Vacations
'Tis the season: Encourage your people to take a break
Another sign the economy’s crawling back: A substantial number of workers feel better about taking vacation this year than they did in Summer 2010.
Are your workers actually using their vacation time in 2012?
Tight economic times have caused many employees to skip their annual vacations, but it looks like a lot of their managers are finding time to get away.
Burnout isn’t going away: 4 ways HR can help employees
Don’t believe a return-to-office means a return-to-normal. Employees are still stressed, and burnout isn’t going away. “While many employees have been inoculated against COVID-19, they are not protected from exhaustion, burnout and the additional stress of returning to the office,” says Dr. Andrew Shatté, chief knowledge officer and co-founder at meQuilibrium. Sure, some employees are glad […]
Can you offer employees an option to work on FMLA leave? Court says …
If an employee is still able to work but requests FMLA leave (say, to care for a spouse), is it interference to offer them the option to continue working while taking leave? That question was at the center of a recent FMLA lawsuit. The answer, according to a federal appeals court, is “no.” And employers […]
City offers grave plots for comp time
Work this one out with your Payroll people: How would you compensate employees with property — in this case, a cemetery plot?
Employees leaving jobs at the highest rate in nine years — here's why
Are you starting to worry about an increase in employees leaving your organization for greener pastures? A report just released by the DOL might heighten your concern.
Employees to get mandatory Disney World trips?
A new bill would require most employers to give workers at least one week of paid vacation every year.
Half of US workers would lie about cell reception/WiFi to avoid working on vacation
Little white lies about cellphone service and Wi-Fi are acceptable to half of US employees to avoid workplace interruptions while on vacation.
Here’s how we helped our employees ‘unplug’ on vacation
How healthcare reform is changing HR analytics
HR has been and will continue to wear a lot of hats when it comes to healthcare reform. One tool HR pros may be overlooking, according to systems developer Marco L. Padovani: analytics.
How much damage do absences cause today?
A new study tries to pinpoint exactly what companies are losing when employees don’t show up for work.
More workers comfortable with taking a vacation this year
Get ready: Employees who put off their vacations may be ready to start taking them in the summer months ahead.
Overworked employees are too stressed to take much-needed vacations
Question: Can we require employees to take vacation during a certain window of time?
Secrets to successfully working with temp employees
In these lean times, more and more employers turn to temporary employees. Guest poster Kelly Gregorio has some thoughts about how to make a temp program work best for you — and the people filling these critical slots.
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