Tag: Featured

January 31, 2023

Tracking technologies aimed at boosting productivity may, conversely, damage it, according to a survey of 1,000 employees and 1,000 managers by 15Five, a performance management vendor. The company found that more than one-third of managers surveyed said that monitoring had […]

January 31, 2023

A growing number of employers are taking action on pay equity, new research is showing. Many employers have been influenced by the desire to “do the right thing;” others are concerned about mitigating the legal risk of unequal pay, a […]

January 30, 2023

Finding good job candidates and keeping employees will be the key priorities for organizations in 2023, according to a report the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released Jan. 30. But the clash between the desire to offer competitive pay […]

January 30, 2023

On any given day, a blizzard, tornado, flood or other kind of disaster may bombard towns in the U.S. And on any given day, roughly one-fourth of Americans are working remotely. Many traditional workplaces have disaster preparedness plans to cope […]

January 30, 2023

Following an employee’s policy violations, misconduct or substandard performance, you may conclude it’s time to send the worker a termination letter. How that letter is worded might save you a legal headache. “When involuntarily separating an employee, a termination letter […]

January 27, 2023

In 2023, compensation and benefits teams will face a crucial challenge: how to balance the need to offer competitive total rewards that attract and retain key talent with the reality presented by an economy in flux. This is reflected in […]

January 25, 2023

There has been an increase in the number of professionals experiencing thoughts of suicide or self-harm, with women almost twice as likely as men to seek support, according to a survey. Research published by workplace wellbeing provider Champion Health finds […]

January 24, 2023

Research indicates that one-third to one-half of people identify as introverts—which generally means they draw their energy from being alone rather than in a group. That can be a challenge when you’re looking to advance your career in a profession […]

January 24, 2023

Another year has passed for HR. If it felt like time flew by, perhaps that’s because HR professionals were busy, caught between the tail end of the Great Resignation and the belt tightening that marked 2022’s waning days — not […]

January 24, 2023

Results from a survey by XpertHR suggest that helping employees’ with the cost of living is weighing heavily on the minds of business leaders. With pay awards plateauing at around 5%, approximately half the rate of inflation, its data showed […]

January 23, 2023

Although the labor market is tight and employees are becoming more selective about how and where they work, workers have had an extremely difficult few years. From the immediate transition to remote work (along with countless other disruptions caused by […]

January 23, 2023

It’s time to ditch the annual performance review and replace it with something better. With the typical review process, most employees have clarity on their performance just one or two days per year – if they’re lucky. And so many […]

January 18, 2023

Because employees spend a lot of time at work, it’s not uncommon for medical emergencies and flare-ups of chronic conditions to occur at the workplace. Workers may experience events like heart attacks, hernias, fainting, asthma attacks or acute appendicitis. If […]

January 18, 2023

Language is ever evolving. In the history of language, words have emerged, disappeared and completely changed in meaning. And today, we are at a pivotal time in history. We have a new awareness of how our language choices can either […]

January 18, 2023

Throughout the year, our 30-strong Intelligence Unit researches a series of Special Reports – each showcasing the top-performing HR professionals and companies across a number of important categories. Over the past 12 months, 160,000 surveys have been completed across Asia, […]

January 17, 2023

It’s been really hard not to hear about Open.AI’s ChatGPT over the past couple of months. It seems like everyone has been talking about it since its recent release in 2022. But if you’re just now encountering it, ChatGPT is […]

January 17, 2023

As working from home has become the new normal over the last three years due to the coronavirus pandemic, there’s now a greater need to adopt fiber broadband Internet services, otherwise known as high-speed Internet, in rural areas. High-speed Internet […]

January 17, 2023

A major law about the erasure and consideration of criminal convictions in employment in Connecticut took effect Jan. 1. Passed by the Connecticut legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont in 2021, Connecticut’s “Clean Slate” law will alter […]

January 10, 2023

Creating internal talent marketplaces, optimizing investments in existing systems, supporting hybrid work and expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) will be top technology priorities in 2023, according to HR analysts and practitioners interviewed by SHRM Online. While talent conditions […]

January 10, 2023

Processing wage garnishments can be a huge task. In addition to federal law, each state has its own regulations, laws, and guidelines that can apply to certain aspects of wage garnishment—and those rules can vary further by garnishment type. As […]