2021 Holiday Survival Toolkit
We’ve updated our holiday survival toolkit to give you and your employees helpful resources to get through the 2021 holiday season! The holidays can be a time of happiness and festivity, but on the downside, they can also be super stressful with pressure around money,...
HR Web Cafe News Roundup: EEOC on vaccines, HR nightmares, and more …
Our HR Web Cafe News Roundup features a compilation of curated links useful to managers and HR practitioners. The current edition features items on what's keeping HR Pros up at night (Covid--19-style), vaccine mandates and guidance on religious accommodation, how...
Covid-19 news update for employers: Vaccine mandates & more
This post is another in our series of pandemic-related news updates and focuses on vaccine mandates and related news for employers and HR directors. It's been another tough pandemic year for employers. The hopes we had for a return to the workplace with vaccines hit a...
New study: “5 a day” fruits and vegetables help lower your risk of disease
For a number of years now, US dietary guidelines have been promoting the health benefits of "5 a day" for your intake of fruits and vegetables. Despite this ongoing campaign, the average American eats only about one serving of fruit and 1.5 servings of vegetables per...
Remembering 9-11 and dealing with long-term grief
It's been 20 years since the national tragedy of September 11. As a nation, many commemorate the day every year as a national day of remembrance and service. This year, there will be many tributes and remembrances. For many people, memorials and remembrances are a...
What you need to know about the Delta Variant (Covid-19)
Just as we were all beginning to relax a bit with the freedom from Covid-19 that vaccines allowed us, there has been a rapid surge of a new Covid-19 strain among the unvaccinated called the Delta Variant. We've compiled the...
A Return to the Workplace (RTW) Toolkit for Employers
Return to the Workplace - Key planning links See our more recent post: What you need to know about the Delta Variant (Covid-19) Related update: Littler: Bouncing Back (and Forth): Statewide Reopening and Mitigation Steps (8/3/21) CNBC - Here’s where return-to-office...
Feeling angry, stressed, or anxious? Get help!
When to get help for controlling anger, stress, and anxiety related to the pandemic. A global pandemic is a highly unusual and stressful event, a trauma that we've all lived through. It's the first time we've experienced such a seismic event since a century ago. Here...
HR News Roundup: Brilliant jerks, employee recognition, EEOC on vaccine incentives and more
Our current HR News Roundup features items on "brilliant jerks," the new EEOC guidance on vaccine incentives, recognizing & rewarding employees, the lighter side and more. The "brilliant jerk" dilemma and why so many managers get it wrong Art Petty, Smart Brief...
Employee financial stress & the impact on productivity
63% of employees report financial stress that is impacting productivity, per a recent report from PwC. Explore ways that employers can help. As your employees return to work this summer or fall, how are they? We've talked about the stress and mental health toll that...
HR News Roundup: Legal compliance, leadership, Millennials and more
In our most recent HR News Roundup, we feature news on legal compliance, a series on Millennials reaching middle age, leadership skills, the pandemic, and more. Plus, a few items from the lighter side. 6 Burning COVID-19-Related Legal Questions for 2021- SHRM Experts...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
The pandemic has been difficult for everyone, but particularly so for anyone who is coping with a mental health illness. Isolation, stress, grief, financial concerns, loss of normal life routines, and more have added challenges and pressures. May is Mental Health...
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