Flexible working has been a corporate buzzword for years. Yet, despite how often the extensive benefits of flexible working are touted by human resource specialists and demonstrated by multiple studies, it has not enjoyed the kind of wide-spread adoption predicted…
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3 Ways to Convince Your Employees It’s OK to Use Flex-Work
The flexible work arrangement is popular among talent and leaders, alike. It’s a great benefit to offer that attracts and retains the best talent. However, not all flexible work options are created equal. While most companies have flexible work programs…
Here’s What You Need to Attract and Keep Your Young Talent
Are you having trouble recruiting and retaining young talent? Recruitment has been an ongoing concern for human resources for a number of years, particularly with regards to the younger generation. It has recently come to light that more and more…
Keep Your Rock Stars Without Busting the Budget
Here’s a thought bubble: Say you have a “rock star” employee, highly satisfied with his/her job, who came in young and hungry, growing into a superstar over several years with incremental raises, and one day gets woke to the fact they’re…
Flex Work: Good for the Employee , Good for the Business
The traditional 9-to-5 spent in the confines of the office is becoming less and less common. As the needs of both employees and customers change, employers are now having to become increasingly flexible to accommodate these through the provision of…
6 Steps to Make Telecommuting Work For You
Does your company offer employees the option to work from a home office? There are a lot of reasons why this could be good for your business, even if it’s something you only occasionally make available to your employees. In…
All Work and No Play? Not At This Accounting Firm
Every year, when you grapple with your income taxes, know that any stress you’re feeling is nothing compared to the crunch that the accountants at BDO are under. Tax season is the busiest time of year, when 50-, 60-, even 70-hour workweeks…
Even Small Companies Can Offer Perks That Build Engagement and Attract Talent
While many things in talent acquisition are changing, we’re seeing changes to core HR and talent management as well. One of the areas where this is most apparent is in the area of benefits or perks. Read about unique perks…
The 5-Hour Secret to Happier, Productive Workers
This series profiles people whose ideas have the power to transform the workplace. Several are company leaders who have put their ideas into practice. Others are thought leaders influencing the way we work. Each new part will post on Tuesdays….
Sweden’s Shorter Work Day Experiment: Good For Workers, Costly For Employer
Recognize This! – Experiments in the workplace can help show the impact of innovative practices, and provide insight into management philosophies. Experimentation in the workplace isn’t necessarily a new idea. As early as the 1920s, studies have looked into the…
HR and the Desk-less Revolution
Today’s top talent doesn’t place much value on the traditional workplace status symbols, like a corner office. Instead, skilled members of the modern workforce demand flexibility. According to a recent FlexJobs survey, only 7% of professionals cited their office as…
Focus On Results Not Hours In the Seat
The S&P 1500 has more CEOs named John than women CEOs. That telling statistic framed the DisruptHR talk by Tami Forman on how employers can go about “Making Space for Moms.” Despite the title, it would be a mistake to…
4 Things You Should Do to Make Flexible Work Successful
You’ve heard that employees want flexible work. In fact, 30 percent of respondents to a FlexJobs survey said they would take a 10 or even 20 percent cut in pay for flexible work options. In addition, 97 percent said a…
Flex Work and Telework: It’s About Time to Kick the Excuses to the Curb
Why does your entire workforce need to be seen in the flesh? Can you provide three reasons why you need to have your staff physically present themselves to work that doesn’t begin with “Our internal customers” and end with “need…
As the Workforce Changes, It’s Time to Work on Better Engaging Teleworkers
A new infographic put together by the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s online MBA program takes an in-depth look at telework, and has uncovered some surprising stats about the ever-growing segment of remote workers. In 2015, nearly half (45 percent)…
Checking Your Email at Home Isn’t Exactly What I Would Call “Working”
For most of their careers, my parents could never check their work email at home. It did mean that they probably stopped working when they got home, unlike most professional employees today. My parents also rarely made it home at…
With STEM Diversity, Do We Flood the Pipeline or Fix the Holes?
Editor’s Note: Weekly Wrap has been pre-empted by spring conference travel season. It will return soon. “It is a good thing to follow the First Law of Holes: if you are in one, stop digging.” — Denis Healey A great cry has…
Congress Considering Bills Providing Paid Leave, Flexible Schedules
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman This month, a handful of bills were introduced that seek to create a national right to paid leave, and entitle employees to request flexible work terms and conditions. The first measure, the Family and Medical Insurance…
Why You Need to Get Employees to Cultivate the High Potential Ultimatum
These days you can’t go a week without hearing about the virtues of flexible schedules. They greatly reduce absenteeism and environmental impact, and spur faster company growth. As the workforce becomes more and more mobile, the 9-to-5 grind is becoming…
3 Steps to Help Improve Workplace Productivity
We’ve all been there — mounting tasks, competing priorities – and sometimes it’s hard to be truly productive. So, why not implement these three (3) simple and easy ways to help improve your workplace productivity? 1. Flex the sched Whether…