Tag: COVID-19

April 14, 2022

It’s no surprise that HR professionals are reeling after two years of workplace disruption, but a new report indicates how widespread and severe the burnout truly is. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation, 98% of […]

April 8, 2022

During these difficult times, when the world is recovering from a global healthcare crisis while facing new geopolitical issues, concerns about the future are also growing. In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic alone triggered a 25% rise in the prevalence of […]

March 30, 2022

Nearly two years after enacting the first-in-the-nation permanent COVID-19 workplace safety and health standard, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board voted to rescind its COVID-19 standard. The revocation took effect on March 23. Following his inauguration in January 2022, […]

March 23, 2022

It’s as if the trials of doing business during a pandemic weren’t enough. Some employer challenges, such as the skills gap and labor shortage, were a curse before the COVID era, but they’ve worsened during the health crisis. One particularly […]

March 21, 2022

The survey’s findings are supported by other recent polling of HR professionals. For example, software marketplace Capterra found in data published last month that 49% of organizations planned to increase their L&D budgets in 2022, compared to 41% who said […]

March 16, 2022

Office slang is great fodder for Internet memes, eye rolls, and coffee mugs, but for those suffering through corporate colloquialisms, that slang can be more annoying than entertaining, research suggests. Communication Habits Can Irk “Almost half of Americans have a […]

March 15, 2022

Now that the omicron wave is subsiding, COVID-19 cases are trending lower and the U.S. is inching toward normalcy, many companies are returning to pre-pandemic operations, which includes a return to business travel. However, travel for work isn’t necessarily what […]

March 8, 2022

Vaccinations are available, and states have been reopening, but the number of women in the workforce has fallen to historic lows because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As employees begin returning to the office, employers should be thinking about how to […]

March 1, 2022

Employers may be tempted to lift their pandemic-related safety requirements as federal and state authorities ease masking and other COVID-19 rules. But employers should note that they have ongoing obligations to protect the health and safety of their workers. “It’s […]

February 22, 2022

The talent shortage is hitting the tech industry harder than most. Nearly 50% of tech recruiters are struggling to fill positions because they can’t find enough qualified candidates, according to a recent survey by San Francisco-based technical talent analysis platform […]