HR News Roundup: WFH, benefit trends, feedback, Covid-19 news & items from the lighter side
In this HR News Roundup, there are several articles about remote work, from whether WFH is here to stay to leave policies for those with long-term recovery. There are also items about how COVID-19 is changing the way employees view their benefits, and what the benefit...
Back to School Resources for Educators
In these uneasy times, it’s no surprise that many educators are anxious about back to school that entails returning to the physical classroom. NPR reports that in a national poll, 82% of K-12 teachers say they are concerned about returning to in-person teaching this...
Covid-19: Back to School Resources for Parents
When it comes to back-to-school in the era of Covid-19, the only certainty right now seems to be uncertainty. Everyone agrees that the ideal learning scenario is to return children to in-person classrooms with teachers and peers, but the looming pandemic and...
Covid19 highlights importance of an Employee Assistance Program, mental health benefits
To help employees deal with coronavirus-related stress and mental health issues, a strong Employee Assistance Program or EAP is a good place to start. As the nation approaches the half year mark in the ongoing saga of the coronavirus pandemic, the issue of mental...
HR News Roundup: Delivering Bad News, Diversity, Covid Resources, the Lighter Side & More
In HR News Roundup, find a thoughtful piece on delivering difficult news to employees; an overview of the Scotus ruling on LGBTQ; and articles on inclusiveness and diversity in the workplace. Also, check out updated Covid resources, a grab bag of noteworthy news, and...
Back to business: creating a new normal at work
As the workplace gets back to business and works to establish the new normal, we update our coronavirus reopening tools and resources for employers. A few weeks ago, we posted Coronavirus tools for employers: Reopening the workplace. If you haven't checked it out,...
When everything seems overwhelming …
If you are feeling totally overwhelmed by events lately, you are not alone. We’re hearing from more and more Members that their stress level is higher than ever. The times we are living in are indeed difficult. But there are solutions. The first step in this journey...
Coronavirus tools for employers: Reopening the workplace
The lifting of stay-at-home requirements and business shutdowns process is underway. Currently, it's a patchwork quilt of openings, limited openings, and states still under stay-at-home rulings. Many governors have used the analogy that reopening will be more like a...
Coronavirus resources for healthcare workers
Working with patients & families for end-of-life and palliative care issues COVID-19 Response Resources from The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) offers an excellent toolkit of resources and online courses have been made publicly available. Topics that are...
The Coronavirus Crisis: Tools for Tough Times
Seemingly out of the blue, millions of lives were disrupted when the coronavirus pandemic began sweeping the nation. Businesses closed and citizens in many states were directed to stay at home to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. This is causing extreme financial...
Death, loss, and grief in the time of the coronavirus crisis: Part 2
How can you help someone who is experiencing grief related to the coronavirus pandemic when you or they are confined to home? Yesterday, we talked about how the unusual circumstances surrounding the coronavirus crisis disrupts the normal rituals and grief process...
Death, loss, and grief in the time of the coronavirus crisis: Part 1
We all face the death of loved ones at some point in our lives, just as we will all one day pass on from this life. But in our lifetimes, we've never faced anything quite like the issue of death, loss, and grief that we are experiencing now in this coronavirus...
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