A big reason employers are still allowing hybrid work is business benefits like reduced operating costs. But it’s also harder to ensure employment laws are being followed by your entire team. Compliance missteps with federal employment laws are especially costly right now. A good example: the new higher penalties for violating the Employee Retirement Income […]
CFOs hate to hear about poor financial literacy among workers, especially the folks they count as friends. The latest economic news on that front isn’t good (though it may be great news for some employers. More on that later.) Just 58% of Baby Boomers have saved for retirement, according to Zerohedge. The most recent U.S. […]
Have you ever asked an employee to do something and didn’t get the results you wanted? Most of us had that experience at one time or another. Sometimes you ask for one thing and they hear something completely different! How can you make sure staffers get your message loud and clear? Body language tells the […]
The more things change, the more they stay the same! The youngest generation of workers entering the workforce isn’t earning high marks from the older generations, to put it mildly. Generation Z aka the Zoomers are the “most challenging” age cohort to work with, according to a survey of 1,344 managers and supervisors by ResumeBuilder. […]
Year after year, surveys show about half of all employees don’t tap their allotted personal time off (PTO). While some companies allow for pushing a generous number of hours to the following year, foregoing time away isn’t the best scenario for workers and their companies. The Pew Research Center finds just 48% of workers are […]
Holding managers and staffers accountable for the work they do is a day-in, day-out job. Leaders in any organization may be tempted to let some folks off the hook for a minor mistake or communication breakdown sometimes. But letting an employee slide more than once can lead to a pattern of behavior that’s hard to […]
Employee experience – including employee mental health – has become a higher priority for many organizations, according to research by Gartner. The Great Resignation that was triggered by the pandemic resulted in companies competing to deliver a best-in-class employee experience to retain their talent. Meanwhile, the ongoing cost of living crisis has increased employee burnout […]
Employees who are just getting started on their annual tax filing chores may come to you or other finance staffers for info. A lot of cash-strapped folks will be trying to save money by doing their taxes themselves, but they’ve got a couple of questions about the process. Consider sharing this list of the most […]
Hundreds of your C-suite peers retired or stepped down last year, and job-related burnout may have influenced their decisions. Among them were Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, DocuSign CEO Dan Springer and Red Lobster CEO Kelli Valade. More recently, on the international stage, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she was resigning because she no […]
