?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 »
Now that Human Resources is knee deep in the future of work, it can start grappling with how to settle into the new frontier. Hello ChatGPT! Hello Metaverse! But it is more... Read more »
?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 »
In this episode of the HR Certification Podcast, we are reviewing unions and the collective bargaining process. The post HR Certification Podcast Episode 7: Union Review for SHRM and HRCI Exams appeared... Read more »
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards are a hot topic in Human Resources today. ESG is a matter of both public relations and employee engagement. More than 74% of employees believe factors... Read more »
?When talent is in short supply, hiring only to fill specific job openings might be an outdated concept.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 »
?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 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 »
?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 »
?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently confirmed that employers cannot discipline or fire workers for publicly raising concerns about racism in the workplace. In a Feb. 27 memo, the board concluded... Read more »
