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The Importance of Reskilling and Upskilling in an AI-Driven Work Environment
Upskilling enhances and broadens an individual’s skills while reskilling involves acquiring new skills for a different job or career. In this era of automation, both upskilling and reskilling have become crucial since they allow workers to adjust to evolving technologies and job demands. People often use the term “future of work,” I believe a significant […]
Acknowledging Uncertainty to Encourage Prompt Action
There’s a strange phenomenon that afflicts countless people around the world, regardless of professional status, education, culture, etc., when they’re faced with uncertainty: They tend to panic, freeze, do nothing, or hesitate and avoid making tough decisions precisely at the point when prompt action is essential. It’s human nature to fall into this trap. Difficulty […]
Avoiding Burnout for Remote Workers
Does your organization offer the possibility of working remotely? Perhaps you have a distributed workforce in which employees work from any location they like, or maybe you have a telecommuting policy allowing occasional work-from-home options. If you offer any form of remote working, it may be wise to consider how to keep remote workers from […]
Gender Identity: Does Title VII Cover Dependent’s Insurance Coverage?
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota—recently affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a nurse’s lawsuit against her employer and its insurer, in which she claimed that the denial of insurance coverage for her son’s gender reassignment treatment amounted to sex discrimination.
FMLA: Avoiding Mistakes
FMLA administration can be cumbersome—some may feel that’s a vast understatement!— which means it is rife with opportunities for mistakes. And an FMLA mistake can have repercussions that impact both the employer and the employee(s).
Only Thing You Did Wrong? Bad Hire
In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Mark Schickman looked into his HR crystal ball for a look at 2014. Today, more of his survival tactics for the coming year, plus notice of a free webinar, Don’t Fear the Future: 5 Keys to Raise Your HR and Game in 2014 and Beyond. In many of the situations he […]
Misclassification Alone Is Insufficient for Class Treatment
Are certain classes of your employees routinely working overtime? If so, are they properly classified as exempt or nonexempt? Wage and hour class actions continue to be large thorns in the sides of many employers, and this recent decision serves as a good reminder of how critical it is for you to review your overtime […]
Rules Against Wearing Union Insignia Harder to Justify Under New NLRB Decision
A recent decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is seen as making it more difficult for employers to prohibit employees from wearing union insignia or apparel.
7 Tips for Managers Leading Hybrid Teams
The great work-from-home experiment is over, and what we learned is that hybrid work is here to stay. The old way of work is in the past, and the “Great Resignation” is well underway. Happier at Home A recent NPR article stated, “As pandemic life recedes in the U.S., people are leaving their jobs in […]