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Most of us spend 40 or more hours each week at work. In the Knowledge Economy, with its digital nature, our work and daily lives tend to converge. It’s a yin and yang scenario, one most employees appreciate in order to make work-life balance manifest.
Leave, vacation, and sick time are among the most important benefits that attract and retain employees. What are your competitors offering? What’s happening out in the real world? Help us (and you) find out!
A new study—High Education and Income Do Not Guarantee a Resilient Employee—released from meQuilibrium has found that an advanced educational degree and a high salary do not guarantee greater levels of resilience, defined as an ability to bounce back from adversity.
Decades ago, the grumblings, complaints, and revelations of employees were limited to the watercooler. Outside of the office, those grumblings may have found their way to the dinner table or the local watering hole, but that was about the extent of it. Today, of course, social media has dramatically expanded the reach of anyone with […]
We all want to see employees take the reins and drive their retirement accounts toward a successful finish. Some say educating is the key. But what kind of education, and in what format?
With energy prices and inflation surging, supply chains in disarray, COVID-19 lockdowns in China, war raging in Ukraine, and the U.S. stock market in free fall, the risk of a recession grows by the day. Recently, both Walmart and Target posted a stunning drop in earnings as their operating costs spiked and consumers avoided splurging […]
Question: A nonexempt employee works from his/her home and travels to numerous sites that cover a large geographical area each day. Does their paid time begin when they leave their house on their way to their first job site or does it start when they reach their first job site? Also, does their paid time […]
With International Women’s Day here, the tech sector stands out for its stark shortfall in female representation, having seen a marginal increase of only 3% since 1984, moving from 32% to 35% over four decades. This is despite an improving economy, growing at an annual rate of 3.1%, and the rising demand for skilled workers […]
Yesterday we heard from Edward Page, Business Development head of ThisWay Global concerning recruiting trends like recruitment platforms and employer branding. Today we’ll hear more from him on the topics of cultural fit and AI.
It’s becoming more common for companies to invest in learning management systems or a wide array of other cutting-edge training programs. But a recent survey suggests these companies might be overlooking one of the most valuable training resources at their disposal: their own employees.