Some 30 to 35% of the workforce — 50 to 60 million employees nationwide — were furloughed or laid off due to the COVID pandemic within the span of mere … Read more
Getting Back to Work Safely: Three Critical Barriers to Re-entry, Solved
An analysis of week-by-week workforce activity trends in the U.S. tracks a sharp and steady decline in employees clocking in for work leading up to … Read more
Proceed With Caution: Moving Back to Workplaces Will Come With New Challenges
In late February, just before the U.S. began shutting down, I took on a new project: helping a client develop employee communications relating to their … Read more
What HR Professionals Need to Know About Returning Employees to Work and COVID-19 Testing
The rapidly changing legal landscape surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create uncertainty for employers looking to reopen their workplaces and … Read more
Re-boarding: How HR can Bring Employees Back to the Workplace
“So, how was your time quarantined with your family?” will soon become the most asked question as organizations start to bring remote employees back to the … Read more
HR Famous Podcast: Is Your Company Ready for RTW?
In episode 15 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Jessica Lee and Kris Dunn come together to discuss Tim’s extravagant Southern … Read more
How Employers Can Ease Anxiety About Returning to the Workplace
Businesses were forced to adapt quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders. Some immediately put new IT infrastructure and protocols in place … Read more
Stay Remote: 5 Alternative Approaches to Return-to-Work Planning
When the current pandemic started impacting how we work, the internet was plagued with every tip, trick, and article about how to work remotely. Two months … Read more
Key Labor & Employment Considerations for Developing a Return-to-Work Strategy
As of April 26, 2020, isolation orders and business closures have helped to slow the number of new infections caused by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes … Read more