It’s no longer taboo to acknowledge mental health issues, and business leaders should open the door to addressing employees’ needs.
Archives for March 2022
Why Leaders Should Encourage Socializing In The Workplace
Before 2020, questions such as, “What did you do this weekend?” and other small talk helped us learn more about our colleagues while we waited for our first cup of coffee to brew or gathered before a meeting.
Workplace Culture: 5 Key Elements For A Positive Employee Environment
Workplace culture is powerful. It can be a significant factor in business success or create a dysfunctional environment that drains talent.
Your Guide to Managing Workplace Anxiety
Do anxious feelings tend to bubble up suddenly while you’re at work? Do you get nervous just thinking about your job? Does your mood change come Monday morning, or Sunday evening, for that matter?
These are the 5 biggest signs of a toxic workplace
A toxic work culture is the biggest reason why people quit, and it’s 10 times even more important than pay, according to research published in the MIT Sloan Management Review. But what exactly does a toxic workplace actually look like?
Addressing Diversity and Inclusion Separately in the Workplace
There exists an incorrect assumption that diversity and inclusion are synonymous. How can companies keep their DEI programs in balance?
Carl Icahn is adding workers’ rights to his investor activism
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn intends to nominate two candidates to the board of Kroger and called out the largest US supermarket chain for the “unconscionable” wage gap between its CEO and the average employee.
Amazon workers in Alabama reject union for second time, but challenged ballots remain
Amazon on Thursday won a do-over election at its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse.
Undergraduate Workers at Dartmouth Vote to Unionize
Student workers at Dartmouth College have voted to unionize.
Local governments have billions in federal Covid cash and no workers to pay
The public sector has gained back 53 percent of the jobs lost since February 2020. The private sector has won back 93 percent.
Evil HR Lady on Podcasts
It’s been a while since I’ve updated my podcasts lists, so I thought I’d share two that I went live on this week!
Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 12—Guest: Michael J. Lotito, Labor Attorney and Nationally-Recognized Thought Leader on Workplace Policy
Michael Lotito covers a wide variety of current labor relations issues affecting the workplace and, in particular, the various legal issues around the topic of independent contractors and the gig economy.
Labor Union News
Resuming Business Travel May Cause Legal Turbulence
Devjani Mishra offers employers guidance on issues to watch out for as employees return to office and work travel restarts.
Law360 Employment Authority
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Massachusetts Top Court Issues Key Ruling Impacting Independent Contractors
On March 24, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) handed down a key ruling that could have a significant impact on franchising across the state. In Patel v. 7-Eleven, Inc., the SJC was asked whether the three-prong test for independent contractor status set forth in Massachusetts’ state-law independent
Viewpoint: Bold corporate leadership needed to eliminate Equal Pay Day
Jeanine Conley Daves discusses the fact that women still, in the year 2022, are rarely compensated on par with their male counterparts and suggests solutions for workplace parity.
Philadelphia Business Journal
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