988: The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Starting on July 16, 2022, everyone across the United States will be able to dial the 3-digit code 988 to connect to the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The 988 dialing code will be available nationwide for calls (multiple languages), text, or chat (English...
Juneteenth National Independence Day: Recommit to ending racism at work
This post is part two in our series on Juneteenth National Independence Day. We talk about what employers and employees can do to put a stop to racism at work and create a more equitable workplace. See part one, in which we focused on what employers need to know to be...
What employers need to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
Is your organization ready to observe Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday? We offer a 2-part series on Juneteenth National Independence Day. In part 1, we focus on what employers need to know to be ready for the new holiday. In part 2, we'll focus on the...
LGBTQ+ Pride Month at Work
In June, for LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. In their honor, we provide a variety of resources to help employers practice equality, respect, and inclusion by celebrating the strength that diversity...
HR News Roundup: Talent, terminations, work politics, and responding to the recent shootings
This week's curated HR News Roundup covers helping employees in the wake of recent shootings, plus items on talent, terminations, office politics and more. We close with a few items from the lighter side. How to help workers struggling after the nation’s mass...
Tools for parents and teachers to help children cope with violence and scary news
In Texas and throughout the nation, parents and teachers will struggle to explain the unspeakable tragedy of Uvalde, TX to their children. We offer resources and tools for parents and teachers that might help. Once again, the nation reels from the shock, grief, and...
Coping with the Buffalo mass shooting
Our hearts go out to the families, neighbors, friends, and co-workers of the victims in the weekend mass shooting that occurred in a supermarket in Kingsley, an eastern neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. The victims were innocents, going about their everyday business...
2022 FMLA Update: News, tips, and key tools
It's time for the 2022 FMLA Update! Every year, we offer a recap of key issues, case law, tips and tools that we source from employment law attorneys and HR experts. Our update points to significant developments for the prior year, hits on lessons learned from case...
May is the month to raise your mental health awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness, reducing stigma, and seeking help for ourselves or our loved ones. As we pass the two-year mark of the pandemic, we can all agree that it's been a tough time - particularly for anyone who faced...
Money worries? April is Financial Literacy Month. Learn how ESI EAP can help
Did you know that April is Financial Literacy Month? It makes sense that it falls in April since many of us are taking financial stock as we do our taxes - and we don't always like what we see! The focus on Financial Literacy started in 2003 as an initiative to...
2022 Salary report offers workforce trends and insights
Employers can gain insight on workforce trends and labor challenges in the recently issued Randstad 2022 Salary Guide. While the report offers data for 8 specific industries, observations about shifting forces in labor are relevant to the market at large. Wages and...
HR News Roundup: Gen Z, spiking addiction, Zelenksy’s leadership, humor and more
In this edition of our HR News Roundup, we feature items about managing & motivating Gen Z, observations of Zelensky as a leader, post-pandemic addiction spikes, and more items of note. And because we all need humor, we close with a few items from the lighter...
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