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10 best practice tips for developing executive leaders

06/13/2019
Deloitte’s two-year “NextGen” executive leadership development experience is one of the most robust programs in corporate America. Here are the 10 most important program takeaways that any executive or talent development program can use.

Snapshot: What tech do employees have at home?

06/11/2019
Personal access to smartphones and tablets has skyrocketed in the last five years.

Ensure dress code allows for religious needs

06/11/2019
Your dress code must allow some leeway for religious exemptions. The EEOC takes religious discrimination seriously and has been aggressively going after employers that enforce dress codes that unnecessarily restrict employees’ faith-mandated attire.

The HR I.Q. Test: June ’19

06/01/2019
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

Suspend attendance amnesty during FMLA

05/31/2019
Many employers let employees “work off” points they rack up for absenteeism and tardiness. A new federal court ruling says employers may stop the clock from ticking while an employee is out on FMLA leave.

Snapshot: U.S. lags in robotics

05/29/2019
Despite fears that robots will rapidly displace American workers, the U.S. ranks just seventh worldwide in robot density—the number of robots per 10,000 workers.

Economic tide still rising, but not lifting all boats

05/29/2019
Most U.S. adults are working as much as they want to, according to the Federal Reserve Board’s Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2018. However, economic security remains elusive for some Americans.

Managing depressed employees: What supervisors need to know

05/22/2019
Given the American Psychiatric Association’s estimate that one in six people will experience depression at some time in his or her life, chances are significant that you’ll deal with the issue among your staff. Yet despite its prevalence, don’t expect team members to readily come forward.

Snapshot: Who is privy to pay-equity data?

05/21/2019
When employers study pay equity within their organizations and make changes as a result, few share that information with rank-and-file workers.

Measles outbreak: Know the legal way to respond

05/14/2019
By early May, more than 750 cases of measles had been confirmed this year in 23 states, the largest number since 1994.