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Laying a Firm DEI Foundation to Drive Future Success
In our chief diversity officer series, we’ve talked to many diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leaders across a number of industries. Forward-thinking firms are working hard to break down the traditional barriers that have hindered greater diversity and inclusion (D&I) in their ranks. They recognize the genuine value D&I can bring to any organization: greater […]
Steps to Controlling Specialty Drugs’ Impact on Your Self-Insured Plan
By Bruce Roffé Businesses sponsoring self-insured health plans are desperately seeking ways to reduce health care costs, and it’s no secret prescription drugs make up a significant chunk of those costs. If you look more closely, specialty drugs emerge as a main culprit. These high-cost meds made up less than one percent of all written […]
Opioid Crisis: What Is Needed Most from HR?
When it comes to dealing with opioid addiction in the workplace, it’s not always immediately clear what’s needed most from HR: Is it compassion? A dose of tough love? A strategic focus on the hard facts?
5 Types of Training You Might Not Know Your Employees Need
Many employers are struggling to fill jobs in the current economy, so they’re looking to upskill their employees in future years. If you want your organization to remain competitive, you’ll want to do the same.
The Growing Appeal of Video and Interactive Employee Training
Remember the old days of dozing off during slide after slide in a stuffy conference room? Those days are fading fast. Now, businesses are getting smart about how we learn at work, bringing in video and interactive training to spice things up. It’s not just a new way to learn—it’s turning the whole learning game […]
Keep these do’s and don’ts in mind when reviewing handbooks
The company handbook: It sounds so routine, like something that’s been around forever and just needs a quick and easy update every year or so, a task that a seasoned human resources professional can handle with ease. But considering the rapidly changing legal landscape and the ever-growing number of ways for employers to find themselves […]
Running a Mission-Driven Business? What HR Professionals Need to Know
Many business leaders emphasize the importance of running a value-driven company, and for good reason. A culture centered around core values that align with a business’ mission statement can unify and engage employees, attract top talent, encourage innovation, strengthen resilience, and improve customer relationships. Mission-driven work is necessary for Gen-Z and millennials, who will be […]
Why Millennials and Gen Z Would Rather Work for Themselves than You
Want to know why Millennials and Gen Z would rather work for themselves than you? If you have been challenged by Millennial employees, then get ready for them plus Gen Z! Gen Zs are those born between 1995 and 2010, and they will represent 25% of the U.S. population by 2020.
Case Study: Fired Employee with Bad Attitude Fails on Religious Discrimination Claim
A car salesman who was terminated following customer complaints of a bad attitude cannot get to a jury on his religious discrimination claim according to the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Oklahoma employers). The appeals court affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment (dismissal without a trial) in […]