Tag: pandemic

September 5, 2023

In a recent case, an ex-employee sued her former employer under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act. She alleged unauthorized use of her medical information and discrimination due to her refusal to authorize release of such information. The plaintiff in […]

August 14, 2023

Like most organizations nationwide, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. (MHM) could not escape every challenge the COVID-19 pandemic brought to employers. According to Alejandra Padilla, MHM’s team member experience manager, when the not-for-profit organization began its recovery from […]

June 7, 2023

President Joe Biden in May rolled out a plan to reduce antisemitism in the U.S.—a widespread issue that has worsened since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first-ever National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism outlines more than 100 new actions […]

May 30, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic changed many things—and employee benefits are no exception. In response to the health crisis, employers quickly rolled out new offerings, and enhanced existing benefits, to help employees. And they did so at an unprecedented pace. Now, with […]

March 3, 2023

HR managers are undoubtedly facing numerous concerns in 2023. From containing the effects of the “great resignation” to tackling a possible recession and dealing with issues like salary transparency, a host of problems has the potential to reshape the workforce […]

November 4, 2022

The number of people aged under 40 with a clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in the UK has risen to 148,000, a 23% increase from 2017 figures, the charity warned. More than 3.78 million people in the UK have […]

July 25, 2022

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Texas employers) has determined that the COVID-19 pandemic is not considered a natural disaster, thus it is not an exception to the federal law that requires businesses to […]

July 22, 2022

After the Health Service Journal (HSJ) asked for more information about the payments, the chief executive of Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Maggie MacIsaac, confirmed she was to return the Covid-related performance payment within her bonus. This was, she […]

May 27, 2022

The pandemic increased stress generally, and it appears stress related to retirement plans was no exception. While the TIAA study did not investigate causes, circumstances that emerged relative to the pandemic (and other global events) may be a factor. High […]

May 23, 2022

HR leaders are overwhelmed, and for good reason. The past two years have been hellacious with a seemingly never-ending onslaught of new challenges. From the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the transition to working from home to the Great Resignation leaving millions […]

May 19, 2022

Human resource professionals say substance misuse by employees worsened due to the added stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, though employees were better able to hide addictions when working in hybrid and remote settings. Lisa Bertola, a Boston-based senior health consultant […]

May 16, 2022

HR managers around the world already know that work meetings are seen by many as disruptive, and even more so if the employees in question are working remotely. After more than two years of fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, work […]

May 9, 2022

Hybrid work is more popular than ever, despite employer concerns about it. Maintaining company culture and employee engagement tops the list of these concerns, according to Littler’s 10th Annual Employer Survey Report, 2022. In a survey of 1,275 in-house lawyers, […]

May 5, 2022

The California Legislature considered fewer bills during the prior two sessions—due to the COVID-19 pandemic—but lawmakers in the state appear to be picking up the pace in 2022, and they are currently reviewing several key bills that would impact the […]

April 25, 2022

Every HR professional agrees that informing an employee they’re being let go is the hardest part of the job. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, that unfortunate responsibility was commonplace across the United States. With many businesses forced to […]

April 25, 2022

However, this is offset by the fact many of these roles are lower-skilled and lower-paid, the think tank said. Its analysis of job data from Adzuna, combined with information from the government’s Labour Force Survey, shows that the mix of […]

April 8, 2022

The German Federal Social Court has ruled that an employee who slipped and fell on his way from bed to his home office was protected by statutory accident insurance. Other countries treat home office accidents differently. During the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

April 7, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on a topic that typically doesn’t get much consideration from HR: employee bereavement policies. In a time when some employees are still mourning the loss of loved ones from the disease, many organizations are […]

March 21, 2022

During the pandemic, two overlapping groups of employees have been facing great pressure on the job and at home: women and deskless workers. Women, as well as people of color, are over-proportionately represented among the essential workers pressed to keep […]

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 […]