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Working Mothers Look for Support from Employers

According to McKinsey’s 2023 Women in the Workplace report, nearly 40% of mothers with young children say that if they lose their flexible schedules, they’ll have to quit their jobs.

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January 19, 2024

Interviewing? Tell Your Gen Z Candidates to Leave Mom or Dad at Home

A recent survey conducted by Intelligent, an online magazine focusing on student life, revealed that 20% of recent college graduates brought a parent to an interview!

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January 17, 2024

The Benefits of Internships & Co-op Programs

In today's competitive business world, companies with internships or co-op programs are reaping significant benefits.

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January 15, 2024

2024 HR Trends – Recruiting Takes the Number One Spot

ASE partner, McLean & Company, a renowned HR research and advisory firm, has released its annual HR Trends Report 2024.

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January 13, 2024

How to Build a Culture of Wellness

For most businesses, this entails setting priorities, fortifying values, crystallizing goals, and fostering the retention of their workforce.

January 8, 2024

Expect Union Organizing to be Speedy in 2024

On December 26, 2023, representation case procedures changed under a rule published in August 2023 by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Essentially, the rule is reimplementing the 2014 Obama era “Quickie Election” rules.

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January 5, 2024

New Year Means Focus on Training

Depending on how your 2023 turned out, it’s probable you have goals for your teams for 2024. Make sure one of those goals is training.

January 5, 2024

Non-union Employers Should Be Preparing for 2024

As we closed out 2023, unions continued to win recognition elections at a rate of almost 75%. In 2023 this percentage is from 1,316 certification elections run nationally.

January 4, 2024

Can AI Reduce Bias in HR Processes?

Approximately one year following the widespread introduction of ChatGPT, the realm of generative AI (GenAI) has generated a mix of enthusiasm and apprehension among employees and their respective organizations.

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January 2, 2024

Is Multi-Tasking Really Possible?

Do you multitask? Multitasking might seem like a way to boost productivity, but in reality, it reduces it. According to psychologist Gerald Weinberg, multitasking can actually slash productivity by up to 80%.

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December 20, 2023

Contacting Employees on Leave

What are the rules for contacting employees on leave? When and how should you communicate with them? There are no legal requirements to keep in touch with workers while they’re out on leave.

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December 15, 2023

Big Surprise, Lying in Interviews

Most people aren’t totally honest when they answer questions like, “Why did you leave your previous role? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” and “Why do you want to work here?” during job …

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December 14, 2023

Mental Health Hits Productivity in the Workplace

TELUS Health has released its monthly TELUS Mental Health Index, revealing that U.S. workers with diagnosed depression lose 51 working days in productivity per year.

December 13, 2023

Michigan High Court Examines “Adopt and Amend” Action that Changed Minimum Wage and Sick Leave Laws

Michigan’s current minimum wage and medical leave laws may be overturned by the Michigan Supreme Court.

December 10, 2023

Gen Zers are Outnumbering Baby Boomers in the Workforce

The number of full-time Gen Z workers in the U.S. is set to surpass baby boomers in the first few months of 2024, according to a new report from Glassdoor Economic Research.

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December 9, 2023

Strategies for Dealing with an Entitled Coworker

Entitled is a word that we hear a lot these days. It is often thrown around casually to describe groups of people and individuals even when not necessarily a fair assessment.

December 8, 2023

What is a “Long Term Part-Time” (LTPT) Employee and Why Should You Care?

The Internal Revenue Service issued a set of rules that could benefit a small (probably) number of employees by making them eligible to participate in an employer’s 401K defined contribution plan.

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December 7, 2023

Failure to Attract and Retain Talent Reaches Highest Ever Ranking in Aon Survey, Elevating Human Capital as A Key Business Risk

The 2023 edition of Aon's biennial survey found that human capital issues are no longer simply a "people problem," but a key business risk that is fueled by rising health care costs, the competition for …