Having the option of arbitration for employer/employee disputes is crucial for avoiding costly litigation. But going forward, there's a new amendment to the Federal Arbitration Act on the books that you need to know about. The Ending Forced Arbitration of…
Staff management
Are you making sure you and Payroll are accounting for all the time your people spend working, especially for your remote workers? You may think you know how many hours employees are working each day in the office and at…
Ever since the pandemic caused a shift to remote work, more employees value flexibility than ever before. And that’s caused some new productivity trends to take shape that you should know about. How flexibility affects employees' productivity To keep your…
If employee feedback on their managers' performance seems wildly contradictory from one person to another, the problem might not be flawed data. For example, if some staffers say someone's a micromanager, while others say they need more guidance from that…
More than 70% of your peers are "very" or "extremely" confident in their organization’s ability to quickly handle a variety of business disruptions – including data breaches, labor shortages, supply chain issues, natural disasters and major changes in the competitive…
Business email compromise scams are still a costly force to be reckoned with. And your Finance team can't afford to let its guard down. For example, First Citizens Community Bank, which has locations in Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania, recently…
Conflict can happen in all corners of the workplace – even in Finance. Tension can occur between co-workers for a variety of reasons, such as clashing work styles. Then, there are disagreements that can arise between workers and supervisors because…
You’ve heard it time and time again: People don’t leave companies; they leave bad bosses. And turnover is extremely expensive for companies. The cost of replacing just one employee can be astronomical, between recruiting, hiring and onboarding the person's replacement.…
Just like many of your peers, Goldman Sachs felt like it had to do something big to retain top Finance talent. In its case, it was offering unlimited PTO for senior employees, and adding two days off each year for…
The team members in each of your organization’s departments probably follow a set of standard operating procedures for their most essential processes. It's second nature to them, but not for employees outside that department. So what would happen if there…
Diversity, equity and inclusion should be an important part of your hiring strategy at your company, and in Finance as well. Making the effort to be inclusive can draw in more talented new hires and help you grow your client…
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…
