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Push the self-care button, and hard

09/10/2021
Attending to the staff’s well-being when you’re barely getting through yourself.

Two-thirds of employers to delay workplace reopening

09/07/2021
Sixty-six percent of organizations are delaying reopening their offices due to new covid-19 variants, according to a poll of 238 executive leaders conducted by the Gartner business advisory firm.

Snapshot: Do you want your employer to require vaccines?

09/07/2021
Two-thirds of workers surveyed say they want their own employers to require employees to be vaccinated against covid-19.

You can forbid remote worker moonlighting

09/02/2021
Several media outlets are reporting that a growing number of telecommuters are working two or more remote jobs at once. You can restrict this digital moonlighting. Here’s how to regain control.

Weigh pitfalls before penalizing unvaccinated

09/02/2021
Delta Airlines recently announced that it will begin charging employees who refuse to receive a covid-19 vaccination an extra $200 per month for their employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. Before you adopt a similar policy, consider these pitfalls.

The HR I.Q. Test: September ’21

09/01/2021
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

OSHA responds to surge in construction worker suicides

08/31/2021
While the hazards most often associated with workplace deaths in the U.S. construction industry—falling, being struck by or crushed by equipment or other objects or suffering electrocution—are well-known, a recent study finds that another potential killer is taking lives at an alarming rate.

Snapshot: Where employers stand on covid-19 vaccine mandates

08/31/2021
Compared to January, twice as many employers now say they will require employees to be vaccinated.

44% more collaboration tool use since 2019

08/31/2021
Nearly 80% of workers are using collaboration tools for work in 2021, up from just over half of workers in 2019, according to the Gartner business advisory firm’s Digital Worker Experience Survey. That’s an increase of 44% since the pandemic began.

Was this the hardest year for HR professionals? 91% say ‘yes’

08/26/2021
A full 91% of HR executives reported that 2021 was their hardest at work to date, according to a survey by Verizon Media.