Tag: employee

August 3, 2020

Today, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is launching Together Forward @Work, a new multipronged initiative to eliminate racial inequality from the workplace. The global HR organization also released a new research report, Together Forward @Work: The Journey to […]

August 3, 2020

COVID-19 drastically changed the global employment landscape—and it changed it quickly. Within a matter of months, there were more than 20 million Americans seeking unemployment benefits. It is clear that rebuilding during the economic downturn and getting Americans back to […]

August 3, 2020

As COVID-19 forces companies to hastily adopt remote work policies to achieve business continuity, it’s proving to be a pivotal moment for Human Resources professionals, who are being asked to rise to a whole new set of challenges. The ongoing […]

July 31, 2020

Managing performance has always been a challenge—easy to talk about but so hard to do right. Over the years, as companies have struggled to determine how to effectively assess their teams, we have seen performance management evolve. Ratings have come […]

July 31, 2020

You may not immediately think of virtual reality (VR) as something to assist Human Resources (HR) professionals. VR first came into the mainstream primarily as an entertainment technology that brings people into immersive worlds for gameplay and fun. As you’ll […]

July 31, 2020

For some employers across the nation, you may have already had the chance to bring workers back only to shutter your doors once more due to rising coronavirus cases in your state or city. Unfortunately, there are no clear answers […]

July 31, 2020

Who better to speak to on HR teething problems than a dentist? With a BDS in Dentistry, an MSc in Human Resource Management and an INSEAD EMBA; Reina Cheng, Vice President—Hong Kong & ASEAN, First Advantage is uniquely placed to […]

July 30, 2020

Employee benefits are complicated. Not only is the subject matter complex, but most employees think about their benefits only once a year, during open enrollment. With a pandemic raging, employers are facing even bigger challenges related to communicating benefits information. […]

July 30, 2020

Continuing its quest to roll back rules put in place during the Obama era, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is proposing ending a requirement that employers turn over available employee personal e-mail addresses and cell phone numbers to union […]

July 30, 2020

In recent years, the front-facing camera has become the iconic symbol of social media and the global “selfie culture.” In the new world of social distancing and remote work, that same cultural icon has rapidly transformed into the cornerstone and […]