Pandemic changes workplace—and benefits—likely forever
The doors of America’s businesses are starting to swing open—but the workplace inside may never be the same again....
Tag: Workplace Management
HRE’s number of the day: remote work accommodations
92: Percentage of employers that now offer a work-from-home option to meet accommodation requests As businesses begin to reopen,...
How this global nomad used her experience to manage the COVID crisis
Sixteen years ago, Mai Lan Nguyen started as an HR intern at Schneider Electric. Since then, she has worked...
How agility, empathy are at the heart of ‘The Big Reset’
For years, agility has been a business model HR leaders were advised to adopt. And in the last few...
Boese: 4 questions for business agility
In my last column, I set out to articulate what the team at H3 HR Advisors was considering the...
Post-pandemic HR: Time to toss the playbook
Never before have we experienced such a dramatic shift in the world of work. Unemployment skyrocketed to over 20%...
HRE Soundbite: ‘A moment can metastasize into a movement’
The racial-injustice protests have that taken over all corners of the country in the last few weeks have put...
HRE’s Number of the Day: #BlackLivesMatter
62%: Percentage of employees who would be more likely to work for a company because of its response to...
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If you are or know of an innovative and forward-thinking CHRO, we’d love to hear your insights on one...
HRE’s number of the day: The way we work
57: Percentage of U.S. workers who believe the coronavirus has changed the way we work for the better. With...
HRE’s number of the day: Juneteenth holiday
12: Percentage of employers making Juneteenth a paid company holiday A growing number of companies are giving workers the...
‘Empathy alone is not enough:’ How HR can boost workplace equality
Massive street protests across the U.S. and globally in the wake of recent race-related tragedies including the death of...
Companies embracing Juneteenth as paid holiday
A handful of employers are adding Juneteenth as an official paid company holiday as racial injustice protests take place across...
HRE’s number of the day: concerns about returning to work
46: Percentage of U.S. workers who are concerned about being exposed to COVID-19 at work According to a Gallup...
HRE’s number of the day: return-to-workplace risks
15: The “most critical risks” that accompany returning to workplaces after coronavirus, according to a new report released this...
With reopening imminent, how to ensure a safer workplace
One might say that closing down companies to protect employees was the easy part in dealing with the COVID-19...
Putting words into action on racial inequality
As protests spread across the country last week in the wake of the killing of an unarmed black man...
EEOC: Be flexible, proactive with accommodations
As HR and business leaders strategize their reopening plans, it’s important to consider which employees may need a reasonable...
Averbook: Respond to pandemics with change now, action now
The survey for the week of June 8 addresses adapting to digital during and after COVID-19. Click here to answer this survey....
4 strategies for addressing racial tensions, unrest
Open and honest “race conversations.” Vulnerable communications with leaders. Small-group discussions, conversation guides, time off to volunteer. “Asking for...