Each year, HR leaders are always being asked to look into a crystal ball and predict the future. This year, you don’t have to have a Spidey sense to tell you that a few trends that are surfacing are likely to stick around beyond 2022. By now, we have seen how the coronavirus pandemic has ...
The Challenge: Owning and operating a small business is incredibly rewarding, but it’s not without its challenges… Small business owners wear many different hats. Often, they play the lead role in many areas that larger companies have entire departments to manage. With so much individual responsibility, it’s easy to get lost in daily ...
The federal government has told tens of thousands of small businesses that it is time to stop – If your business has been claiming the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) for wages paid this year, the much-needed relief is over. The infrastructure bill ends the ERTC for wages paid after September 30, 2021—which is one ...
Digitizing Operations: Technology has been a driving force in the business world, especially in recent years. When the world turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, businesses scrambled to quickly transition to operating remotely, resulting in operation digitization across the globe. Aside from the remote work transition, the focus on high tech has ...
Our lives are ruled by technology in every way. Technological advancements have not-so-slowly intertwined themselves into our everyday lives, from smartphones as an extension of ourselves to cashier-less checkout technology in stores. The tech trend is seeping into the business world, and has recently become the #1 topic in the boardroom. So what does digitization ...
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the United States again. After the excitement of restrictions being lifted and vaccinations becoming more widespread, this has a lot of Americans feeling very let down. It’s also led to a shift. The Biden administration has recently mandated vaccinations for all federal workers and contractors, and states like California and New ...
It may be too early, or perhaps too hopeful, to refer to a “post-COVID-19” world just yet, but we’re going to! COVID-19 has changed the ways in which nearly all organizations operate, and many of these changes will be long lasting. So, we’ve compiled a list of the top post-COVID-19 work trends to watch for ...
2020 has been…a year. And while it’s certainly been a trying 12 months, there’s still reason to have a holiday party “2020 style.” COVID-19 has changed the way in which employers and employees interact, which means holiday parties may look a bit different this year. Employers in some states may be able to have in-person ...
There are many sources of work-related stress even in the best of times, but 2020 has been quite the challenging year. First, the COVID-19 pandemic started impacting most organizations in March of this year, and eventually impacted nearly all organizations, regardless of industry, size or location. Many businesses executed remote work models earlier this year, ...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has created an online tool to help workers determine whether they qualify for paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The tool poses questions to help employees assess whether their employers are subject to the paid leave provisions of the FFCRA. Then, for employees whose employers ...
