Offering Gender-Blind Parental Leave
Instead of differentiating between maternity leave and leave for new fathers, some companies are implementing gender-blind time off for new parents.
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Quiet Vacationing
A new trend is making waves in the modern workplace. You remember bare-minimum Mondays, quiet quitting and quiet firing, right? Well, welcome to the world of quiet vacationing. This isn’t about flashy trips or jam-packed itineraries. Instead, it’s about taking some time off on the sly. What is Quiet Vacationing? Followers of the quiet quitting […]
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 […]
Do You Measure Your Onboarding Results?
Onboarding is key to any HR unit. It’s a critical time in an employee’s early development and sets the stage for the rest of his or her time with your organization. Just as with meeting a new person, first impressions matter.
How to Mitigate the Risks of Outdated Education and Technology in the Workplace
Recent research conducted by Accenture revealed that organizations are losing over $11 trillion because of outdated education and technology in the workplace. And this is seriously impacting the fate of our economic environment.
Ask the Expert: Will Bonuses Factor into Minimum Salary Threshold under New DOL Regs?
Under the proposed Department of Labor (DOL) regs regarding overtime, are bonuses allowed to be included in the determination of meeting the minimum salary threshold?
DOL Issues New Guidance to Employers Warning About Retaliation
Retaliation continues to be at the top of the federal government’s priority list. In March 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new field assistance bulletin titled Protecting Workers from Retaliation, which addresses worker protections from retaliation under laws enforced by the agency’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The DOL pledged to “use every […]
61% of Workers Didn’t Negotiate Higher Salary on Their Last Job Offer
Many job postings close with a statement indicating salary is negotiable, but how often do job seekers speak up to secure a better package?
Filling the Gaps: Strong Hiring Plan Requires Assessing Current, Future Needs
Employers can’t develop effective hiring strategies without knowing the kind of talent they already have on board, what they’ll need in the future, and how to fill any gaps. A workforce analysis can identify those gaps so that employers can develop an actionable plan. And HR professionals who take the lead in this workforce analysis […]
How Data is Evolving Human Resources
The field of People Science is transforming the way that HR is practiced in progressive companies, and changing the perception and expectations of HR along the way, by showing how the responsibilities of HR can be quantified, improved and most importantly, correlated with business results. Any competent Chief People Officer will have their own set […]