Staffing Industry News

Employee achievement rewards recognize employees for their successes—and by doing so, help to increase employee motivation and reinforce behaviors aligned with company goals and values. Some rewards programs, however, fail to deliver these outcomes. Here’s why.

The recent California Family Rights Act (CFRA) expansion has added a new and more complicated layer for small businesses. As previously reported, starting January 1, 2021, employers with five or more employees must provide up to 12 weeks of job-protected […]

Employers wanting to require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccination should be prepared to respond to workers’ concerns and make reasonable accommodations under federal and state law.

Over the past year, employers have made significant changes to their hiring practices to ensure the safety of potential and current employees. Remote hiring for professional workers has become the norm and is a practice that is likely to continue, […]

Microsoft’s new Viva employee experience platform—an app in Microsoft Teams that functions as a one-stop-shop employee portal—has arrived. HR technology vendors now need to determine how they’ll co-exist with or compete against a major new player in the market.

As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark, federal, state and local governments have spent the last year continually developing new laws, regulations, ordinances, orders, and countless “guidance” documents and updates. It’s difficult, if not overwhelming at times, for employers […]

Benefits managers who support at-home fitness say that reimbursing workers for purchasing home exercise equipment is a perk that employees truly appreciate, and one that complements at-home virtual fitness classes.

The majority of employers are open to negotiating salary for some or all positions once a job offer has been made, but that openness does not extend to bonuses and benefits, according to a new survey.

Data show that the shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic has been largely successful in maintaining productivity, but most employers still believe that returning to the office is the best path forward for maintaining a strong organizational culture. […]

Although the California Labor Commissioner has allocated many resources to enforcing COVID-19-related infractions during the pandemic, that doesn’t mean it’s turned a blind eye to traditional California labor laws. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Recently, in investigating allegations of […]