Offering Gender-Blind Parental Leave
Instead of differentiating between maternity leave and leave for new fathers, some companies are implementing gender-blind time off for new parents.
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The Importance of Soft Skills Training for IT
Today we are joined by Casey Foss, CMO at West Monroe Partners about the role that soft skills have to play when it comes to IT. The interview is based on a recent study conducted by West Monroe Partners concerning IT and soft skills. You can view the report here.
Bespoke Benefits: The Future of Employee Engagement
If you’ve ever lived in a small town or are over the age of 30, you’ll likely remember a time when your options for entertainment or products at the grocery store were limited. In today’s world, it’s all about bespoke, or personalization. No two people are alike and customizable preferences have become a way of […]
How HR Can Make Onboarding Hassle-Free and Smarter than Ever
Great onboarding means efficient hiring, reaching the best applicants, and hiring at the right time and for the right reason.
Only 5% of Office Romances are Disclosed to HR, Finds New Survey
While some may feel that office romance is a taboo topic, 41% of employees have engaged in intimate coworker relationships, according to a new survey, released by Namely. The survey also uncovered that less than 5% of employees who engaged in an office romance confided in HR—even if company policy required formal disclosure.
The Search for Leaders Might Be Too Narrow
Yesterday we began an interview with Adam Canwell, the Global Leader for EY’s leadership offering in Melbourne, Australia to discuss their recent Global Leadership Forecast survey. Today we’ll look at the rest of that interview.
Recruiting Difficulties: Is There a Global Leadership Shortage?
Today we are joined by Adam Canwell, the Global Leader for EY’s leadership offering in Melbourne, Australia to discuss their recent Global Leadership Forecast survey.
Supervisory Status Key in Assessing Liability in Sexual Harassment Cases
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee—recently affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss an employee’s same-sex sexual harassment claim after determining that the supervisor lacked the ability to take tangible employment action against the employee.
Cross-Training Methods and Metrics for Your Organization (Part 2)
Here’s another cross-training method and some useful metrics for evaluating cross-=training results. [Part 1 of this article appeared in the previous issue.] Cross-Training Across Functions Develop programs that allow employees to see what leadership within their own department is like. Or develop a program that allows employees to discover whether they’d rather be a general […]
Are Job Descriptions a Tedious Waste of Time?
Job descriptions—usually seen as just another task on the to-do list for HR professionals—are generally an underused resource. But you can rely on them for a variety of reasons, including recruiting, performance reviews, reasonable accommodations, and employee classification.