Many employees in Europe have been unable to physically perform work in their country of employment due to COVID-19 restrictions and have been working from their home countries instead. This has raised tax questions.
The Central Netherlands District Court recently held that failure to turn up at work and to contact an employer about the absence justifies summary dismissal.
Interactive software and “bots”—short for Internet robots—are just starting to transform HR generally, and the management of compensation and benefits specifically. Two experts on HR tech share their insights on what’s ahead.
Halloween 2020 looks different this year. Will children be able to trick or treat? Does employee morale improve if remote workers dress up? Is a Zoom Halloween call really team building? Can insensitive costume choices, even when employees are working […]
As departing employees elect COBRA health care continuation coverage without starting to pay COBRA premiums, as allowed during the COVID-19 “outrbreak period,” employers have some options.
Can workers ask employers to reimburse them for home office items? How can an employee ask her boss to wear a mask? SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, answers these HR questions as part of […]
California law prohibits employers from asking job applicants to disclose any conviction that has been judicially dismissed or using any record of a dismissed conviction as a reason to fire an employee.
Employers that are converting furloughs into permanent layoffs need to ensure compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and COBRA.
Since our hours of daylight are getting shorter and shorter, daylight saving time (DST) ends this Sunday, November 1. Don’t forget to set your clocks back Saturday night for an extra hour of sleep! Remember that employees need to be […]
The latest proposed rule to overhaul the H-1B visa program would replace the annual visa lottery that randomly selects foreign professionals with a process that prioritizes those offered the highest salaries.
