Employee Relations

5 questions to spark deep conversations with new colleagues

03/22/2022

The next time you meet a new professional contact, ask these questions to get beyond dreaded small talk.

Polls offer cues on how to retain employees

03/22/2022

These days, keeping your employees happy may be key to actually keeping your employees. Fortunately, a new Gallup poll offers insight into what it takes to prevent employees from taking that initial step of sending out their résumés.

Jury finds discrimination, but awards no damages

03/17/2022

It always pays to document poor performance in detail and contemporaneously. If you ultimately need to terminate the employee, you will have the backup you need to justify your decision, even if the employee claims that you somehow discriminated against him.

Making the case for a 4-day workweek

03/15/2022

Recent studies show that both morale and productivity increase in organizations where employees work four 10-hour days per week. Is Thursday the new Friday?

Lure workers back by welcoming dogs, too

03/01/2022

While 67% of employees polled by pet-product company Honest Paws said they would consider looking for a new job if they were no longer allowed to work remotely, 78% said they would stay if they could bring their pets to work.

Growing retention tool: Internal job fairs

02/24/2022

While job fairs are typically used as an outside recruitment tool, the current job market is leading more companies to host job fairs for their current employees as a way to keep them from jumping ship.

Is your staff suffering from FORTO?

02/24/2022

Make them see the office as an inviting place to come back to.

Survey: Labor crisis requires focus on hiring and retention

02/15/2022

A growing number of North American employers believe meeting current labor market challenges will require identifying new sources of talent and upgrading current employees’ skills. That’s according to a new survey by the Willis Towers Watson consulting firm.

Metaverse to influence how work gets done by 2026

02/15/2022

Move over, Slack and Zoom; you’re about to get replaced by something bigger and potentially better. The metaverse will soon become part of many Americans’ work lives, according to the Gartner business advisory group.

Conduct ‘stay interviews’ to retain employees

02/08/2022

Don’t give up great employees without a fight. Numerous surveys have found that between 10% and 25% of employees plan to seek new jobs this year. Many of those resignations might be avoidable.