Employee relations

“Employers are grappling with the seemingly endemic skills gaps in healthcare, supply chain and skilled trade fields,” says Rachel Carlson, CEO of Guild Education.

Many companies are realizing that the open office — once considered forward-thinking for the way a lack of separation between workers fosters collaboration— is unsustainable.

AllVoices, a platform for employees to report workplace issues, has seen an increase in demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

“After my husband died, I couldn’t even tie my shoes,” says Emma Payne, founder of Grief Coach. “The fact that I was expected to go back to work was unthinkable.”

Employers need to be proactive in addressing employee needs as they rapidly evolve during the current crisis.

A CEO’s vision for a company can be a rallying cry within the organization, but when they leave it can rock company culture.

Face it, your clients and prospects do not want to meet you in person, but here’s how you can still stay connected.

Contract workers play a significant role in the U.S. economy, but they aren’t afforded the same benefits as full-time employees.

Today’s sandwich generation now looks to employers for support with aging parents. Companies are beginning to add new benefits like work flexibility and care resources.

“It’s an unfortunate part of the traditional law firm model that you are penalized if you back off the throttle — an absolute necessity when you have a child,” one lawyer says.

There isn’t a better time than now to review your employee healthcare and wellness benefits.

As social distancing becomes the norm, employees are looking for ways to care for loved ones.

Managers should make an effort to help employees who are feeling strain from the impact of isolation caused by quarantines.

Be transparent about the challenges you’re facing when you communicate with colleagues and clients and make sure your practice is optimized for a work-from-home situation.

Darden Restaurants had been working on this policy for some time, but rolled it out faster due to concerns over COVID-19.

LinkedIn’s Jim Barnett interviews the chief human resources officer at Autodesk, in a new video partnership with Employee Benefit News exploring work culture.

“One of the pain points we’re trying to solve for employers is getting their employees the right care quickly,” says David Dougherty, Dana-Farber Network medical director.

An executive at an online college says people skills are crucial when your employees work from home.

Caregiver responsibilities are stressful and can have a negative impact on an employee’s ability to do their work.

Some employers may believe that they don’t have jobs that fit that population of employees, but that isn’t the way to think about it.