Should Companies Require Workers to Take Time Off?
Aside from the lucky few who truly love their jobs, most people would prefer to be spending time away from work when possible. It’s somewhat counterintuitive, therefore, that Americans spend so much...
View ArticleHow to Enhance Employee Retention by Rethinking the Onboarding Process
It’s estimated that 47 million people left their jobs in 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prompting a flurry of “Now Hiring” announcements as everyone from major corporations to...
View ArticleThe Hard Truth for Employers About Long Hours
By definition, most Americans think of a “full-time job” as one that is worked 40 hours per week. For some legal and regulatory purposes, 32 hours will even be classified as full-time. The reality for...
View ArticleIs Your Check Culture Light On?
There is a lot of talk surrounding company culture, which is important. A company’s culture is the revving engine behind any successful organization. Keeping with the motor metaphor, companies like to...
View ArticleHow Employers are Adapting to Labor Market Shifts
Various factors have combined to create what is being called the Great Resignation. Historic stock prices buoyed 401ks and runaway home prices left many older workers feeling financially secure enough...
View Article4 Ways to Elevate Your Business’ Social Media to Attract Candidates
Despite the potential of social media in helping brands connect with millions of people every day, so many companies still haven’t fully embraced social channels for recruitment. Social media...
View ArticleAdministering COBRA Continuation Coverage in Mergers and Acquisitions Can Be...
Recently, there has been an uptick in the number of business transactions in the marketplace. From a legal perspective, employee benefits issues are often a key element of any business transaction....
View ArticleThe Growing Importance of People Development as Part of the Employer Value...
There was a time when employers’ primary value proposition to potential employees was financial compensation: A good hourly wage, a strong salary, and/or a lucrative bonus structure was often all the...
View ArticleFaces of HR: How One HR Pro’s Passion for Recruitment Helps Uplift Others
Kathleen Duffy has been involved in the field of recruiting for nearly four decades. For our latest Faces of HR profile, we connected with Kathleen to discuss how she got her start in the industry,...
View ArticleThe Companies Rescinding Job Offers
Landing a new job is one of the most exciting aspects of many people’s professional lives. A new job represents new opportunities, the ability to meet new people and learn new skills, and oftentimes...
View ArticleChanging Employer Attitudes Toward Layoffs
There has long been a certain stigma tied to being laid off from a job. Sure, it’s not quite the same as getting fired for cause, but it’s still not great to be seen as expendable when staffing cuts...
View Article3 Tips When Hiring at High Volume
There is one thing at the forefront of teams hiring for high-volume, hourly positions: speed. The top reason candidates turn down a job is because they were offered another, so identifying the most...
View ArticleFaces of HR: How a Former Hollywood Assistant is Shaking Up HR Training
After two decades in film production, including a stint with Paramount (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol) and assisting Academy Award-winning Director Brad Bird at Pixar Animation Studios, Lori...
View ArticleThe New Role of HR in a Remote World
In the past, HR had the role of seeking candidates, being there for employees, developing company culture, and building a comprehensive onboarding program and employee guidelines. But how has that job...
View ArticleFaces of HR: How Alex Genetti is Changing the Narrative of HR with the People...
Meet Alex Genetti, Head of People at Enable – a SaaS platform that drives trusted trading relationships between B2B trading partners. As Head of People, Alex spearheads all things people-related...
View Article6 Ways to Hire Skilled Professionals
Recruiting and hiring professionals combine diligence with creativity. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, some of the most significant employment shortages are in skilled labor...
View ArticleEmployers Cutting Back on Hiring Despite Tough Labor Market
For well over a year now, the big story in the labor market has been the Great Resignation and the tremendous difficulty so many employers have been having finding qualified and engaged workers....
View ArticleThe 10-Minute Job Interview
Companies around the globe are struggling to fill their ranks with workers. As workers, sensing their newfound bargaining power, leave lower-paying jobs to find more lucrative positions, it’s often...
View ArticleFaces of HR: Brenda Leadley on Connection, Collaboration, and Changing the...
Meet Brenda Leadley, North America Head of HR at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) – a global, leading corporate insurance carrier and key business unit of financial services provider...
View ArticleThe Future of Work: Continuous Learning
With the lingering effects of the pandemic exposing organizations to an urgency to upskill and reskill employees, the big questions HR leaders and executives are facing are what the future of work...
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