Employees have signaled companies' values are important, but that doesn't necessarily mean employees resign over misaligned values. Other considerations might be more important, or workers might not have the financial ability to take an ethical stand. Full Story: BBC (2/28)
A guide for employers to simplify healthcare Most virtual care solutions offer a disjointed experience both for benefits leaders and employees. Download a guide for employers to streamline healthcare delivery to discover how you can offer a better solution for your employees while simplifying your job, and reducing healthcare costs.
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Recruiting & Retention
These tips can make hiring easier Hiring has become more challenging, but companies can harness certain techniques to make finding the right talent easier. Using skills-based hiring and automating certain tasks can help. Full Story: Entrepreneur (2/28)
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7 ways leaders can help teams transition to hybrid work Hybrid working requires different strategies to ensure teams succeed and work is enjoyable, writes Pam Hamilton, who offers seven tips for leaders to manage the transition. These include stepping up communication, allowing teams to experiment as opposed to establishing set companywide rules, and making sure time spent physically together is valuable. Full Story: Training magazine (2/22)
Benefits & Compensation
Many employees consider pet-related benefits important Research suggests that pet owners feel good about working for organizations that offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, animal-friendly offices and paid time off to take care of pets' needs. Seventy percent of respondents to a Nationwide survey said their employers did not currently offer pet-related benefits, and 30% said having such benefits would convince them to stay with an employer or leave for another that provides them. Full Story: PropertyCasualty360 (free registration) (2/17)
The HR Leader
What employers can do to support Black women The unemployment rate for Black women is higher than that of their white, Hispanic and Asian counterparts, per the National Women's Law Center, and experts share what employers can do to mitigate the disproportionate effect of the pandemic. Among the issues companies can tackle are a lack of affordable child care and hiring discrimination. Full Story: CNBC (2/28)
About the Editor
Kanoe Namahoe
We’ve all been there. You and a friend are texting about something sensitive. You’re going back and forth until suddenly, there’s no response to your last note -- the one where you said the thing you knew she might not like. Now she’s not answering and you’re worrying you lost a friend. An hour later, you get a text from her. Her mother called and she couldn’t get back to you to let you know. She also thanks you for your note that, while it was tough to read, she knew it was the truth and she appreciates your honesty. This is what came to mind today as I read the TrainingMag story about hybrid work. Fast feedback matters. It’s not always possible, but we should aim for it. Otherwise, we run the risk of miscommunication and a fractured relationship. And it never had to happen. How can I serve you better with this brief? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.
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