?The volume of employee requests to HR help desks continues to grow, fueled by hybrid work policies, new benefit offerings, expectant parents’ questions about leave policies and stressed-out employees’ queries about paid... Read more »
?Job stability is the top priority of Generation Z college graduates, followed closely by benefits and a high starting salary, according to the sixth annual Network Trends report from Handshake, an online... Read more »
?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on March 10 in the Federal Register rescinded a portion of a 2019 final rule that had given employers ordered to participate in a secret-ballot union... Read more »
?The Michigan Senate took a historic step yesterday to increase workplace protections for members of the LGBTQ community by passing a law that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation,... Read more »
?A bill recently introduced in the California legislature would make fast-food franchisors jointly liable for the franchisee’s violations of employment law. Currently, only the franchisee has civil liability for issues like minimum... Read more »
?Remote and hybrid work have become highly desired workplace perks, with plenty of research showing their advantages: Employees who work remotely often say they’re happier, more productive and more likely to stay... Read more »
?General Motors is traveling toward transformational change, and Tamberlin “Tammy” Golden is helping the 115-year-old company get there. In 2020, amid heightened attention in the U.S. to police officers killing Black people,... Read more »
?U.S. employers added 311,000 new jobs in February, down from 504,000 in January though still slightly above economists’ expectations, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.6 percent, according to the latest employment report from the U.S. Bureau... Read more »
?A Senate committee hearing to discuss a labor reform bill showed disagreement between Republican and Democratic senators over the value that labor unions bring. The Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to... Read more »
?The announcement by General Motors (GM) on March 9 that it was offering a voluntary buyout for most of its salaried workers could indicate that economic woes have spread to sectors beyond... Read more »
