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Compensation & Benefits
As requests for leave surge, HR is pressured to respond
04/17/2024
Since the pandemic, employees increasingly expect access to generous leave benefits, and employers are responding. AbsenceSoft’s 2024 Leave of Absence and Workplace Accommodations Forecast revealed these trends.
Hiring
Tap 3 digital recruiting trends to hire Gen Z workers
04/17/2024
Employers that implement a forward-thinking approach to technology and prioritize diversity and belonging have the greatest success hiring and retaining the talent they need. They are the organizations that do the best job recruiting and developing members of Generation Z, the cohort born in 1997 and later. Here are three tech-oriented recruiting trends employers use to effectively engage Gen Z workers.
Terminations
The 5-step plan for handling an employee’s 2-weeks’ notice
04/17/2024
For a smooth exit that’s favorable to both employee and employer, follow these steps for any departure.
Employee Relations
Discipline consistently, equitably to avoid discrimination liability
04/15/2024
Every employee who breaks the same rule should receive the same level of discipline. Absent some solid, fact-based reason, treating some employees more leniently than others is practically begging to be sued for discrimination. That’s especially true if a manager treats members of a particular protected class more harshly or more favorably than employees who belong to different protected classes.
Employment Law
Union election petitions rising dramatically, unfair labor practices charges also up
04/15/2024
Union election petitions rose 35% in the first six months of fiscal year 2024 compared to the same period a year ago, while unfair labor practices charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board increased 7%.
HR Management
How to object to non-employee representative under OSHA’s new ‘walk-around’ rule
04/15/2024
OSHA’s new “walk-around” rule has drawn fierce criticism from business advocates who argue that it offers no formal way for employers to object to who employees select to accompany OSHA compliance officers during workplace inspections. Employment law attorney Carrie Hoffman suggests how employers should handle the situation.
Article Archives
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