Human resource professionals know complying with workplace anti-discrimination laws is important. Equally important is ensuring that employees who complain about perceived discrimination are not retaliated against for doing so, even if the... Read more »
?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. The Covid-19 pandemic made us all vulnerable, and many of us are struggling to... Read more »
?Small organizations have overcome a range of HR challenges in recent years, from managing through a pandemic and converting employees to remote and hybrid work to talent shortages, widespread resignations, and inflation’s... Read more »
?Layoffs can and should be a difficult experience for an organization. Companies that conduct layoffs are usually in financial trouble; they may have to terminate employees who’ve worked for the company for... Read more »
It’s time to adopt better and more-efficient ways to work. It may seem counterintuitive, but abbreviated workweeks are good for employees, customers and the bottom line. The traditional schedule of working 9 a.m.... Read more »
?It does not matter who you are. If you are in the world of work, talent issues have hit you from all angles and with a ferocity never before encountered—or, at least,... Read more »
?Clint is a human resource director at a midsize financial services firm, and the pressures of managing a remote workforce continue to pose challenges in pockets of his company. The CEO believes... Read more »
?Employers that require employees to attend Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings as part of rehabilitation programs must make sure they have alternatives for employees with religious objections to AA. United Airlines didn’t in... Read more »
?Ford Motor Co. has ushered in a new approach to handling underperforming employees—an unusual strategy that has piqued the interest of HR professionals but that some employers might find unworkable. The Wall... Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Speak Out Act, which prohibits the use of nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreements in the case of sexual harassment and assault. The bill passed... Read more »
