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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will be flexible on certain deadlines that apply to group health and retirement plans in situations where the effects of Hurricane Harvey prevent full compliance, the agency announced August 30.
With the growth of the gig economy, more and more employers find themselves with employees who have another job on the side. This might be a part-time job, or it might be a side gig or “side hustle” as it’s sometimes called. For example, perhaps some of your employees also drive for Uber or Lyft, […]
“They just don’t get it!” How many times have you heard your managers lament that their direct reports missed a deadline, failed at a task, or didn’t have the strongest approach to a situation? Perhaps they didn’t step up to a challenge that was presented to them, and your team is beyond frustrated that their […]
There’s yet another new term for what’s happening in the workplace: “quiet cutting.” This practice sounds similar to “quiet quitting” but is very different. Where quiet quitting is employee disengagement, quiet cutting describes the practice of reassigning an employee to an undesirable role in the hopes the employee will quit. Furthermore, some businesses may choose […]
With the explosion in generative AI (GenAI) technology in recent years, observers have repeatedly been awed by the capabilities of this new technology, which can seemingly do just about anything humans can do, only much faster. That necessarily raises interesting questions about the impact of AI on human employment. Interestingly, there can be a significant […]
From processing endless emails to managing job applications and ensuring compliance with regulations, human resources (HR) managers often spend too much time on repetitive, mundane tasks. This workload prevents them from focusing on higher-value initiatives that improve employee experience and drive business value. Automating repetitive processes empowers HR teams to shift their focus from transactional […]
Resources for Humans Managing Editor Celeste Blackburn reviews the book Woe Is I: A Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English by Patricia T. O’Conner. Review highlights book’s tips for writing e-mails and avoiding cliches. The pen is mightier than the sword. We’ve all heard it, and since we are meeting on a blog […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we discussed the wage and hour compliance dangers of employee cell phone use; today, help with crafting intelligent cell phone policies.
You have critical job openings and you need to recruit quickly. Traditionally, you go to market for a top external candidate or look for an internal promotion or a horizontal move by a talented employee. Continuing with time-tested HR approaches, your selection criteria focus on the candidate’s previous relevant experience, educational background and area of […]
Leaders understand financial debt and technical debt. But many overlook a more subtle, equally corrosive liability: culture debt. Culture debt accumulates when leadership delays difficult conversations, ignores misaligned behaviors, or fails to reinforce company values. It’s not always visible right away—but it compounds. Left unchecked, it erodes trust, weakens engagement, and increases turnover. What Culture […]