Viewpoint: So, Your Workplace Is Hostile? Maybe, Maybe Not

?While some of us work with fair and temperate managers and co-workers, this is not true for everyone. Far too many employees experience daily insensitivity from managers or co-workers, in the office... Read more »

Starbucks Ordered to Rehire Fired Union Activists

?A federal district court ordered Starbucks on Aug. 18 to rehire seven workers that it fired after learning about union organizing efforts at a Memphis, Tenn., store, according to the National Labor... Read more »

Employers Are Poised to Expand Mental Health Coverage in 2023

Employers enhanced their mental health and well-being benefits for employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and are poised to continue expanding these offerings in 2023, new research shows. Even so, challenges in accessing... Read more »

Member Spotlight: Sheena Blauvelt

Sheena Blauvelt, SHRM-SCP, started working in HR when she was in high school. Today, she’s executive director of HR specialties at USANA, a global direct selling company with U.S. offices based in Salt... Read more »

Report: Employers Reap Benefits of Employee Training When Done Right

?Investing in your employees can serve as a recruitment and retention tool when so many workers are heading out the door amid the current Great Resignation. New research from the SHRM Research... Read more »

Ask HR: How Can I Prepare for Looming Layoffs?

?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 him... Read more »

Changes in Gun Laws Affect the Workplace

?Some state laws governing firearms at the workplace have shifted toward a more permissive stance, while the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized a constitutional right to carry firearms outside the home and... Read more »

Unionization Gains Momentum at Trader Joe’s

?The unionization movement has spread to Trader Joe’s, where a second store recently formed a union. Union organizers are hoping the movement takes off at other company stores. We’ve gathered articles on... Read more »

UAE: New Fines for Failure at Emiratization

?Emiratization, an initiative to encourage companies to employ more United Arab Emirates nationals in UAE-based companies, has been in place in some form since 2006 in the UAE. Beginning January 2023, a... Read more »

California Poised to Expand Pay Transparency, Reporting Obligations

?A bill to increase pay transparency in California steps closer to becoming law. California Senate Bill 1162, introduced in February and with some amendments since its initial form, passed the Assembly Appropriations... Read more »
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