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19 Hiring Traps to Avoid
Employers must keep many legal requirements—state as well as federal—in mind when hiring, which can make staying compliant a challenge. Here are 19 hiring traps deserving HR’s attention
High-Value Care, Workplace Flexibility Aid Employees with Cancer
Leading-edge employers are supporting employees with cancer by partnering with cancer centers that provide care-navigation services and putting in place workplace accommodations to help patients return to work sooner
Viewpoint: Employers Need to Reinvent Retirement-Savings Match
Tough times are an opportunity not to abandon the 401(k) match but to reinvent it. For companies struggling to pay their match, there are ways to reduce costs while motivating…
Ask HR: How Do I Look for a New Job Without Telling My Boss?
Should job-seekers fear potential new employers will call their current bosses? How can new managers create strong relationships as they lead former peers? Johnny C. Taylor, Jr
How to Create a Return-to-Office Strategy
As the country has settled into pandemic life, many companies are bringing employees back to the office, but the process is a slow one. Employees have mixed feelings about the…
How Do You Turn Inclusion Research into Action?
Two members of the Society for Human Resource Management's Blue Ribbon Commission on Racial Equityhared their thoughts on how to apply recent SHRM research on racism to the employee experience
British Columbia Changes Workers’ Compensation
The government in British Columbia, Canada, has passed a law to improve the province’s workers’ compensation system, as well as to make several modifications in direct response to the COVID-19…
It’s Time to Revisit How Talent Is Valued
A resetting of strategy and metrics that values talent as an asset rather than an expense is critical for companies under pressure to operate more efficiently, build resilience and create…
Workers’ Mental Health Suffers During the Pandemic: How Managers Can Help
A rash of surveys have painted a bleak picture of workers’ mental health amid the coronavirus pandemic. And in many of those surveys, a managerial trend is evident: Supervisors struggle…
Avoiding Tax Problems with New Benefits
New perks for challenging times, such as sending employees lunch for video meetings and offering remote workers virtual sessions with personal trainers, are nice. Employers, however, may have established benefits…