Walmart to offer fertility benefits to staff Walmart – the nation’s largest private employer – has revealed it is to start offering a range a fertility … Read more
Employee Relations: Give it the attention it deserves
With all the calls for HR to be more strategic and more influential on the board, it’s sometimes easy to forget, that it’s a subset of HR people – … Read more
HR Tech ’22 (Take 2): People data is thriving, but is employee morale dying?
Yesterday we brought you John Hollon’s overall assessment of what he regarded as a very uplifting HR Tech 22. But TLNT regular Brett Farmiloe was … Read more
Tesla ordered to tell staff about lawsuit it faces; employers accused of trapping staff into ‘indentured servitude’
Tesla told to tell employees about lawsuit it’s facing A US judge has ruled that Tesla must tell its employees about a lawsuit it is facing over allegedly … Read more
Fight the proximity bias urge with consistency of experience
Most employees prefer the experience of working remotely. Until they don’t. The 30-second commute to work, the comfort of working from home and the … Read more
Why servant leadership could be hurting your company’s success
We’re all familiar with the concept of servant leadership. It’s a leadership approach that prioritizes the well-being of employees and views … Read more
Mark this week as time to think about happiness at work
Work – sadly – is not a happy place right now. Even with a cost of living crisis, recent research has revealed 36% of employees would give up $5,000 a year … Read more
Boss gives quitters a 10% pay rise; staff are still worried about catching Covid-19
Company boss gives staff a 10% pay rise when they quit Jon Franko, founder of marketing company, Gorilla, has this week become something of a LinkedIn … Read more
It works for me: #1 Address micro-frictions first
Regular visitors to TLNT.com will know that we are unabashedly proud about the power of progressive HR. But to really be the voice of the HR sector, it’s … Read more
Pay them well, educate them – then let them quit
At a time when employees hold the balance of power, there is an almost instinctive desire by HRDs to want to keep people, especially their top executive … Read more
Workers protest at waiting a year to be paid; union promises to take contract fight to UPS
US Open caterers claim they’ve not been paid Some of the players involved earn $millions, but at this week’s US Open Tennis Tournament, a protest was … Read more
Your corporate memos are often ignored. Here’s how to avoid it:
When your organization sends out an important memo, announcing a major new change effort, or a policy overhaul, or a strategic shift, or some other … Read more
The Big Regret – How’s that new job?
On episode 104 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Madeline Laurano, Jessica Lee, and Tim Sackett come together to discuss … Read more
Spotting and addressing microagressions
To everyone’s benefit, the workplace has – thankfully – become a far less aggressive environment to be in. It’s no longer socially … Read more
Market shifts require mindset shifts
It’s hard to imagine we’ll have another year with quite so many of the ups and downs we experienced in 2020. But, let’s face it, 2022 has been…busy. On the … Read more
Apple workers to be compensated over ‘bag-search’ policy; employers told to beware the ‘quiet quitters’
Apple’s $30 million ‘bag search’ lawsuit finally gets approval Apple retail workers in California are set to receive an average pay-out of around $1,328 … Read more
Addressing managers’ worries about the gaping void of supervision
Each day (or so it feels), I see all the major online news outlets carrying lengthy stories about the work-from-home culture. It’s the new cause-célèbre: … Read more
Do you know how to manage menopause?
As the US workforce grows older, and increasingly more female (the number of women in the workforce grew from 49.7% in 2019 to 50% in 2020), employers will … Read more
UPS workers demand air-con in vans; ex Twitter employee found guilty of spying
UPS workers demand air-conditioned vans They’re known the world over for driving their often opened-doored vans, but UPS delivery drivers now want proper … Read more
Calls for cashiers to sit down on the job; journalists stage walkout; job switchers bag themselves a 10% rise
Call for cashiers to be allowed to sit on the job Cashiers in US supermarkets should be allowed to sit on stools or seats while working – but they don’t … Read more