Ask HR: Tips for Managing Up

?SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions as part of a series for USA Today. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like... Read more »

Stepping Up to Hire Refugees

?The 6-year-old girl didn’t understand why she had to rise in the middle of the night to travel to the Kabul airport and stand outside the gates for hours in a jostling,... Read more »

Amid Layoffs, Microsoft Is Moving to Unlimited Time Off

?Microsoft is ditching its traditional paid vacation policy and moving to an unlimited paid leave policy. The tech giant announced last week that U.S. salaried workers will have unlimited paid time off (PTO)... Read more »

Europe: Communicating with Works Councils over Planned Worker Dismissals

?The role of works councils in negotiating with employers over the dismissal of employees varies widely throughout Europe, often depending on whether the termination is a collective dismissal or that of an... Read more »

Case Weighs Religious Accommodation for Sunday Sabbath

?The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted a case that will shed light on what types of religious accommodations would be considered an excessive burden on employers. The court will hear the case... Read more »

Could Supreme Court Shake Up Regulatory Agencies?

?Many employers are already aware of how scary it can seem to be on the receiving end of a federal agency’s investigation or action—be it the National Labor Relations Board, the Department... Read more »

California Officials Publish Guidance On Card Check Legislation

? California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Board recently published an overview on AB 2183, the  monumental “card check” legislation passed last year that makes it far easier for California agricultural workers to organize... Read more »

Episode 382: Human Resources as a Business Partner With Lisa Novak From data.world

Workology Podcast interview with Lisa Novak, Vice President of Employee Experience for data.world, as part of the CHRO series. The post Episode 382: Human Resources as a Business Partner With Lisa Novak... Read more »

An Opportunity to Contribute to DE&I in Action

?HR professional and social scientist Lorne Epstein, SHRM-SCP, is surveying the impact of bias in organizations and what professionals are doing to reduce its effects to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I),... Read more »

HR’s Unique Role in the Promotion of Lifelong Learning

?The term “lifelong learning'” has gained a lot of currency in recent years, but what does it really mean? A standard definition is that it is a form of self-initiated education focused... Read more »
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