Human Resources | Business Solutions

In Depth: The Future of Work Part 1

by bpollard | Jul 2, 2020

The hardest thing about the future of work is defining the concept. The chief reason has to do with change. It’s constant with new technologies coming online at an increasing pace and changing the way people complete their work. If the data is to be believed, what HR...

Ask the Advisor: Can We Deny an Employee’s Use of Accrued Vacation Time?

by bpollard | Jun 24, 2020

Question: Can we deny an employee’s use of accrued vacation time? Answer: Yes, the decision to approve or deny the use of accrued vacation time is up to you, assuming you do so in a consistent and non-discriminatory manner. It would be acceptable, for example, to deny...

Data Drop: The Latest Workforce Surveys for HR Professionals to Read

by bpollard | Jun 3, 2020

It’s an interesting time for the workforce as big changes are in store for everyone across the spectrum of the professional landscape. Every industry has been impacted COVID-19 and the continuous evolution of the situation, the economy and the workplace means that...

Return to Work Plans Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

by bpollard | Apr 29, 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has interrupted many businesses across the country. While it’s unclear how long COVID-19 will continue to affect organizations, many employers are looking to the future of employees returning to work. Echoing the sentiments of...

Remote Work Challenges for HR

by bpollard | Mar 23, 2020

It’s been said the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has created the largest remote work experiment ever devised. In fact, there are many recently documented cases where companies have asked at least some of their employees to work from home. Three of those...

Employee Burnout in 2020

by bpollard | Mar 10, 2020

For a long time, employee burnout has been dismissed. In some instances, it’s been written off as employee laziness or simply an employee being contrary. That, however, is no longer the case. In 2020, HR professionals are going to have to deal with it as a realized...

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