Alexander C. Pullen: The Importance of Developing a Culture of Resilience

The following transcript is provided unedited. Tony Lee: Welcome to the HR Storyteller podcast series from the Society for Human Resource Management. I’m your host, Tony Lee, head of content here at... Read more »

Alexander C. Pullen: The Importance of Developing Cultures of Resilience

The following transcript is provided unedited. Tony Lee: Welcome to the HR Storyteller podcast series from the Society for Human Resource Management. I’m your host, Tony Lee, head of content here at... Read more »

Japan Publishes Guidelines on Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence

?On Sept. 13, the Japanese government published its Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains (Guidelines). The Guidelines set out how businesses active in Japan should address the human rights... Read more »

Career Progression: Workers Will Stay if They Can Advance Their Career

?A majority of workers in 25 countries want to stay with their current company, but nearly three-fourths are confident they would be able to land a new job in six months or less.... Read more »

France Cracks Down on Gender Gaps in Management

?Some measures of the French Act No. 2021-1774 of Dec. 24, 2021—which is aimed at accelerating economic and professional equality—took effect on Sept. 1. The act creates an obligation of balanced representation... Read more »

Expanding the Definition of ‘Family’ for Benefits in India

?India’s Supreme Court recently observed in a ruling that social welfare benefits should also extend to same-sex couples and unmarried partners, even though local laws don’t officially address them.  Diversity experts have... Read more »

Belgium: Saturday Will No Longer Be a ‘Working Day’ from Jan. 1, 2023

?Although the vast majority of companies work from Monday to Friday, Belgian labor law still attaches great importance to Saturdays. When the Employment Contracts Act refers to “working days” (e.g., the three-work day period... Read more »

UK Is Working to Fix Its Gender Pension Gap

?The United Kingdom is taking steps to address a gender pension gap that results in far more older women living in poverty than older men—a problem that exists in nearly every retirement... Read more »

Malaysia’s New Maternity and Paternity Leave Provisions Will Soon Take Effect

?Sara Lau is an attorney with Skrine in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who has been tracking the changes in Malaysia’s Employment Act 1955, including its expanded maternity and paternity leave, as part of... Read more »

UK Is Working Toward Fixing Its Gender Pension Gap

?The United Kingdom is taking steps to address a gender pension gap that results in far more older women living in poverty than older men—a problem that exists in nearly every retirement... Read more »
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