COVID-19 vaccines: Can firms make them mandatory?
Consider employee morale as well as health and safety when deciding COVID-19 vaccine policies
Policy & Procedures
Form I-9: Remote review of documents extended
The feds have relaxed the employment verification requirement.
How to communicate HR programs so employees ‘get it’
You understand HR programs inside and out. But employees find them complicated – and that’s why it can be difficult to communicate them. Whether employees are on-site or working remotely, they often don’t even bother to try to understand your HR policies and plans. But HR needs employees to understand – so you can avoid […]
9 ways to get remote employees engaged
Remember when team huddles and on-site Ping-pong tables kept employees engaged and connected? Enter COVID-19, and the work-from-home lifestyle created a bizarre, new landscape for HR professionals. They aren’t physically connected anymore. And they’re likely mentally disconnected, too, with all the distractions at home. Is there something HR professionals can do now to make employees […]
5 best practices to survey remote employees
What’s the best way to ensure a better remote work experience and maintain a positive company culture? Survey remote employees. Early. Often. Consistently. Then respond to what they say, feel and request. “Getting the voice of the employee is not just a check in on them,” says Jeff Cates, CEO of Achievers. “It needs to […]
HR’s top 4 challenges with a remote workforce
The dust has barely settled after the move from office to home. And the complaints are already piling up! Welcome to the new challenges of managing a remote workforce. Some issues are related to HR policy and procedure. Many are an extension of the personal conflicts and office dynamics that already existed. But all of […]
How to adapt HR policies for the Remote Work Era
“Work from home” isn’t just a perk anymore. It’s the future of work. And HR leaders will want to create or adapt remote work policies that fit the new reality. Nearly 60% of CFOs say they’re ready to make – or already have made – remote work a permanent option for employees, a recent PwC […]
How to build the ultimate virtual team environment
You put time and special care into creating the greatest work team ever. And now it’s on the verge of becoming a struggling virtual team. The move to remote work might be a disappointment for HR pros who love their thriving teams. But all is not lost. “With so much tragedy around the world at […]
9 ways to help remote employees with work/life balance
A friend recently bemoaned to me, “Quitting time doesn’t seem to exist anymore.” She’s not alone. Most newly remote employees struggle with work/life balance. People working from home log nearly an hour more each day than when they worked in an office, a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research recently found. But HR […]
