Blend Technology and Human Connection to Hold on to Restaurant Workers

Restaurant owner and operator Jamal Wilson has a lot on his plate these days.  Wilson, the founder and owner of a small chain of food halls, opened his first location—The Hall on... Read more »

Beyond Job Descriptions: 6 HR Tasks ChatGPT Can Do for You

?Since ChatGPT launched in November, many HR professionals have used the generative artificial intelligence tool to perform some of their daily tasks. While anxiety remains about “robots taking our jobs,” ChatGPT can... Read more »

How to Optimize Job Descriptions for Neurodivergent Job Seekers

?Research shows that close to 20 percent of all Americans are “neurodivergent,” a term encompassing a range of natural brain variations in people with conditions like autism, ADHD and dyslexia. The term... Read more »

Hormel’s New Employee Benefit: A $5M Onsite Child Care Center

?Food processing giant Hormel started looking for child care facilities for its employees a few years ago, when the company noticed finding local child care was a problem for some of its... Read more »

Supreme Court Considers Appeals, Pauses in Mandatory Arbitration Cases

?During oral arguments March 21, the U.S. Supreme Court examined whether litigation is automatically paused when a company appeals a district court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration. Whether employers can... Read more »

401(k) Balances Plummeted in 2022

?Employees felt the sting of persistent economic and market instability in their 401(k)s in 2022, with the average account balance falling roughly 20 percent over the year, according to a pair of... Read more »

Why Hiring the Best Available Candidate May Be Better than Hiring for a Specific Job

?When talent is in short supply, hiring only to fill specific job openings might be an outdated concept. Instead, employers that find a candidate with the rare blend of soft skills and... Read more »

Naloxone Kits Required in Some Workplaces in Ontario

?The opioid crisis has had far-reaching effects throughout Canada, but the construction sector has been particularly hard hit. One report said that 1 in 13 opioid deaths in Ontario between 2017 and... Read more »

Amazon Didn’t Have to Pay Oregon Workers for Security Screenings

?Amazon employees in Oregon were not entitled to compensation for required security screenings, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided. “I’ve seen cases going both ways” on whether security screenings... Read more »

Hormel’s New Employee Benefit: A $5 Million Onsite Child Care Center

?Food processing giant Hormel started looking for child care facilities for its employees a few years ago, when the company noticed finding local child care was a problem for some of its... Read more »
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