While some workers have the option of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, essential employees continue to physically go to work. Even as non-essential businesses open back up, there is no shortage of uncertainty and anxiety regarding this global pandemic, and many employers and employees are justifiably concerned about coming to work. To minimize and …
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COVID-19 has impacted business across America, and most of the world. Workers have been laid off, furloughed, restricted, or made to work from home, which has impacted revenue and livelihoods around the world. As COVID-19 cases begin to dwindle and things slowly return to normal, what can employers do to return to business as …
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The COVID-19 pandemic made working from home a requirement for over 25 million Americans. For most essential employees, working from home is not an option. These employees spend their working hours exposed to the public and highly-trafficked areas, which raises their chances of contracting COVID-19. Many essential employees are justifiably frightened of going to work. …
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Business leaders often face difficult decisions — namely, laying off employees to reduce costs. Businesses like yours may be forced to make some difficult decisions. Scaling back costs may mean decisions that affect your workers’ pay, morale, and livelihood. Though layoffs can’t always be avoided, there are alternative cost-saving measures employers can explore that save …
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the new frontier for computer use in a wide variety of contexts – and human resources is no exception. While HR will always need human beings to carry out core functions, AI developments can help HR managers skip some of the lower-value parts of the job and focus on the …
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The battle over recreational marijuana use continues to rage in the United States, with several states—including Oregon and Washington—voting in favor of allowing recreational use of the drug by adults of a legal age to do so. When marijuana use becomes acceptable, however, companies have questions. How should our policies change? What can we do …
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Starting with the New Year, employers in Portland will be expected to follow new rules regarding sick leave for employees. The ordinance, passed in March 2013 by the City Council, has been supplemented with regulations drafted by the City Attorney’s Office. Employers in …
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The right job can unlock something that you didn’t even know you were passionate about. That’s what happened to Erika Hillman. We’ll let her share her story. Back in 2021, I was living in Florida where I worked at Disney World in a few different roles. I worked in a restaurant as a Hostess, I …
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