Episode 387: Understanding the Business, Influencing, and Design Thinking With Gabrielle Lorestani

Workology Podcast interview with Gabrielle Lorestani, People Operations consultant and founder of Gabrielle Lorestani Consultant. The post Episode 387: Understanding the Business, Influencing, and Design Thinking With Gabrielle Lorestani appeared first on... Read more »

Bridging the Skills Gap in Post-Pandemic India

?Companies in India have long grappled with a shortage of skilled workers, and now they must also focus on constantly reskilling their existing workforce given the fast-changing business environment. “The needs are... Read more »

OPM Moves Toward Continuous Screening of Federal Workforce

?All federal employees would be subject to continuous background screening—the process of monitoring employee records on an ongoing basis to flag post-hire threats or concerns—under a new proposed rule. The Office of... Read more »

Weekly Jobless Claims Dip Lower

?States reported that 192,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Feb. 18, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The number of workers continuing to... Read more »

Answer These 3 Questions for Remote Work Success

?When asked when her company transitioned to a fully remote work environment, Shenna Fitzgerald responded, “that Thursday when everybody was sent home.” It’s a flashbulb memory for so many business leaders: “March... Read more »

How Flexible Rewards Programs Boost Employee Engagement

Whether it’s work schedules or health benefits, employees prefer to have options rather than a blanket approach imposed by their employer. The same is true with employee achievement rewards, which recognize employees... Read more »

Alaska Removes Degree Requirements for State Jobs

?Alaskans will no longer need a four-year college degree to apply for most state jobs under a new executive order issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.  The order directs Alaska’s Department of Administration... Read more »

As Inflation, Job Market Cool, Employers Eye Smaller Raises in 2023

?Organizations are still prioritizing salary increases as a competitive strategy in 2023—but perhaps not as much as they did in 2022, when inflation and the job market were both red hot. Fewer... Read more »

OSHA Plans to Allow Union Walkthroughs of Nonunion Worksites

?A forthcoming proposed rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would allow a union representative to accompany an OSHA inspector during a walkaround at a nonunion worksite, even if the... Read more »

Supreme Court Upholds Salary Requirement for Overtime Exemption

?Highly compensated employees can be eligible for overtime pay if they are paid on a daily basis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 22 in a case that clarifies overtime exemptions... Read more »
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