Envy is bad. It’s one of the seven deadly sins, along with its pals pride, greed, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth. It’s super destructive if you just focus on what other people have. But Amy Alkon flipped that on its head with her article in Psychology Today, The
With 2020 almost over, HR and business leaders alike have been more worried about what would happen to the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and the Families First Corona Response Act (FFCRA). Congress finally came through and agreed to a $900 billion stimulus package on Sunday night. It is expected to
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued brief guidelines for how businesses can approach Covid-19 vaccinations with their employees today, December 16, 2020. While these guidelines will undoubtedly change as more information becomes available, the advice is consistent with previous vaccinations (like flu shots). Jeff Nowak, an employment attorney with
California attorney general Xavier Becerra says Amazon has been ignoring subpoenas about its health and safety plans. As such, he’s asked the courts to step in and force Amazon to comply. Amazon, for its part, says: The bottom line is that we’re a leader in providing Covid-19 safety measures for
HR is a public relations role. Yes, I realize that most people disagree with me on this thing. They see PR as the people who send out press releases to try to get a new product promoted and to offer hapless executives as guests on podcasts. But, what
My parents instilled in me a work ethic that says you have to be dying before you skip work or school. I’m not alone. Add to that, the lack of paid sick days that many Americans have and you have a lot of sick people at work. (And
Have you bought a present for your direct reports yet? While it’s not obligatory, it is rather traditional. However, it’s better to give nothing at all than it is to give the presents these bosses gave. I asked people about the worst present they’ve ever received from a
I love a good workplace holiday party, but this is not the year to bring everyone together in a hotel ballroom. Nope. And while there’s no legal or even moral obligation to give presents to your staff, it will be appreciated. But what to give? Budgets may be
If you prefer to read, Neelie helpfully included this roundup–not a complete transcript as she probably got bored typing all my “umms” HR lessons from 2020 SL: There are so many things that we’ve learned in HR this year. One of those things indeed goes back to working from home because
Early next year, our company will begin using new software for most everything we do. It’s already so late in the process, so what can we do quickly to ensure that our employees are adequately trained and don’t feel like they are on their own? To read my
