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Lauren Jackman brings a deeply analytical lens to her role as SVP of Culture, Experience & Learning at Medallia. She leads the charge in ensuring the company’s environment is not just productive, but truly inclusive—a place where people can genuinely thrive. Jackman is focused on ensuring that the strategies behind employee experience and learning are rooted in […]
Given that COVID-19 has caused drastic changes to commonplace business practices, recruiters and business owners alike are now left wondering how to bring back the workforce after thousands of employees were either fired, furloughed, or laid off.
IT’s role in an organization has changed over the last 5 or 10 years, but has HR kept up? Today I am joined by Casey Foss, CMO at West Monroe Partners about the role that soft skills have to play when it comes to IT.
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A new California law taking effect on January 1, 2019, requires police officers to undergo training on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Prospects may not be bright for Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, but a recently introduced bill is generating discussion about the possibility of some kind of increase.
It’s been a stressful time for U.S. workers, with significant layoffs being announced at high profile tech companies including Twitter, Meta, and Amazon. According to experts, losing a job is not only one of the most emotionally traumatic experiences a person can go through, but also affects those who are not laid off in downsizing […]
by Marc Ouellet The issue of overtime has become a major concern for employers in the wake of class actions on the subject in Canada. The Québec Act Respecting Labour Standards (ALS) provides exemptions from the right to overtime including for employees in managerial positions. In Skiba v. Playground, L.P., the Court of Appeal of […]
If you’ve searched for talent—or searched for a job—over the past few years, you’ve likely encountered the rise of ghost jobs. These are roles posted publicly that are not actually open, budgeted, or approved. And they’re not rare. Year over year, millions more jobs are advertised than are ever filled, leaving job seekers confused, disappointed, […]
New employees should always be given an induction training of sorts, and this may be just a 1-day introduction, or if their role is complex, training may need to be a full week or even more. Ideally, all employees should be inducted in the same manner, although with geographical differences and perhaps conflicting schedules, remote […]