Joy at work. Does it sound more like an oxymoron, a thing of the past or a new goal? Many HR pros want joy to be part of the company culture. Most employees hope they find joy - either at…
Wellness
I’m a big sci-fi fan, particularly the stories where space travelers return from a long journey and everyone they know has changed. HR may just find their workers returning to the offices, back from the “journey” of the year-plus long…
Employees changed in a year that was tough at work and in life. It might feel impossible to make them happy. Sure, Zoom meetings, socially distanced outings and masked meetups helped. But doesn't everyone need more happiness now? Yes -…
The irony looms large for HR pros: Employees need to disconnect from work more than ever. Yet they need to connect with colleagues like never before. The pandemic caused employees to work longer hours and become burned out. It also…
It's great to work from the couch ... except maybe for the aching back, tired eyes and sore neck. They're nasty results of ergonomic sins we need to avoid. And most brought home or picked up unsafe habits - ergonomically…
As hiring ramps up, businesses would be wise to build their recruitment efforts around the safety of current employees, future employees, customers, their communities and their brand reputations. Here are some proven ideas you can use to adapt your hiring…
The COVID-19 pandemic is the ultimate game-changer that has turned many things, especially business, on its head. Most companies have implementing work-from-home-arrangements for employees so they can keep things running. Along with all the cautions about online scams and email…
A New Jersey state court of appeals ruled in January that an employer is obligated to pay for medical marijuana when the prescription is treating a job-related injury. The ruling in Hager v. M&K Construction is the first time a…
Just when you thought you had a handle on how your company policies align with laws on medical marijuana, along comes CBD oil. Cannabidiol, or CBD, comes from either the marijuana plant or the hemp plant. It was made available…
When work stress escalates to the level of a chronic mental health issue, the UN health agency says, it becomes employee burnout and hurts employee’s ability to do their jobs. Everyone gets stressed at work once in a while, but…
If you don’t want your employee handbook to qualify as a contract in court, then here's what it should say. (more…)
If you're concerned an employee won't be able to take on his or her job responsibilities after FMLA leave, here's a tool you can use to protect your company. (more…)
If an employee makes a remark that suggests he's thinking of killing a co-worker, firing him's a reasonable response, correct? A court just ruled it may not be a legal one if it can be shown the firing was triggered…
Don’t feel bad if you have trouble understanding the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The regs are pretty murky. (more…)
