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Just a few weeks ago, we, along with businesses and HR observers around the country, were discussing the logistics of bringing staff back to the office as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes and fades away. What a difference a few weeks can make! With COVID resurging in the form of the Delta variant, businesses that had […]
The world has changed quite a bit since COVID-19 hit. People moved, many to different states; babies were born; and companies have grown and changed. It’s likely that the way we think about work will never be the same again.
Supervising other people is never easy, but some employees make it particularly difficult. Challenging employees can be a disruptive influence, damaging morale and making it difficult for their coworkers to function productively. It takes skillful management and patience to turn things around with difficult employees. “Skillful” is the operative word here. Most people aren’t born […]
This week in the Training Daily Advisor, we’re revisiting some of the biggest training topics that have been the most popular among our readers. Today and tomorrow we look at classroom training, its goals, and the advantages and disadvantages of a classroom setting.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are around 23.5 million employed women with children under the age of 18, and nearly two-thirds of those moms work full time and year-round. Moms have always been synonymous with superheroes, especially when you consider the multitude of things they are able to juggle in 1 day. This […]
In every workplace—even simple office spaces—there are chemicals used that could have an impact on employee health and well-being. To address this fact and to minimize risks from exposure to chemicals, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has created requirements that explain what employers must do to ensure employees have information about the chemicals […]
Employers already spend more on healthcare than anything else aside from salaries – and cancer makes up the largest portion of those healthcare costs. Today, cancer costs account for nearly 3% of U.S. GDP. That is almost as much as the U.S. spends on defense. The American Cancer Society recently released its annual Facts & […]
A significant number of workplace managers believe that members of “Generation Z” –those whose birth years range from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s, and a number of whom are or will soon be entering the workforce—will be more difficult to work with, according to new survey.
Over 93,000 employees of U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in the first 2 months of 2023. As we head further into economic uncertainty, every company is faced with the challenge of doing more with less—less talent, less budget, less time, and fewer resources. One way companies can maximize what they already have is by […]
I recently sat down with Richard Burke, CEO of Envoy, a company that helps organizations navigate U.S. immigration and secure global work authorizations and business visas.