Your staff members who have caregiver obligations to a family member, or someone with a disability, technically aren’t a protected class under federal law. However, a technical assistance document issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Caregiver Discrimination Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” indicates the agency will respond to […]
With business communication becoming less face-to-face and more virtual, criminals could contact your firm disguised as a customer support specialist from one of your vendors. According to a recent press release from the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), 2021 saw an increase in the number of complaints about the impersonation of customer support pros. […]
Did you know your company could be losing 10% to 20% of its savings due to maverick spending? That’s according to a study by fintech software provider Basware and The Hackett Group. A report by B2B software developer Order says maverick spend can eat up as much as $322,000 of a mid-size (100-999 employees) business’s […]
More than two out of three CIOs (67%) say they have an IT skills gap. That means they lack the knowledgeable tech talent to keep pace with the changes necessary for implementing digital transformation projects. If that finding from the 2021 Harvey Nash Group Digital Leadership Report (formerly known as the CIO Survey) is accurate, […]
Could the next step in the future of work be a four-day workweek instead of hybrid telework? Some employers have had positive results with the experiment. For example, social media company Buffer reported at the end of last year that 91% of its employees said they were happier and more productive working a four-day week. […]
Whenever your people are working remotely, they still have to be vigilant about protecting sensitive financial data from different kinds of digital attacks. To ensure staffers doing remote work don’t unwittingly make your organization vulnerable to hackers, here are some strategies from tech experts. Remote work safeguards Prevent data leaks with these steps: Require employees […]
There’s a factor you might not be considering that’s impacting more than 85% of your people’s productivity and hurting your bottom line right now. It’s employees’ worries about their own personal finances. Over half of employees surveyed by SoFi at Work and Workplace Intelligence said that they were more stressed out about their personal finances […]
You’re always looking at ways to improve how well you do your jobs. One way for CFOs to get some great insight is to speak to your fellow execs in the C-suite. They could have ideas about what you should focus on that might not cross your mind. NetSuite’s recent survey of CFOs and nonfinance […]
With the Great Resignation impacting hiring and retention across the board, your company may be investing more money in talent acquisition right now. And you definitely don’t want any of those dollars wasted. Top pain points Right now, the field is more competitive than ever, and many of your peers are spending more money on […]
