As the RTO wars continue, employers are pushing hard to get workers back into their cubicles, with some going so far as to “incentivize” office time with punitive consequences for noncompliance. But as this RTO lawsuit shows, some employers may be going too far. A remote employee sued her former employer, alleging the company illegally…
Hybrid teams are everywhere. Literally. But their managers aren’t exactly equipped to lead them. Almost 60% of hybrid team managers were never trained on how to effectively lead people in a hybrid environment, a Gallup poll found. Many in the study admitted they struggle with communication, engagement and trust. Training managers to specifically lead hybrid…
The pandemic permanently changed how we live and work. Businesses have had to revisit what it means to be a remote-first company to survive the modern world. Now, if companies don’t offer at least hybrid work options, they risk losing not just potential candidates, but current employees, too. Working remotely benefits employees and their employers…
Many organizations are still struggling to optimize their world at work. What’s an ideal number of days in the office for maintaining a healthy productivity and corporate culture? Is it even necessary to have any days in the office? In HRMorning’s “Voices of HR” podcast, Amy Cosgrove, VP of People for North America at Sage…
The return to office (RTO) is working. Employees have warmed up to RTO, and companies are starting to see gains from having people on-site. Almost two-thirds of employees say that returning to the office has improved their productivity, according to a survey from Resume Builder. And Gen Z employees are more likely than other generations…
Workplace culture can be more important than your benefits package when it comes to employee engagement and retention. But it’s harder to pull off in today’s hybrid environments. In HRMorning’s “Voices of HR” podcast, Aimee Gindin of LifeSpeak shared some ideas on how to strike a balance between flexibility and the connectedness that employees crave….
Keeping workers engaged and purpose-driven is an important part of HR’s job, but so is keeping your company out of court because of pitfalls related to the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and more. In HRMorning’s “Voices of HR” podcast, we asked attorney Katherin Nukk-Freeman…
Despite some companies pushing for a return to office, over a third (35%) of workers who can work remotely now do so full-time, and 41% are working a hybrid schedule, according to the Pew Research Center. But creating a successful remote or hybrid culture involves a tricky balance of ensuring productivity and offering flexibility. Those…
