You can ask employees for proof that they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine, but you need to be careful about how you ask for it and what you do with the information. You should ask employees to provide proof that only includes their name, the date of...
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which is the latest bill to address the ongoing economic impacts of COVID-19, has been signed into law. Most aspects of the law do not directly affect the HR function, but two of those that do—optional extension of sick...
Who could have predicted the disruption and change 2020 brought to the way we work? Now that we are starting to look ahead, past the loss and the lockdowns, it is time to plan for what is next. One of the many considerations that needs to...
As you create your company's hiring plan for a post-pandemic world, you need to adapt to a new reality. To begin with, you will need to consider these trends: Talent shortage. There is an ongoing talent shortage in many industries, making the hiring landscape more...
The consensus among HR leaders is that once you’ve reached the 20-employee mark, it is definitely time to hire a dedicated HR professional. If your business continues to grow, you’ll likely need to expand your HR department. Consider the following to handle this initiative: Timing Before you...
For any number of reasons, such as downsizing or financial issues, you've decided to permanently lay off certain workers. You're forced to conduct the layoff via online videoconferencing — because your employees work remotely or to abide by social distancing guidelines. While you have no...
There can be downsides, yes. First, screening social media accounts creates extra risk. You could be exposed to information about a candidate’s protected classes, such as their race, age, or religion. If your ultimate hiring decision were challenged, you would need to prove that those...
In the past year, many employers who would never have considered a remote work arrangement discovered that it was not only possible, but in some (or many) ways preferable to how they worked before. As a result, many employers plan on maintaining a remote workforce...
The days of expensive human resources compliance, irrelevant benefits and haphazard hiring are numbered. If you think human resources (HR) is your highest sunk cost, you're right. If you think HR is your biggest profit driver, you're also right. What gives? You get out of HR what you put...
Flexible work arrangements are work programs that enable flexibility in work schedules or the place of work. These arrangements are hugely popular among employees, mainly because they promote work-life balance. FWAs are critical to retention, as research by FlexJobs shows that nearly one-third of workers have...