Almost 4 million people quit jobs in July – and nearly the same number quit each previous month this year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. About 40% of employees say they’re at least somewhat likely to leave their j...
From the start of the pandemic, it has become increasingly evident that there will be lasting impacts of COVID-19 on the wider population, particularly in the form of Long Covid. What exactly is Long Covid? And what do employers need to ...
The pandemic has forever changed the world of human resources, and this is even more evident when hiring remote employees. Remote work is here to stay. It has drastically changed everything from the types of interview questions for remot...
President Joe Biden recently ordered sweeping new federal employer vaccine mandates for as many as 100 million Americans — private-sector employees as well as health care workers and federal contractors — in an all-out effort to curb...
As part of the CARES Act (passed March 27, 2020), employers could opt for a Social Security Tax Deferral for the employer portion of their federal Social Security taxes for the rest of 2020. For tax payments deferred in 2020, half are du...
As businesses start to reopen, you may be considering mandating COVID-19 vaccinations before workers return on-site. It’s a tricky decision. While the short answer is yes, you technically can require your team to get vaccinated, there ...
It’s no surprise that a flexible work schedule, including working from home, is now a key part of an employee retention strategy for many organizations. It’s still early to say how the post-pandemic work environment will look. Employ...
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced companies to make changes in the way they approach working from home, flexible hours and other key work processes. During this time, many workers came to embrace the flexibility of remote work, and leade...
A good employee retention strategy plan involves strategic actions to keep employees motivated and focused so they choose to remain employed and productive for the company. A comprehensive employee retention program can play a vital rol...
Turnover is a natural part of any organization’s life cycle, and employee offboarding should be handled with the same degree of importance as new employee onboarding. Ideally, you want to part ways on good terms with the employees who ...
As of the past 5 years, employee engagement has become somewhat of a buzzword in the professional world, but what is it? It’s easy to think of employee engagement as engaged employees, but it actually goes much deeper than that. What ...
While many companies had a remote workforce before the pandemic, the majority didn’t have formal remote work policies in place. Millions of people across the globe have been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. And it is app...
