We previously reported on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule that has sparked quite a stir. The proposed rule aims to ban companies from forcing employees to sign non-compete agreements. These agreements prohibit workers from taking jobs with competitors for a certain period of...
More companies are backtracking on earlier pledges to let employees work from home on a full or part-time basis. Across industries, major corporations including Disney, Twitter and Starbucks are requiring employees to spend more time at the office. While half of employers say flexible work...
Imagine, you have arrived at a networking event and the host introduces you to Richard, a cleaning company owner. Just as you politely smile and shake Richard's hand, he starts telling you about the most advanced floor polisher he’s bought, and the green commercial grade disinfectant he uses, and...
In just a few months, you’ll be able to ask a virtual assistant to transcribe meeting notes during a work call, summarize long email threads to quickly draft suggested replies, quickly create a specific chart in Excel, and turn a Word document into a PowerPoint presentation in seconds. And that’s...
Artificial intelligence can help hiring managers and recruiters discover talent, reducing the time it takes to get them onboard a company. But there are risks associated with a process often automated by a chatbot. Before employing artificial intelligence (AI) to find job candidates, Southwest...
Corporate bosses are getting return-to-office requirements all wrong, global work experts and remote leaders said during a panel conversation at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, recently. A three-days-a-week requirement has become the norm at many companies, but it’s far from a...
There are four links in the chain of credibility. If one of them breaks, your credibility is broken — or was never secured in the first place. Whether you are an entrepreneur, manager, salesperson or any businessperson, having the trust of the people you serve is paramount. But you cannot earn...
News of layoffs may be grabbing most of the headlines, but another issue is causing waves among workers: companies ordering employees back to the office — even those who promised permanent remote and hybrid arrangements. Amazon, Disney, and Starbucks are just some of the latest employers telling...
A company fired someone for too many absences and found itself in trouble with the EEOC. Your new business is a success and you've hired your first employees. As you juggle growing responsibilities with new hires, you may be tempted to leave things like employment policies and procedures until...
The pandemic-era trend of working from home remains a key feature of the U.S. job market — and is likely to stay entrenched as a permanent perk for a broad swath of the American workforce, according to labor economists. The pre-pandemic baseline of going into an office five days a week “is dead”...
Swatters use data brokers and stolen information on the dark web to target C-suite and board members. Removing personal information from the web is the best way to minimize this risk. At around 8:45 pm on February 1, 2023, a caller to the Groveland, Massachusetts, 911 emergency...
Lauren Van Duyn has changed jobs only a handful of times in her 11-year career, but she remembers how painful it was to submit applications at certain employers. “Many times, I quit mid-application and went back to it later or just never came back to it,” Van Duyn, recruitment manager at HR tech...