HR Management

Questions abound as vax mandate rolls out

09/14/2021

A flurry of questions erupted Sept. 9 when President Biden announced a series of vaccine mandates designed to slow the spread of covid-19. While answers are elusive so far, here are some of the pressing questions employers face.

Biden orders vaccinations or weekly testing

09/14/2021

A sweeping set of White House proposals issued Sept. 9 requires companies with 100 or more employees to require all workers to either prove they have been vaccinated against covid-19 or undergo weekly testing to prove they’re not infected.

The vaccine mandate: Here’s what we know we don’t know

09/13/2021

Now that a particle or two of dust has settled from last Thursday’s announcement that OSHA will write an emergency temporary standard requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated against covid-19, employers are left with some basic questions about this mandate. We’ve answered a few to the best of our ability.

Push the self-care button, and hard

09/10/2021

Attending to the staff’s well-being when you’re barely getting through yourself.

Two-thirds of employers to delay workplace reopening

09/07/2021

Sixty-six percent of organizations are delaying reopening their offices due to new covid-19 variants, according to a poll of 238 executive leaders conducted by the Gartner business advisory firm.

Snapshot: Do you want your employer to require vaccines?

09/07/2021

Two-thirds of workers surveyed say they want their own employers to require employees to be vaccinated against covid-19.

You can forbid remote worker moonlighting

09/02/2021

Several media outlets are reporting that a growing number of telecommuters are working two or more remote jobs at once. You can restrict this digital moonlighting. Here’s how to regain control.

Weigh pitfalls before penalizing unvaccinated

09/02/2021

Delta Airlines recently announced that it will begin charging employees who refuse to receive a covid-19 vaccination an extra $200 per month for their employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. Before you adopt a similar policy, consider these pitfalls.

The HR I.Q. Test: September ’21

09/01/2021

Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

OSHA responds to surge in construction worker suicides

08/31/2021

While the hazards most often associated with workplace deaths in the U.S. construction industry—falling, being struck by or crushed by equipment or other objects or suffering electrocution—are well-known, a recent study finds that another potential killer is taking lives at an alarming rate.