Handle harassment complaints with care and train employees how to spot and report misconduct are among lessons employers can learn from a lawsuit filed against several IHOP franchises. The franchises have agreed to pay $700,000 to settle the case, as well as form an HR department that includes a staff trained to prevent discrimination, harassment and retaliation. HR Dive (2/22)
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Recruiting & Retention
3 skill sets that will be in demand Companies will need employees with these three critical skill sets as artificial intelligence continues to reshape the workplace through 2021. CNBC (2/21)
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Benefits & Compensation
Panel: Younger workers value lifestyle, wellness benefits Brokers told the Workplace Benefits Renaissance conference that the growing percentage of younger adults means employers need to focus on innovative benefits to attract and retain the best employees. They said benefits geared toward wellness and living a more balanced life are important, including maternity and paternity leave, flexible hours and gym memberships. Employee Benefit Adviser (free registration) (2/25)
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The HR Leader
How meaningful work can improve employee engagement Modern workers don't want to produce widgets to earn a living but crave jobs that give them meaning and align with their purpose, write PwC executives Bhushan Sethi and Carol Stubbings. What employees need, they argue, is fair wages, opportunities to innovate, autonomy and flexibility. Strategy+Business magazine (free registration) (Spring 2019)
I've come to appreciate the planet we live on. It's a small ball in a large universe. It's a very fragile ball but also very beautiful. You don't recognize that until you see it from a little farther off.
Guion "Guy" Bluford Jr., combat pilot, astronaut and first African-American in space
