Tag: human resources

February 2, 2023

Many companies have spent countless hours building or refining diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) policies and programs in the two-plus years since protests against racial injustice swept the nation. However, managers often don’t know how to translate those policies into […]

February 2, 2023

We live in a world where Black excellence is everywhere. Entrepreneurs like Oprah, Rihanna, Michael Jordan, Jay-Z and Beyonce dominate the airways, TV stations and retail outlets. Each of these stars entered the arena in different ways and all managed […]

February 1, 2023

The case of a Canadian company that recovered damages in court from a former employee accused of “time theft” raises the question of whether U.S. employers can similarly use electronic monitoring to persuade courts to award them damages. Several legal […]

February 1, 2023

Sheetz has discontinued a “smile policy” that drove a former employee of the convenience store chain to quit her job last month, Stephanie Doliveira, executive VP of people and culture at Sheetz, said Wednesday in an email to HR Dive. […]

January 31, 2023

Having a high employee turnover rate can be a huge problem for any business. As many companies are going through the Great Resignation, it is crucial for employers to calculate the company’s turnover rate and understand how it is affecting […]

January 31, 2023

For your organization to stay competitive in a diverse and global world, incorporate DEI practices into your everyday operations. Research from McKinsey & Co. shows companies with a diverse workforce experience 36% more returns than non-diverse ones. But setting diversity […]

January 30, 2023

Learning and development (L&D) teams are critical in helping organizations achieve their goals. The business suffers when employees don’t have the training and skills they need to do their jobs well. But L&D leaders sometimes struggle to show how their […]

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

One in three young people have turned down a job offer because the employer’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments were not in line with their values. According to a survey by KPMG UK, 9% of adults are actively looking […]

January 24, 2023

Employment numbers for individuals with disabilities have not only recovered to pre-pandemic levels, but exceeded those benchmarks and even pre-Great Recession levels, according to a Jan. 23 report. That finding stands in stark contrast to employment numbers for individuals without […]

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 18, 2023

I don’t know if I want to start a family of my own, but I at least want the option. Family planning, for me, is so much bigger than abortion access or prenatal care — although yearning to return to […]

January 17, 2023

Most economists agree that a recession will be declared this year, and many of the largest employers in the United States have already prepared. That’s why we’ve seen mass layoffs and hiring freezes over the past six months, especially in […]

January 12, 2023

Answering this straightforward question may change your business forever: What does it mean to be a leader in your organization? As a leadership coach and trainer, I am often asked, “What is the best leadership training for my organization?” My […]

January 9, 2023

Human resource leaders love their job, but they’re stressed and burned out—and more than half of 1,000 professionals surveyed are considering leaving the profession, according to a recent report. HR is simply too much work, said 95 percent of more […]

January 6, 2023

After a widespread meltdown and the cancellation of thousands of flights, a Southwest Airlines memo sent to some of the company’s employees surfaced that stated workers who called out sick and didn’t provide a doctor’s note in person would be […]

January 6, 2023

For some employees, getting their work computer up, running, and ready to perform each day is a complicated and time-consuming process. When should an employer pay for that daily process? A Call Center Employee’s Workday Customer Connexx, LLC, operated a […]

January 6, 2023

As a new year approaches, millions of people around the world are making new year’s resolutions. However, millions will abandon those goals by the end of January. Often, the problem with self-improvement goals is that they are too big, too […]

January 4, 2023

When social media posts about employees grab attention for the wrong reasons, how the controversy is handled in both the office and court of public opinion will impact reputations. How HR approaches the situation can depend on whether the employee […]