Tag: workplace

October 15, 2018

A red-hot talent market — combined with information that moves faster than ever before — means employees and employers are coming to grips with a constant need to upgrade skills and acquire new expertise, making on-the-job learning important for both […]

October 12, 2018

Ryan Golden: At times the realization an entire year has passed by can leave you shocked. You’re frozen for a moment, frantic as to why time moves so effortlessly. But this week, roughly a year since the publication of allegations […]

October 11, 2018

With the rise of opioid and other drug addiction in the United States today, employers have to wonder—is it possible one of my employees is dealing with addiction? In the second article of a three-part series, Littler shareholder Dale L. […]

October 11, 2018

As its strategic role expands, HR can expect to encounter some growing pains. A recent study by Paychex found that 80% of HR professionals at small to midsize businesses feel they have a say in and contribute to their organization’s […]

October 9, 2018

Employees who receive backlash for listening to music while on the job finally have some credibility. Accountemps, a division of global staffing firm Robert Half, conducted a survey consisting of 1,000 workers in office environments, and the results are encouraging […]

October 8, 2018

Managers can be so busy at work sometimes that it’s almost inconceivable for them to think about anything beyond the present day or even hour. And, while many business leaders wisely set aside time to think about 1-year, 3-year, or […]

October 5, 2018

Over one-in-three American workers today are millennials, officially making this the largest generation in the U.S. labor force. Millennials also happen to be the most likely to job-hop, with 21% telling Gallup researchers in 2016 that they changed jobs within […]

October 4, 2018

Effective January 1, 2019, employers in California with 5 or more employees (or independent contractors) must provide sexual harassment training to all employees (SB 1343). The deadline for compliance with initial training is January 1, 2020. Employers must then provide […]

October 3, 2018

Working with challenging employees is one of the most difficult and frustrating aspects of any manager’s job. The toll can be stressful for the manager and the employee alike. These “energy vampires” take up an inordinate amount of time and […]

October 3, 2018

One study conducted by J. Ryan Lamare, a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois, revealed that an employee’s workplace environment has a direct correlation to how he or she interacts with the greater society and […]