UAE: New Fines for Failure at Emiratization

?Emiratization, an initiative to encourage companies to employ more United Arab Emirates nationals in UAE-based companies, has been in place in some form since 2006 in the UAE. Beginning January 2023, a... Read more »

California Poised to Expand Pay Transparency, Reporting Obligations

?A bill to increase pay transparency in California steps closer to becoming law. California Senate Bill 1162, introduced in February and with some amendments since its initial form, passed the Assembly Appropriations... Read more »

Connecticut’s Pandemic ‘Hero Pay’ Program Takes Effect

?Private-sector essential employees who worked in Connecticut during the COVID-19 pandemic may receive up to $1,000 in premium pay (or “hero pay”) through a $30 million fund established under the state budget approved... Read more »

U.S. Jobless Claims Edge Lower

?States reported that 250,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending August 13, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised level. Unemployment claims have been trending up... Read more »

CROWN Act: Does Your State Prohibit Hair Discrimination

?Octavia Goredema is a career coach and author who has distinguished herself as a go-to source for underrepresented professionals looking to advance their careers. She’s coached leaders at renowned companies including Google,... Read more »

Work Buddies Can Help New Employees Transition into Job, Organizational Culture

56 percent of new hires who met with their onboarding buddy at least once in their first 90 days said the buddy helped them to quickly become productive in their role. 73... Read more »

Father-Son SHRM Certification Success

?HR often is a family affair. In the Mobley family, we have been running with this profession since it was led by the American Society for Personnel Administration (ASPA), through a name... Read more »

Evaluating AI-Based Assessments in Personnel Selection

?Talent management tools and technologies using artificial intelligence (AI) have proliferated in recent years, sold to organizations with the promise of improving strategies for recruitment, selection and development.  There are concerns, though,... Read more »

The Weapons-Free Workplace

?The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that “a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall... Read more »

Dutch Bill Aims to Strengthen Employees’ Ability to Work Remotely

?Employees in the Netherlands would gain greater legal support for working from home under legislation expected to become law. The “Work Where You Want” proposal, which the Dutch House of Representatives approved... Read more »
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