Product Management at global leadership company DDI, mid-level managers are being underutilized and unappreciated – when in reality, they’re the unsung heroes of […]
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) swore in two members on August 10, leaving the Board with one empty seat and its Republican majority intact.
The long-awaited return of the hit anthology series, True Detective, is finally back. In True Detective: Night Country, showrunner Issa Lopez places viewers directly in the heart of Alaska during the polar night, a period of complete darkness lasting two full months. During this period of perpetual night, leads Jodi Foster and Kali Reis, who […]
As the Chief HR & Organization Officer at Prysmian, John Andrews stands at the intersection of people and business. His career journey is a masterclass in strategic HR, most recently demonstrated by his central role in integrating Encore Wire following its acquisition in 2024. A seasoned professional, Andrews’s expertise was forged through a career that […]
Practitioners and plan administrators are celebrating the arrival of several helpful revisions in a newly updated Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) Revenue Procedure 2019-19.
It may sound obvious, but diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are much more successful when they’re truly inclusive. And this touches on an important shortcoming of many DEI efforts, namely that they are too laser-focused on women and people of color. Of course, these groups are foundational to the objectives and success of any […]