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When to pull up or place stakes in the return-to-office debate

09/20/2022
While the percentage of remote employees is certainly lower now than it was a year ago, those who are working from home seem dug in. Inevitably, there will be pushback from employees who don’t want to spend the time and money commuting and dealing with all the familiar office irritations.

Twin perils: ‘Quiet quitting’ and ‘quiet firing’

09/15/2022
Two buzzwords have been making the rounds in HR. “Quiet quitting” describes the practice of employees doing the bare minimum required of their jobs, not caring if they get fired. Then there’s “quiet firing,” which describes the flip-side—when employers passively try to push employees out the door Both practices carry huge risks for employers.

SHRM lawsuit puts spotlight on evaluations

09/15/2022
The best way to defend against a surprise discrimination lawsuit is to conduct accurate, regular reviews that assess a worker’s performance using as many objective standards as possible. Those evaluations then serve to back up any disciplinary action you take, even if the employee files an internal bias complaint and follows up with a lawsuit claiming subsequent discipline amounted to retaliation.

Why you need to implement the buddy system for new hires

09/02/2022
A March report from recruiting firm Employ Inc. came to the conclusion that one in three new hires will leave a job within the first 90 days. That means employers must engage employees quickly and solidify their trust and confidence in the company’s culture and core values—areas in which the onboarding process often falls short.

The Slack/MS Teams effect: deception and anxiety

09/01/2022
Apps like Slack and Microsoft Teams made it easier for remote employees to collaborate with one another during the pandemic. But not everyone is a fan.

Back to the office? How to make the call

09/01/2022
Just as September means back to school, it also signals back to the office this year for employers that have decided it’s time to end covid-driven remote work. But requiring all employees to report to your facilities is just one way to solve the post-pandemic puzzle of deciding who will work where.

Google joins trend toward more frequent feedback

08/25/2022
Google is nixing its twice-a-year formal review process in favor of more regular check-ins and feedback, the tech giant has announced.

What is quiet quitting… and how many of your staff are doing it?

08/20/2022
“Quiet quitting” is a trend no manager was asking for: a way for workers to justify why they’re not doing more than the bare minimum to stay employed.

The best (and worst) things about working at home

07/28/2022
According to a new survey by the Myers-Briggs Company, remote workers say that not having to commute is the number one best thing about working from home, with freedom/flexibility second.

5 trends revealed by the shift to remote work

07/19/2022
A survey of more than 2,400 professionals by outplacement firm Robert Half reveals five productivity trends that have emerged since the shift to remote work began in 2020.