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Review policies limiting workplace romantic relationships

09/27/2024
Earlier this year, the EEOC released the final version of its Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. One of the report’s most significant conclusions: Employers can lessen the likelihood of workplace sexual harassment by putting up guardrails to regulate workplace romantic and sexual relationships.

Celebrate and recognize others on your day

09/25/2024
Tomorrow is HR Professionals Day. Celebrated every year on September 26, this day is devoted to honoring the invaluable work of HR professionals. We hope you are commended this week for all you do. Hopefully, you get some love from your employees, but here are some ways you can recognize your staff as well.

The cost of invisible leadership: Recognizing the problem

09/23/2024
Managerial invisibility is an insidious behavior that can cloak your entire workforce and organization at large. Able to take many different forms, when invisibility occurs, retention and recruitment can plummet, absenteeism increases and both output and quality results decline. This detachment is exacerbating sentiments that employers are decreasingly caring about staff welfare.

5 leadership lessons from NFL football teams

09/23/2024
NFL football is a big business. It is more popular than ever and creates many of the most-watched shows in the United States each year. And each of these games provides leadership lessons if we look for them. Here are five important lessons for leaders and organizations who want to improve—all available to you from watching even a little NFL football.

How to write a data-collection policy

09/23/2024
We already know we participate in a surveillance economy. It may be worse than you think. Payroll collects a lot of data from employees and is being asked to do a lot more with it. Maybe it’s time for a data-collection policy.

Government shutdown: What HR needs to know

09/23/2024
If Congress can’t pass annual appropriations bills by Oct. 1, many federal government agencies will be forced to close or curtail operations for the 22nd time in U.S. history and the first time since 2019. By law, most federal agencies must furlough nonessential workers and stop or limit their activities until Congress passes and the president signs budget bills for fiscal year 2025.

10 low-cost communication tips to start open enrollment right

09/23/2024
With benefits election open-enrollment season looming at organizations across the country, make sure you avoid the mistake too many employers make: plopping a benefits booklet in front of employees and telling them to figure it out. That just doesn’t work anymore. Benefits have become too complex for employees to figure them out on their own. Here are 10 ways you can do a better job of communicating with your employees.

Protect DEI initiatives from employee tattling

09/20/2024
You may believe that your diversity, equity and inclusion practices comply with state and federal law and remain committed to building a more representative and therefore productive workforce. But you also know that the last 18 months have seen an increase in lawsuits challenging DEI programs as illegal discrimination.

Demystifying AI for your staff: A guide to tools and terminology

09/20/2024
This past year has brought up countless conversations surrounding AI, but with new terms and tools emerging, those discussions can quickly become confusing for employees. A recent article from CNET listed and defined some of the new AI-related jargon that users should be aware of. Here are some of the key concepts and tools from that list that will take your employees’ understanding of AI to the next level.

Fired whistleblower triggers wide-ranging investigation

09/19/2024
An employee of a day care center who raised health concerns about the center’s kitchen will receive $43,295 in back pay. But it may cost the employer far more.