Tag: workplace

February 3, 2023

Beyond formal training programs, the top performing companies also emphasize on-the-job coaching, according to McKinsey. “Ongoing coaching and continuous feedback are key to helping employees resolve challenges and adapt the way they work as needed,” the report observed. Employers get […]

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 2, 2023

HR leaders can expect to face many of the same challenges in 2023 as they did last year, according to Julia Anas, chief people officer at Qualtrics, a technology firm with offices in Seattle and Provo, UT. The nearly 20-year […]

February 2, 2023

COVID and a tight labor market have dramatically changed the hiring and retention game—as a result, the biggest problem for recruiters now is failure to be honest about the company and what they’re looking for in candidates. Opaqueness doesn’t work […]

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

When an employer suspects a worker has been drinking on the job or is intoxicated at work, it should respond to ensure the safety of the employee, their co-workers and customers. That response may entail doing a quick investigation and […]

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. […]

February 1, 2023

It said around 1,750 team manager posts across larger stores were at risk, with a new tier of lower-paid shift leader positions coming in to manage shop floors. Around 120 roles in head office and 70 in a call centre […]

February 1, 2023

In an announcement to employees yesterday (31 January), the company’s president and CEO Dan Schulman said cuts to full-time employees would be made in the coming weeks, with “some organisations impacted more than others”. PayPal employs around 250 staff in […]

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 31, 2023

Under the Contractors State License Law, a limited liability company could be licensed through the qualification of a responsible managing employee (RME) and certain other individuals affiliated with the company. Its license would be automatically suspended if the RME disassociated […]

January 31, 2023

Another California technology firm is reducing headcount ahead of an anticipated recession. Workday Inc. is cutting 3% (roughly 525 employees) of its global workforce, the company said in an email to staff on Tuesday. The majority of the Pleasanton, CA-based […]

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

McDonald’s former chief people officer had a responsibility to report to the company’s stakeholders the toxic work culture brought on by its former CEO, a judge ruled. Shareholders filed a lawsuit against the fast-food giant and its ex-HR chief David […]

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

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 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 […]