Temporary I-9 filing flexibility is finally coming to an end on July 31, 2023. Employers will have until August 30 to conduct in-person inspections of any documents that were remotely inspected during the flexibility period. Since March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and […]
The world of remote work has opened a host of new opportunities for knowledge workers. From nice-to-haves, like being able to work in your pajamas, to truly impactful benefits, like a reduced need for childcare, the benefits of remote work are endless. The newest remote work trend – asynchronous workflows or async work – gets at the heart of what workers […]
Are your employees happy and content with their jobs? If you can’t say with the utmost certainty that most of your employees are happy and content, it’s time to do an employee satisfaction survey and find out. An employee satisfaction survey allows HR pros to measure employees’ feelings of contentment and empowerment regarding various components […]
Love knows no boundaries, and that can be bad for business because office romances happen. They best be managed properly. As more and more remote workers return to the office, companies will need to deal with relationships that began in private during the pandemic and the new ones that will inevitably bloom. After all, we […]
Each February, many employers commemorate Black History Month in a variety of ways – but fail to make meaningful changes that last throughout the year. Wondering where to start? Black History Month is an ideal time to address hair discrimination. What is hair discrimination? According to the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), natural hair discrimination is […]
“Microinequities” is a broad spectrum of workplace behaviors that have the potential to devalue employees, hurt morale and destroy culture. It’s important that HR address the issue. After decades of employee listening tools collecting data from workers around the world, most of the findings on what drives employee engagement points toward something our parents or […]
First, the pandemic changed where we do work. Then, it changed how we do work. Now, workforce changes from the past few years are changing when we do work. Working from home has opened up a new world to employees – one where they can get their work done and still find the time and […]
If the past few years have taught us anything, the most important lesson for HR pros to remember might be there’s no predicting what’s to come. Between COVID-19, economic uncertainty and labor shortages, planning for anything is proving to be more difficult as the future of work remains uncertain. However, the changes over the past […]
Employees are back – and they’re annoying each other already. So where will they take their petty annoyances and uncomfortable complaints? The line outside your HR door is probably already forming! The office occupancy rate recently hit nearly 50%, according to an analysis by Kastle Systems. While it’s significantly lower than pre-pandemic rates (as high […]
