New York Rolls Out 12-Week Paid Parental Leave Policy for State Workers

?The Empire State is offering paid parental leave to thousands of workers. New York will offer 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave benefits to more than 10,000 state employees, New York... Read more »

UAE Introduces Unemployment Insurance Scheme

?Employees based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can now subscribe to the UAE’s new unemployment insurance scheme, the first of its kind in the country. This program offers some flexibility and... Read more »

How to Handle Overtime, Meal Break and Other Wage and Hour Crises

?Some workplace crises blow up instantaneously, exploding onto the scene with immediacy and urgency that can take one’s breath away. Wage and hour liability is different. It lurks below the surface, sometimes... Read more »

Report: Managers Have Bigger Impact on Employee Mental Health than Therapists

?A new report by the Workforce Institute at UKG found that managers have a greater influence on employee mental health than therapists or doctors, and an equal influence to spouses and partners.... Read more »

2023 Brings New Challenges to Employment Screening Compliance

?Background screening may become more difficult for employers this year as they try to comply with new laws restricting access to candidates’ information. Legal developments include the heightened federal and state oversight... Read more »

The Most Disruptive Technologies in HR Today

?In “Making HR Tech Easy,” work tech expert Tim Sackett, SHRM-SCP, makes complex HR technology understandable for all HR professionals, because having a high competency in HR technology is critical to moving... Read more »

Big Tech Layoffs Leave HR Professionals with Key Questions

?With tech companies laying off workers in record numbers, many HR professionals who have spent a considerable portion of their careers in the industry are now thinking about their professional futures. Whether... Read more »

Will Employers Bring Masks Back to the Workplace?

?Once the COVID-19 omicron wave died down after exploding during the 2021-22 holiday season, mask mandates quickly went by the wayside. Fewer mandates were seen in public places, cities and workplaces, and... Read more »

UK: Are You at Risk of Being Laid Off?

?A U.K. Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) study last year estimated that 19 percent of employees in the United Kingdom were likely to face redundancy over the next 12 months. More... Read more »

Federal Hiring Outpaces Departures

Andrea Medici wrapped up three decades with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) late last year, around the same time Allecia Jones had settled in as a Foreign Service officer for the... Read more »
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