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Finding the Right Balance for Employees in Office Design

Andie Burjek

What’s your ideal work environment? I posed this question to friends and family and got a variety of answers. A librarian’s assistant enjoyed her job mostly because in the hours spent shelving books, she could listen to music, did not…

You Call It: HR Best Practices or HR Biased Practices?

Gabby Burlacau

People in human resources often refer to certain methods as their “best practices.” The term best practice is somewhat misleading since it…

Diversity Training Under Scrutiny Following Fallout With Google Employee

Ave Rio

Former Google employee James Damore’s 3,000-word assertion that women…

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5MM: Googling Gender Diversity

Rick Bell

In this week’s edition of 5 Minutes of Management, Workforce editors Frank Kalman and Rick Bell discuss ongoing diversity saga in Silicon Valley and what 1st Amendment rights employees actually when speaking their mind. Additionally, recent jobs numbers and declining layoffs look good.…

How Much Wasted Work Time Is Too Much?

Jon Hyman

According to a recent survey conducted by OfficeTeam, on average, employees spend eight hours per workweek on nonwork activities. What does this non-work time look like? Personal emails: 30 percent Social networks: 28 percent Sports sites: 8 percent Mobile games: 6 percent…

Why Vetting for Work Martyrs During the Hiring Process Isn’t the Answer

Simon Rakosi

Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini has become the latest victim of public…

Does a LinkedIn Request Violate a Non-solicitation Agreement?

Jon Hyman

In Bankers Life and Casualty Company v. American Senior Benefits (Ill. Ct. App. 8/7/17), Bankers Life sued a former sales manager, Gregory Gelineau, for violating the following non-solicitation agreement after he jumped ship to American Senior Benefits, a competitor: During the term of…

Mapping Out Maternity Leave

Gretchen Van Vlymen

When I found out I was pregnant, I was elated. I couldn’t wait to tell friends, register for baby stuff I wouldn’t need, sign up for Amazon Prime diaper delivery, and start the so-called “nesting” phase. But then, anxiety about balancing…

When You Discover That You Employ a Nazi

Jon Hyman

In the wake of Friday and Saturday’s horrific, evil events in Charlottesville, the the twitter account YesYoureRacist posted many riot photos and identified many of the rioters. And, as a result, some have lost their jobs. Yes, You're Racist @YesYoureRacist Replying to @YesYoureRacist UPDATE: Cole…

Namely Sells Its HR Technology Platform as a Managed Service

Michelle V. Rafter

To make it easier for resource-strapped small and midsized companies to set-up HR systems, Namely Inc. is borrowing from the past and selling its existing cloud-based HR technology platform as a managed…

Apparently Labor Rights of Strikers Top Non-harassment Rights of Workers

Jon Hyman

There exists only one workplace environment in which a white employee can keep his job after yelling the following at a group of African-American employees. “Hey, did you bring enough KFC for everyone?” “Go back to Africa, you bunch of…

5MM: You’ve Been Microchipped!

Rick Bell

In this week’s edition of 5 Minutes of Management, Workforce editors Frank Kalman and Rick Bell discuss the pros and cons of a voluntary program at one Wisconsin company to insert microchips in its workforce. They also harken back to a time…

Could a Smart Mirror Make Us More Productive or Invade Our Privacy?

Ariel Parrella-Aureli

When you hear about a smart mirror, you think it’s a future endeavor. Then you hear it’s a real thing happening right now, and others have created similar tools — like HiMirror, a smart mirror that tracks your skin health.…

As the Google Case Shows, Diversity Is Not an Ideology

Jon Hyman

By now, you’ve likely heard about the male Google employee (James Damore) who circulated within the company a 10-page memo titled, “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber.” In this memo, he critiqued Google’s efforts at maintaining gender diversity within the ranks of…

Rash of Food Allergies Prompts Education Push

Rita Pyrillis

Food allergies are on the rise — particularly among children — and that poses challenges to employers who are likely to see more employees struggling to manage their symptoms in the workplace Laurel Francoeur, attorney and…

Don't Let Off-the-clock Overtime Claims Become a Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors

Jon Hyman

Defending claims for off-the-clock work is one of the most difficult tasks employers face under the Fair Labor Standards Act. An employee (or worse, group of employees) says, “I (we) worked, without compensation, before our shift, after our shift, or…

5MM: Talking Trump's Transgender Ban

Rick Bell

In this week’s edition of 5 Minutes of Management, Workforce editors Frank Kalman and Rick Bell talk diversity and inclusion in the workplace — particularly President Donald Trump’s recent ban on transgender people in the military. They also talk about…

Talent10x: What Goes Into a Company Re-Brand?

Rick Bell

When a company re-brands, what happens? That’s the focus of this week’s episode of Talent10x, as Talent Economy's Frank Kalman and Workforce's Rick Bell interview Joe Weinlick, senior vice president of marketing of Nexxt — formally Beyond.com — about the company’s recent re-branding effort and what it meant…

This Week in Controversial Workplace Benefits

Andie Burjek

Writing about benefits can get dry sometimes. “Employees like health care,” some survey found. OK, cool. I agree. Then there’s a week where you come across a lot wild, timely, meaty stories that bring up a lot of questions and…

Talent10x: What Trump's Transgender Military Ban Means for the Workforce

Rick Bell

This week’s episode of Talent10x features Workforce editor Rick Bell as he and Talent Economy Managing Editor Frank Kalman interview employment lawyer and Workforce columnist Jon Hyman about President Donald Trump’s call to ban all transgender people from the military and the potential implications for the…

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