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Why employers may need to treat people differently to achieve workplace equity
Equality matters, but equity "is not a one-size-fit-all approach," Scott Cawood, CEO at WorldatWork, writes.
Scott Cawood • Dec. 9, 2020 -
How employers can support employees with disabilities during the pandemic
When organizations talk about diversity and inclusion they often forget to include disability, Toby Mildon, a diversity and inclusion architect, writes.
Toby Mildon • Sept. 9, 2020 -
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How to help employees get more out of benefits enrollment
Even in a virtual environment, employers can still deliver comprehensive communication about benefits and personalized enrollment support, writes Kyle Addy of Colonial Life.
Kyle Addy • Sept. 3, 2020 -
How businesses can reopen in compliance with the ADA
Employers don't have to choose between public health and employment law guidelines as workers return, writes Davis Malm's Emily P. Crowley.
Emily P. Crowley • Aug. 28, 2020 -
COVID-19 shows that accessibility and productivity aren't mutually exclusive
Employers must continue to support nontraditional work plans that include those with disabilities and chronic illnesses, writes the CEO of Chronically Capable.
Hannah Olson • Aug. 25, 2020 -
'An HR crisis in the making': 5 ways to cope with school closures
Employees shouldn't have to choose between work and children, writes Centric Consulting's president, and it's up to employers to make sure parents succeed on both fronts.
Larry English • Aug. 21, 2020 -
Learning is an intentional process, not a box to check
Employers should treat learning in the same focused, measurable way as other business performance gauges like quarterly sales and profit margin, writes the University of Phoenix's COO.
Raghu Krishnaiah • Aug. 11, 2020 -
Wulff, Andreas. (2015). "New York City" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
A remote workforce, urban exodus and opportunities emerging from the pandemic
Pepperdine's Charla Griffy-Brown writes about opportunities for community building and employee arrangements with the potential for addressing problems the pandemic unveiled in stark reality.
Charla Griffy-Brown • Aug. 6, 2020 -
As the future of work arrives, HR pros need to rethink benefits strategies
2020 will be a year that reshapes many aspects of the workforce as we know it, writes Christine Latore of Equitable.
Christine Latore • July 30, 2020 -
Public-facing industries and COVID-19: How to protect workers and the public
Employers should review and thoughtfully implement guidance issued by CDC, OSHA and other agencies to deter the spread of COVID-19.
Robert J. O’Hara • July 23, 2020 -
Do we need to shut down again? What to do when restaurant employees get COVID-19
Restaurants must establish a system to inform staff and guests if a worker contracts the virus, and ways to ensure health screening compliance to avoid outbreaks, attorney Arif Virji writes.
Arif Virji • July 16, 2020 -
How strategies like 'family work groups' keep reopening plans people-focused
Researchers suggest employers design plans around workers, not workplaces.
Valdis Krebs and Jessica Methot • July 8, 2020 -
How to train workers for a growth mindset
'Growth mindset' content has soared in popularity during the pandemic, according to Udemy.
Shelley Osborne • July 7, 2020 -
'A moment of inclusion': Will the post-pandemic workplace be more friendly to people with disabilities?
The CEO of the American Foundation for the Blind weighs in on flexible work arrangements that have become the norm due to COVID-19.
Kirk Adams • June 30, 2020 -
How to make board diversity a reality
Board diversity can impact a company's culture, talent strategies and brand, writes Lisbeth McNabb, investor and corporate board director.
Lisbeth McNabb • June 17, 2020 -
5 ethical challenges employers will face as they reopen
How employers recover will shape the workplace for decades, writes Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law professor J.S. Nelson.
J.S. Nelson • June 17, 2020 -
The future of immersive training is here. When should you invest?
Virtual reality and artificial intelligence are combining to offer learning leaders unprecedented opportunity.
Sandra Marshall • June 9, 2020 -
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Answers to wage and hour questions you're afraid to ask as workers return
Employers face a minefield of issues as workplaces reopen, particularly when it comes to wage and hour law, Fisher Phillips' Samantha Bononno writes.
Samantha Bononno • June 4, 2020 -
To navigate the COVID-19 crisis, turn to employee resource groups
One-quarter of companies may be missing out on a key way to mobilize workers, Theresa Welbourne of the University of Alabama wrote.
Theresa M. Welbourne • June 3, 2020 -
How to upskill in a hurry
Randstad Enterprise Group's Wesley Connor examines the tactics employers can adopt to quickly upskill their staff to overcome remote work challenges.
Wesley Connor • June 2, 2020 -
Redeploying the workforce during technology disruption
Employers are asking where they'll find the talent they need to take advantage of new opportunities, writes Verizon Enterprise Solutions' director of HR.
Annette Lowther • May 29, 2020 -
Pixabay. (2016). "Empty Chairs in Classroom" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
HR's pandemic role is big — but it's overshadowed by its place leading the reskilling revolution
Every HR officer should look at their talent needs and become a chief reskilling officer, writes Scott Cawood, CEO of WorldatWork.
Scott Cawood • May 26, 2020 -
4 ways to make diversity and inclusion the new normal in a post-pandemic era
"This is a time for us to expand our understanding of inclusion from surface-level indicators to larger, more intricate situations," a managing director at Barbarian wrote.
Courtney Berry • May 20, 2020 -
5 considerations for the 'tele-summer job' season
A good first step is to assess whether the influx of new summer workers will help or hinder current operations, attorneys from Epstein Becker Green write.
Jeffrey H. Ruzal, Adriana S. Kosovych and Carly Baratt • May 13, 2020 -
3 steps HR execs can take to mine business data for a COVID-19 comeback plan
Collecting and categorizing data now will help identify operational gaps as well as ways to better support employees, Gary Mangiofico writes.
Gary Mangiofico • May 6, 2020