Tag: work place culture
NLRB General Counsel: Noncompete Agreements Usually Are Unlawful
June 5, 2023
In a memo released May 30, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced that noncompete agreements violate...
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Should Earbuds Be Allowed in the Workplace?
May 20, 2023
In many different types of workplaces, employees wear earbuds or headphones throughout the day. Should employers allow them to? The...
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Why Some Employers Look Beyond the Job-Hopper Stigma
May 15, 2023
The length of time an employee spent at a job used to matter a lot. Career advisors followed an unwritten...
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Why ‘Backdoor Layoffs’ Can Easily Backfire
April 2, 2023
Layoffs have been dominating the news recently, with companies such as Accenture, Amazon, Meta, Google, and others announcing significant workforce...
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The ABCs of the Dependent Care Credit
February 13, 2023
Do you pay someone to watch your young child (or another qualifying dependent) while you're at work? You may be entitled...
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OSHA Expands Enforcement Against Serious Safety Violators
February 1, 2023
Employers with severe workplace safety hazards may soon face a greater number of citations—and penalties. The U.S. Occupational Safety and...
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How Should Employers Respond to Proposal to Ban Noncompete Agreements?
January 24, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposal to bar nearly all noncompete agreements between employers and employees would have far-reaching impact...
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Turnover Costs: Much Higher Than You Think
January 19, 2023
You've probably seen estimates that employee turnover costs an employer as much as $30,000 per lost-and-replaced employee. Other times you might...
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How to Dissuade Micromanagers
January 18, 2023
HR can help ‘helicopter bosses’ stop hovering Generation Z and Millennial workers may be used to constant monitoring. They grew...
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Performance Reviews: Be Conscious of Proximity Bias
December 2, 2022
Performance reviews may not be the hap-hap-happiest part of the job, but they're inevitable as the year draws to a...
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