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Virtual team-building employees will love

09/28/2022

Remote workers are now the majority, and they crave a connection with their colleagues, access to company leaders and opportunities to create bonds with team members.

The Great Reconsideration: The time for reinvention

09/20/2022

Welcome to The Great Reconsideration, a large-scale opportunity for savvy companies to reinvent how they work and reduce the enormous waste of time, energy and talent that characterized the pre-covid workplace.

Stop X#$&! forcing fun in the office

09/20/2022

If you’re considering dragging that cornhole game to the office courtyard, think again. Apparently, no one back in the office (the people left there, at least) wants “forced fun” anymore.

Manage the legal risks of remote work arrangements

09/15/2022

Many employers are deciding it’s time to formalize remote work arrangements that were implemented on an ad hoc basis in 2020. If that’s your reality these days, understand that permanent telecommuting carries unique legal risks. Beware these pitfalls.

4 manager mistakes that trigger lawsuits

09/08/2022

The cost of defending even a merit-less lawsuit can run into the thousands of dollars. One way to prevent such costs and embarrassment is to teach supervisors to avoid angering employees in the first place. Train them to be aware of these four common mistakes.

Workers run from bad jobs, not toward good ones

09/06/2022

Employees who quit to take new jobs elsewhere are more motivated by negative experiences with their current jobs than the belief that greater opportunities await them in new gigs. That’s one finding of new research by the Gartner consulting firm.

The HR I.Q. Test: September ’22

09/01/2022

Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

‘Hangover leave’ tops list of fantasy benefits

08/23/2022

Struggling to attract new employees? Perhaps it’s time to update your portfolio of perks.

Republicans continue to hold majority of EEOC commissioner seats

08/16/2022

A year and a half into the Biden administration, Republicans still dominate the EEOC, preventing Chair Charlotte Burrows from building a Democratic majority that could drive more employee-friendly litigation.

HR led all professions in turnover in the last year