A misguided sense of comfort is deluding executive leaders as they recognize that remote employees are actually productive. Yes, there’s ample evidence of … Read more
HR Famous: Paid Voting Time Off at Apple, Trump Pushes Skills vs Degrees
In episode 25 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee discuss Jlee and KD’s return to the … Read more
New DOL Guidance on Compensation Issues Related to Remote Work
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor recently published new guidance for employers, focusing on compliance under the Fair Labor Standards … Read more
5 Reasons Your Wellness Program Is Failing (And How to Fix It)
Employee wellness programs have become all the rage over the past few years with companies leveraging them as competitive differentiators for hiring and … Read more
HR Famous: TikTok on Company Phones, Unemployment $$ Crushes RTW
In episode 23 of The HR Famous Podcast, longtime HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee are back to discuss Jlee’s recent … Read more
Half of Workers Expect Their Employers to Address Their Financial Wellbeing
A 2019 MetLife study showed personal finances as the top source of employee stress. Fast forward to a coronavirus-riddled 2020. Metlife recently found that … Read more
Benefits Planning During a Pandemic When Data Is Fogged Up
When you’re trying to accurately plan for next year’s benefits plan, you usually consult public-health data such as individual claims and health records. … Read more
Mitigating the Compliance Risks of a Remote Workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced large numbers of employees into unanticipated work-from-home (WFH) arrangements. Many organizations report that they are … Read more
Don’t Overlook Benefits to Improve Employee Experience
An unprecedented global health crisis and sudden workplace transformation have exposed two ongoing challenges for employers: 1) improving healthcare access … Read more
How to Make Salary Transparency Work at Your Company
Editor’s Note: This is part of a duo of simultaneously published articles about our collective discomfort addressing salary issues more openly. Check … Read more
Financial Well-Being, Part 4: Beyond Popular Fintech Apps — New Avenues for Financial Inclusion
Previously in this multi-part series on financial well-being, we discussed the deleterious effect of financial stress on American workers, as well as some … Read more
5 Ways to Support Employees With Debt
“Leave your problems at the door” used to be a common expression in U.K work culture. However, the idea that it’s possible for employees to completely … Read more
Financial Well-Being, Part 3: A New Path to Financial Literacy
Welcome back to our continuing series on financial health in the American workplace. If you missed parts one and two in this series, we covered financial … Read more
How HR Can Ensure Compliance While Working Remotely?
How are you staying compliant during these times of remote working? With so many companies having their workforces do their jobs from home, all facets of … Read more
Strengthening Self-Funded Plans Against Potential Damages of COVID-19
No one in the United States was prepared for a crisis of the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s one of the big issues with which human resource leaders … Read more
Financial Well-Being, Part 2: The Surprising Key to Employee Financial Well-Being
Welcome back to our series looking at employee financial well-being and how to improve it. In part one, we discussed the effects of financial stress on … Read more
With Mental Health at Risk, Now Is the Time to Lead With Authenticity, Flexibility, and Empathy
As America seeks to get back to business, companies across the nation are actively conducting physical risk assessments against the backdrop of an … Read more
How to Prepare for Rising Pharmacy Benefit Costs
HR leaders were already bracing for rising benefits costs before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The 2019 Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual employer benefits … Read more
Financial Well-being Part 1: Now More Than Ever, Employers Must Heed Their Employees’ Financial Well-being
Stress may appear to be a soft metric by which to predict the financial well-being of employees. But beyond the intuition and empathy that HR leaders and … Read more
How to Navigate Employee Compensation When Faced with Furloughs
The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on the economy. Small startups to massive corporations are facing difficult decisions to sustain the health … Read more