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03/31/2020

We've put together a list of resources to help employers and employees in this difficult time https://bp.beneplace.com/blog/covid-19-resources-for-businesses-and-their-employees/

03/11/2020

Do these results really warrant other businesses follow the $70K minimum salary? https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/remember-that-company-with-70k-minimum-wage-heres-how-its-doing-now.html

Looks like Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price proved the doubters wrong.

03/10/2020

How many companies would actually encourage employees to take time away from their work for wellness activities and would other employees react positively or negatively towards co-workers who spend time meditating every day? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/style/office-wellness-meditation-sound-baths-energy-consulting.html

Human resources departments try on some new perks: meditation, sound baths, energy consulting and hypnotherapy.

03/04/2020

Is there a gratitude deficit in the business world? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/heres-how-quit-your-job-well-susan-jackson/

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02/28/2020

Levi's is taking an almost unprecedented step in benefits. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/levis-ceo-retail-workers-never-choose-between-family-fairchild/?trackingId=XKxDIa8nQDmgKIyOXoti2Q%3D%3D

In an industry that historically lags on employee benefits, Chip Bergh is vying to push things forward. On Thursday, the CEO of Levi Strauss announced that its corporate employees and benefits-eligible retail workers in the U.

02/25/2020

Has Google discovered what makes an effective boss? https://www.inc.com/michael-schneider/analysis-10000-reports-told-google-to-train-new-managers-6-areas.html

The transition to management requires a transformation of thought.

02/24/2020

Can there really be work-life balance in our mobile society where we can work from almost anywhere? https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/02/laptops-killed-work-life-balance/606334/

Smartphones aren’t the only killers of work-life balance.

02/11/2020

Is ghosting employers the new normal when it comes to quitting a job? https://www.yahoo.com/money/career-builders-ceo-gen-z-workforce-181045113.html

Gen Z, currently 8 to 23 years old, are the youngest generation entering the workforce. And they’re already forcing employers to make changes to company culture, diversity, and inclusion.

01/21/2020

01/15/2020

This is a big statement about the importance of paternity leave. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-15/japan-cabinet-star-set-to-take-make-history-with-paternity-leave

Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a public favorite to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is set to be the country’s first sitting cabinet member to take paternity leave, a decision hailed by the government as being progressive.

01/14/2020

What can Mr. Rogers teach HR? https://hrexecutive.com/a-beautiful-day-in-your-neighborhood-5-lessons-for-hr-from-mr-rogers/

Lessons from the iconic children's show star have direct application to the Neighborhood of Human Resources.

01/08/2020

Does paid parental leave negatively impact a company's performance long-term?https://www.marketwatch.com/story/do-companies-suffer-when-they-offer-paid-parental-leave-these-economists-believe-theyve-found-an-answer-2020-01-06

A team of international researchers looked at the effects of paid parental leave policies at companies in Denmark, a country that’s long had policies...

01/07/2020

The most significant employee perk is...https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-harvard-study-says-bill-gates-right-2020-1-perk-most-murphy-jr-

Not long ago, Bill Gates shared what he thinks is the most important perk companies can give the best employees: flexible work arrangements. Now a new study from Harvard Business School says companies that let their employees "work from anywhere," and work whenever they want, wind up with employees

01/07/2020

Shorter workweeks have led to happier, healthier, and more productive employees but may be too expensive to implement. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/finnish-pm-marin-calls-for-4-day-week-and-6-hours-working-day-in-the-country/

While serving as Minister of Transport and Communications, Finland's new prime minister Sanna Marin, floated the idea of a flexible 6-hour, 4-day workweek that was slammed by members of the political opposition, which called the idea "unrealistic". Whether or not that goal is on her agenda as the he

01/06/2020

A new year, a new decade for the workforce. What are your HR goals for 2020? https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/organizational-and-employee-development/pages/hr-new-years-resolutions-for-2020.aspx

​What work-related changes are you planning for 2020? Professionals in the human resources field shared the following New Year's resolutions for the coming year with SHRM Online.

01/03/2020

Are companies out of control when it comes to job auditions? Is this just a way to get free ideas from potential employees? https://nypost.com/2019/12/29/job-auditions-are-spiraling-out-of-control/

Grace Haaf, 33, an analytics consultant who lives in Soho, completed two phone interviews with a rideshare company when they asked her to do a coding test. This “job audition” required solving a co…

01/02/2020

This time of year disengagement can impact employee productivity. Here are 11 signs of employee engagement and possible remedies. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2019/12/06/tackling-employee-disengagement-11-signs-to-look-for/

Disengagement is contagious and can spread like wildfire within some companies. Watch out for these red flags among your workforce, so you can containing the "fire" and save your organization's culture.

12/19/2019

Does ghosting diminish the brand in the eyes of prospective employees and negatively impact company culture? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/12/02/the-real-reasons-why-job-seekers-are-not-given-feedback/

In the past, it was standard protocol to provide feedback and constructive criticism to candidates. In the current job market, feedback is offered sparingly—if at all.