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Receiving a DOL compliance audit? Keep these 5 tips in mind.
An audit won't make your day, but it also doesn't have to ruin it, writes Matt Nusbaum, director of the BCG Institute for Workforce Development.
Matt Nusbaum • Feb. 25, 2021 -
12 ways to make telework work — for the long haul
To turn 2020's remote work experiment into a long-term business plan, employers may need to make some adjustments, writes Epstein Becker Green's Tamara L. Bock.
Tamara L. Bock • Feb. 12, 2021 -
4 steps to ensure DEI is a movement, not just a moment
Meisha-ann Martin, director of people analytics at Workhuman, outlines a practical plan for moving beyond a promising beginning.
Meisha-ann Martin • Feb. 11, 2021 -
Start with inclusion, and diversity will follow
Diversity and inclusion aren't the same thing, Sandy Cross, chief people officer of PGA of America, writes.
Sandy Cross • Feb. 10, 2021 -
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Why employers should reconsider the center of excellence
As currently designed, COEs do very little to reduce costs and improve care outcomes for national employers, Health at Scale COO Zahoor Elahi writes.
Zahoor Elahi • Jan. 28, 2021 -
5 ways to improve remote performance evaluations
While it may seem easier to delay performance conversations or even scrap them entirely, they are necessary now, a University of Phoenix executive writes.
Jeff Andes • Jan. 25, 2021 -
Movements that matter: Focusing on anti-racism and Black experiences in the workplace
The "experiences of Black professionals may feature distinct complexities even as the entire workforce is navigating unprecedented, challenging conditions," an EY leader writes.
Maya Smallwood • Jan. 6, 2021 -
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How to revamp your remote onboarding process for 2021
In a year of reinvention for many companies, onboarding has required a new approach, Megan DePorter, director of people operations at HealthJoy, writes.
Megan DePorter • Dec. 16, 2020 -
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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 -
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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 -
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'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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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'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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