Top 5 most popular employee perks: How does your company stack up?
What are your employees’ favorite perks? If your workforce is anything like the 1,227 participants in a recent Unum survey, the answer is time away from the workplace.
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Drafting a remote work policy: 5 legal pitfalls to watch for
The ability to work from home has morphed into a highly valued perk. In response, many companies are implementing work-from-home-benefits for employees in an effort to attract and retain top talent, and to stay competitive. As these benefits become more popular, and more customized, employers are wise to take caution: It’s possible that without a […]
Tackle employee isolation: 4 ways to improve well-being
Every HR pro knows an employee’s mental health is just as important as their physical health. And when employees aren’t getting what they need, their work suffers.
Get remote workers back in the office: 4 ways to convince them
With the productivity and morale benefits of working from home, more companies are offering some kind of telecommuting options for their employees.
Sick daze: Help employees shoo the flu out of the workplace
If you didn’t know it before, consider yourself warned. Flu season’s upon us!
Why HRs pros want to kill I-9 and what they want instead
If you’re in favor of ditching the current employment verification process – the paper-based I-9 form – for a mandatory electronic system, you’re not alone.
Employee fakes cancer to get leave: How vigilant manager stopped the abuse
When an employee requests time off because of something as serious as a cancer diagnosis, 99% of the time the person will be telling the truth about their situation. But as a recent case shows, if a manager has even an inkling that something’s amiss, it pays to take a closer look.
Employees name 4 biggest workplace distractions: Here's how to help them
It’s not surprising that a recent survey found 69% of full-time employees get distracted at work. The more interesting finding is that 70% of workers think their managers could help them focus better through training.
Workflex in the 21st Century Act: Paid leave on the federal level … with a catch
Following an array of state and local paid leave laws and loud calls from employers and prominent business groups, Congress has introduced a bill to make paid leave on a federal level a reality. But the legislation probably isn’t what HR pros were expecting.
