Ask HR: Should You Do Training If You Don’t Want a New Role?

?SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions as part of a series for USA Today. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like him... Read more »

Dealing With Undocumented Workers in ERISA Plans

Whether because of the tight U.S. labor market or flawed onboarding processes, many undocumented workers are becoming participants and accruing benefits in employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security... Read more »

High Inflation Disrupts Retirement Savings Strategies

Surging inflation in 2022 has many older employees worried if they’ve saved enough and if the buying power of their savings will continue to fall in relation to rising prices. It’s also... Read more »

Australian Employers Can Dismiss Workers for Personal Texting

?A workplace tribunal in Australia recently confirmed that employers can fire workers for excessive personal texting during work. An earth-moving company in Australia fired a manager in August 2021 due to her... Read more »

Target Workers’ Effort to Unionize a Virginia Store Is Now Closed

?Target workers in Virginia filed on May 10 with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to become the only unionized store within the company, but the status of that effort is now... Read more »

All Things Workle: SHRM Introduces Online Word Game

?Are you a fan of Wordle? Check out All Things Workle, SHRM’s version of the popular word game. Before and during the SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2022 (SHRM22), All Things Workle... Read more »

British Columbia: Anti-Racism Data Act and the Changing Approach to Data Privacy

?British Columbia’s (B.C.’s) privacy legislation has typically meant that employers have avoided or limited the collection of demographic data from applicants and employees. However, the province’s recent introduction of the Anti-Racism Data... Read more »

Viewpoint: In Person Is Important—Even Now

?According to SHRM research conducted in 2021, 80 percent of HR professionals report that at least some part of their workforce is back in the office, following the widespread long-term lockdowns necessitated... Read more »

Developing the Next Generation of HR Leaders

?Now more than ever, HR professionals are essential to the growth and health of an organization. As the profession evolves, we are tasked to be multidimensional and ever more creative in our... Read more »

Illinois Equal Pay Act’s Certification Requirement Extended to More Employers

?Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) requiring companies with 100 or more employees in Illinois to obtain an equal pay registration... Read more »
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