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Amazon has hit another snag: a human resources department ill prepared to handle the thousands of requests pouring in from sick employees and those who need to stay home to care for their children or elderly relatives.

Employers are seeking new ways to keep remote employees productive and engaged, but they face a difficult balancing act as employee monitoring may damage trust and morale.

“We read this as an occasion to really integrate women's health with children's health, and that the combination of that integrated support is what makes happier and more successful working parents,” says Erik Lumer, chief product officer at Maven.

Around 63% of workers say their company could do more to support their emotional and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within this group, 22% said their company’s response was “barely adequate,” “a disaster” or “non-existent.”

In the IBM information void, workers are anxiously speculating about the scope of the restructuring. Several impacted employees said they asked their managers how many other colleagues lost their jobs and were told they didn’t have access to that information.

Employees are expensing work equipment and health and hygiene supplies, leaving businesses the task of deciding whether to pick up the bill.

Machine learning will help companies hire more efficiently and safely as they begin to look toward the future post-pandemic.

As many traditional benefits including gym memberships and commuter stipends are no longer available to employees, companies need to change their benefit offerings as well.

The Department of Labor issued a new rule that allows companies to distribute retirement benefit information electronically.

Companies who had already adapted to a culture of digital innovation technology have proven more successful during this sudden and dramatic shift.