By Roy Maurer Employees frequently complain about a “hostile work environment,” leaving it to HR to distinguish whether a situation involves potentially unlawful conduct, bad behavior or just the ordinary stresses of the workday. “A ‘hostile work environment’ is a legal term with a narrow definition, and most complaints you hear will not meet...
By Kathy Gurchiek Feeling a bit frayed around the edges? Energy zapped, emotionally drained, decreased job satisfaction? Burnout is real for HR professionals. Your work often involves handling workplace complaints and investigations, dealing with multiple generations who expect different things from their employer, recruiting challenges, and the work-from-home/return-to-office tug of war. Then there are...
By Paul Falcone Travis is an HR director. One afternoon, his company’s vice president of sales, Daniel, stopped by to speak with him about problems Daniel was having with a direct report, recently hired sales manager Carla. Daniel shared multiple issues with Carla’s performance. She’d only been with the organization for two months and seemed...
By Matt Gonzales As layoffs and hiring freezes flood the news cycle, new federal data shows that people with disabilities are landing jobs at record numbers. In 2022, about 21 percent of people with a disability in the U.S. were employed, up from about 19 percent in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
The following is an article/news release from the U.S. Department of Labor. You can see why it is so important to have an HR professional on your team. News Release: U.S. Department of Labor Investigations identify violations in two states affecting 83 minors at 16 locations DALLAS – Federal investigations at 16 McDonald’s...
By Kathy Gurchiek Disaster can strike at any time—whether it’s a hurricane ripping off the roof of one’s house, a catastrophic health issue or some other unexpected hardship. The resulting stress has consequences on employees’ health and well-being, and has impacts for the employer, as well. With a whopping majority (92 percent) of workers worried about...
By Kathryn Mayer Research conducted over the past several months found that although inflation has recently abated, employees’ financial wellness is still suffering. Now, new research goes even further with its main finding: Financial wellness is at an all-time low. That’s according to Bank of America’s (BoA’s) annual Workplace Benefits Report, which surveyed more...
By Kathryn Mayer Many working parents already are faced with challenges around child care, trying to find affordable options while navigating work and family life. Now, those challenges may get even more difficult. On Sept. 30, $24 billion in federal pandemic relief funding for child care—as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan...
By Kathryn Mayer U.S. employers are planning smaller pay increases in 2024 compared to this year—and organizations say increases could decline more if economic conditions worsen, new data finds. A new survey out from consulting firm Mercer—which comes on the heels of several other compensation prediction surveys—finds that employers in the U.S. plan to...
By Allen Smith, J.D. The Israel-Hamas war raises several HR issues stateside, from disruptions in international business to leave requests from employees shaken by the violence, and even arguments in offices and on production floors among workers with strong, opposing views. On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists, as the White House stated, broke into...
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