An LHH report suggests many early-career employees in the UK, US and France are anxious and pessimistic about their career prospects. "Organizations need to ensure younger employees are given opportunities to build stronger relationships with their managers, peers and employers," says Marie-Clare Race, LHH chief innovation and product officer.
Negative feedback doesn't help if either party isn't emotionally prepared or doesn't have the time for a proper conversation, writes Kevin Eikenberry. "While feedback needs to be timely, that doesn't usually mean giving it immediately," Eikenberry writes.
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Employers seeking talent in today's tight recruitment market should stop hiring for cultural fit and instead measure candidates against company values, writes Denise Bindelglass, vice president of people at ActiveCampaign. Bindelglass advises on how companies can improve employer branding and recommends adjusting benefit packages to reflect the current needs of workers.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced a bill that would permit employers to offer standalone telehealth plans on top of workers' existing health insurance plan. The Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would increase access to employer-based benefits by categorizing telehealth as an excepted benefit.
There are 5.3 million more jobs being offered than there are workers available to take them, according to a metric developed by Goldman Sachs economists. Jan Hatzius, Goldman's chief economist, said the gap shown in the reading represents "the most overheated level of the postwar period both in absolute terms and relative to the population."
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Most people surveyed by Ambius are concerned about poor indoor air quality and want workplaces to invest in improvements such as HVAC updates, air purifiers or ionization. Perhaps more workers will cite poor air quality as a reason to eschew returning to the office and keep working from home.
SHoP Architects' 1,428 foot high residential tower, with a height to width ratio of 24:1, is complete. The supertall residential skyscraper's location just south of New York City's Central Park means it will probably be featured in Big Apple skyline images for years to come.
