Viewpoint: What Great Remote Managers Do Differently

?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. “It’s like learning to drive on the wrong side of the road,” exclaimed Larry... Read more »

Which Employees Value DE&I Most?

A recent survey revealed the stark differences among various worker demographics regarding expectations about diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives from their employers. In October, consulting firm EY released findings from a... Read more »

2022 Retirement Plan Year-End Amendments and Operational Compliance

As the end of 2022 approaches, it’s again time for plan sponsors to review their plan documents and plan operations to ensure compliance with increasingly complex qualification requirements and moving deadlines. While... Read more »

Employers Begin Offering Home-Buying Support Benefits

Amazon is doing it. Walmart is too. So is the federal government. These large employers, among others, are helping their workers to purchase homes by offering employer-assisted housing programs (EAHPs), which provide... Read more »

High-Volume Hourly Hiring Technologies Promise Big Things

?Editor’s Note: In the SHRM Online column “Making HR Tech Easy” work tech expert Tim Sackett, SHRM-SCP, will make complex HR technology understandable for all HR professionals, because having a high competency in... Read more »

Should Your Workplace Require Flu Shots?

?The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported the start of the most severe flu season in over a decade, leading employers of all types to decide whether they... Read more »

EPA Faces Lawsuit over Remote-Work Policy

?A union of federal employees has sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in an effort to show that the EPA applied its remote-work policy unfairly and unevenly. On Oct. 20, the American... Read more »

France Takes Steps to Fight Inflation’s Effects on Workers

?With inflation reaching 5.6 percent in France as of September, the French government has taken steps to alleviate the effects of rising costs on employees and employers in the country. Most of... Read more »

Proposed Rule Makes It Easier for Unions to Carry On

?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a proposed rule on Nov. 3 that would make it harder for unionized employees to vote out a union that they don’t support. “The big... Read more »

Worker Not Bound by Agreement with Sister Company of Hospital She Was Suing

?Takeaway: An arbitration agreement between an employee and a sister company of the hospital she was suing for employment bias could not compel arbitration of the employee’s claims against the hospital.  ?An... Read more »
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