You may want to save money on business travel, but please, do not ask your employees to share beds under any circumstances other than a major natural disaster that severely limits available hotel rooms. A TikToker recently reported that her company gave employees the option to share beds with coworkers on a trip. According to
Home Depot has had a rough year. Last June, the company had to pay $72.5 million to compensate employees who were done working but had to wait for a manager to unlock the doors. And now? The National Labor Relations Board ruled that they had to allow an employee to write “BLM” (for Black Lives
DEI. Diversity, equity, and inclusion. Today, many organizations want a strong DEI program to help bring people together and demonstrate that they accept people of all cultures. But the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society recently forgot what those words “diversity, equity, and inclusion” mean — to their detriment. It’s a valuable lesson for how
I’m watching a smallish business in its death throes. There are about 50 employees, and I thought they might be able to turn it around, but the entire production team resigned, one after another. I don’t know if they will be able to persuade a couple to stay
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Dartmouth College – an Ivy League School – stopped requiring SAT/ACT scores for its applicants during the pandemic. Now that there aren’t health concerns in taking the test anymore, the college decided to take a look at whether they should reinstate these standardized tests as a requirement. The evidence
On February 14 we celebrate love in the name of St. Valentine, who was beaten, stoned, and decapitated because of his support of marriage. So, basically, it’s always been a bummer of a holiday, which brings us to divorce. Here are, according to a 5-year study, are the professions most prone
The Evil HR Lady has teamed up with Brabo Payroll to bring you a series of FREE webinars! This is the first in this series, presented by Suzanne Lucas. You’ll learn some of the ins and outs of ChatGPT and why it shouldn’t put you into a panic
One week ago, a New York City-based copywriter named Lauren Baer posted on LinkedIn saying that she had recently withdrawn her candidacy from a job. She loved the company. She was a strong candidate. So what went wrong? In the post, Baer explained precisely why she said enough is enough — and her
A toxic employee, “Bob,” engaged in unethical behavior; we wrote him up, and then he ran his mouth about it to the whole department. He is not speaking with his boss and is now resorting to name-calling. We have a good policy handbook to back us up to
