OPM Announces Proposed Rule to Protect Career Civil Servants

​The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced a proposed rule on Sept. 15 that would reinforce long-standing protections and merit system principles for career civil servants. The previous administration had issued... Read more »

It’s Time To Go Back to School, but Districts Are Short-Handed

​Summer is nearly over, and students are heading back to school. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for workers in many school districts. Since the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools... Read more »

How to Retain Your Talent

There’s a hashtag that has been trending in recent months: #QuitTok. It refers to an emerging trend of disgruntled young professionals quitting their jobs in very public ways on the social media... Read more »

Are Employees Really Quitting Because of Pay?

?It’s no surprise that retention has been a major issue for employers in the past couple of years: In a hot job market, scores of employees have left their companies for other... Read more »

Survey Tools Used to Boost Employee Engagement, Well-Being

?Ever since Matthew Grossman became director and head of workforce analytics at Organon, he’s been building an employee feedback system that digitizes employees’ concerns and generates insights that help managers take action... Read more »

Ask an Expert: Salary Caps

?Employees who are earning the maximum compensation for their pay range are often highly valued top performers, and retaining them in today’s competitive market is a challenging business imperative. Because an employee... Read more »

Americans Are Working Fewer Hours. How Are Employers Responding?

?The COVID-19 pandemic led to a slew of changes in the U.S. workplace: hybrid work, talent shortages, employee mental health issues and more. As a result, newly released data shows that Americans... Read more »

Employers Lean on Learning as an Employee Benefit

?Employee learning appears to be growing in importance as skilled credentials are increasingly valued—from training and course completion certificates to industry or professional certifications. According to LinkedIn’s 2023 Workplace Learning Report, employees... Read more »

Female Leaders Not Likely to Recommend Their Own Company

?The barriers to advancement that women face in the workplace have been well-documented. However, a new report by Linkage, a women’s leadership development firm acquired by SHRM, revealed that many organizations aren’t... Read more »

How HR Can Make Telework Work

?As many employers struggle with whether to allow employees to continue working from home, Arthur Jackson, president and chief consultant at ENPM Inc., has a message for HR and other company leaders:... Read more »
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