Some employers use company culture, with generous perks, to stand out in a competitive labor market. For example, plumbing business owner Vinnie Sposari offers benefits including company vehicles, cellphone reimbursement and tuition coverage for those who want to become licensed plumbers. Las Vegas Sun/The Associated Press (12/19)
5 Culture Trends for 2019 As we approach 2019, major shifts in the work environment will continue to affect the ways companies do business. New research uncovers 5 big culture trends for 2019. Download the paper
It’s Time to Stop Treating People Equally Instead, treat them fairly. Despite your best intentions, regarding employees and candidates the same can lead to claims of discrimination based on adverse impact. To make sure your employment decisions don't backfire on you, check out "Are You Committing Accidental Discrimination?"
Northeast has highest cost of employee compensation Companies in New England and the Northeast led the nation in the cost of employee compensation in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data show an average of $42.06 per hour worked, compared with a national average of $34.53. Hartford Business Journal (Conn.) (12/19)
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How to help your workforce understand data To improve data literacy, HR should provide more training and encourage a workplace culture that embraces the technology, writes Julian Quinn, regional vice president for Qlik in Asia-Pacific. "HR must work with key business decision-makers to develop a framework that incorporates a vision and strategic plan to achieve a data literacy nirvana and ensure sustainability and longevity," Quinn writes. HRM Asia (Singapore) (12/17)
Patagonia has always been committed to helping the environment, but it has a renewed corporate focus of "save our home planet," says founder Yvon Chouinard. "Whenever we have a job opening, all things being equal, hire the person who's committed to saving the planet no matter what the job is," he says. Fast Company online (12/13)
Travel is the only context in which some people ever look around. If we spent half the energy looking at our own neighborhoods, we'd probably learn twice as much.
