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I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Zoe Harte, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Talent Innovation at Upwork to discuss the findings in their recently released Future Workforce HR Report 2018.
In yet another case of an employee slipping up on social media, a repair shop worker recently sent out a tweet asking for drugs—a spliff to be specific—while at work. How did his employer find out? The cops! After seeing the tweet, the York Regional Police responded with “Can we come too?” Awesome! Can we […]
As many organizations have found to their dismay, being technically correct in a legal setting is often not enough. Juries tend to react more on the basis of fairness than of law. And, from a morale standpoint, so do the rest of your employees.
L&D professionals don’t often think of first-aid training as a standard part of workplace safety training or onboarding unless they work in the medical industry or highly hazardous environments. And even then, sometimes first-aid training isn’t always seen as a necessity. But emergencies and injuries happen all the time in the workplace, regardless of whether […]
The new federal overtime rules, the misclassification of employees, and recordkeeping are among the top five wage and hour risks employers in California face, according to California attorney Marc Jacuzzi of the law firm Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, PC.
Personal hygiene can be an issue in the workplace. While you may immediately think of body odor as the main culprit, this SBT reader shows that there are other grooming issues that HR may have to address. Here’s their story: “I had a fairly new manager of our California office call me for advice. She […]
Many leaders seek ways to make their employees happier at work yet lack the emotional intelligence (EQ) to understand how to achieve this goal. While problem-solving abilities (IQ) are a vital characteristic in leaders, this EQ is just as (if not more) integral to running a thriving workplace, as this will bring back the human […]
In today’s high-speed, always-on work environment, the line between work and rest is increasingly blurred. A recent The Sleep Doctor survey, led by Dr. Michael Breus, sheds light on an interesting trend: A significant number of employees are napping during work hours. According to the survey, one in three workers nap on the job every […]
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 […]
Are you hiring a Marketing Guru? What about an SEO Sherpa? Perhaps you have decided that a Social Media Jedi is the position title you want. Maybe you’ll want to take a look at this infographic before you roll that plan out.