How to Run Employee Town Hall Meetings Post-Pandemic

?One of the ways that workers who are returning to physical workplaces can reconnect to management and one another is through town hall-style meetings. Gathering everyone together can be very helpful in... Read more »

Dangerous Liaisons

?A married executive insisted the subordinate he was romantically involved with would voluntarily leave the company so they could be together. She didn’t agree with those terms; he ended up out of... Read more »

Tread Carefully When Employee Gets Arrested Outside of Work

 When an employee is arrested outside of work hours, it’s never welcome news, but there are some key do’s and don’ts for HR professionals to keep in mind. It’s not simple to... Read more »

Airline Employee Wins Verdict Over Anti-Abortion Speech

?A Texas jury awarded more than $5 million to a former airline employee in July in a lawsuit over her anti-abortion messages. In Charlene Carter v. Transport Workers Union Local 556 and... Read more »

How to Avoid Discrimination Lawsuits

?An Applebee’s franchisee in Plant City, Fla., subjected a Black, gay worker to racial and homophobic epithets and then forced him to quit, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal... Read more »

Companies Grapple with How—or Whether—to Address the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Abortion

?A handful of employees at Findem Inc. who began criticizing the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade were shut down during a companywide conference call about the ruling. Hariharan Kolam,... Read more »

Distinguish ‘Flexibility’ from ‘Autonomy’ in Return-to-Work Policies

A flexible approach to being onsite at work and working remotely is here to stay, say those who research the workplace and advise organizations on best practices. But some employers may be... Read more »

Viewpoint: Why Stellar Performance Should Not Justify Toxic Behavior

?Many organizations suffer from “rebel” top producers—sales executives, senior leaders and even family members of the owner who act with impunity, assuming they can do no wrong.  Their logic typically follows a... Read more »

Finding an Effective Employee Value Proposition

Developing a strong employee value proposition (EVP) is a key element of any recruiting and retention effort. At its most basic, an EVP represents everything of value that an employer provides to... Read more »

Tips on How to Accommodate ‘Night Owl’ Employees

?One of the primary benefits of working remotely for employees is that they have much greater control of their schedules. For the 30 percent of the population who define themselves as night... Read more »
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