Flexibility or Autonomy: Which Is right for Your Workplace—and Your Workers?

?Apple announced in August it would start requiring many of its California-based employees to report to their offices at least three days a week starting in September. The tech giant told workers... Read more »

Viewpoint: How One Company’s New Wellness Program Took Off

?Corporate wellness programs can range from free-flowing to highly structured, and the rewards can vary from getting a free T-shirt to winning a medal in a marathon. The most telling measure of... Read more »

Viewpoint: To Get People Back in the Office, Make It Social

?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. While people around the world have been returning to restaurants, concerts and travel, there’s... Read more »

Feelings of Psychological Safety Differ Among Onsite, Remote and Hybrid Workers

?There is a difference among onsite workers and their remote or hybrid colleagues in how psychologically safe they feel at work, according to a survey of nearly 4,000 U.S. workers. One-fourth of... Read more »

Check-Ins, Continual Listening Can Calm Employee Anxiety

?It is amazing what an HR generalist can learn by simply walking through the workplace once a week to check in with the staff. Mary Kay Kirgis, human resources generalist at Crescent... Read more »

‘Quiet Firing’ Is Not the Antidote to ‘Quiet Quitting’

?Worker disengagement is not a new trend, but it is the latest viral challenge HR leaders are facing. The term “quiet quitters” has recently been coined to describe employees choosing not to... Read more »

Quiet Quitting: New Term for an Old Problem in a Changed Workplace

Quiet quitters are taking the phrase “phoning it in” to a whole new level. Today, 21 percent of employed Americans are doing the bare minimum, according to an August 2022 ResumeBuilder.com survey,... Read more »

How to Boost Employee Performance in a Hybrid Work Environment

The pandemic forced organizations around the world to adapt to remote or hybrid business models practically overnight. While employees typically appreciated the flexibility and autonomy that remote work provided, they also reported... Read more »

Viewpoint: Quiet Quitting Is About Bad Bosses, Not Bad Employees

?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Every employee, every workday, makes a decision: Are they only willing to do the... Read more »

The Benefits of Hosting an Employee Retreat

?When the pandemic first started, most companies asked their employees to work remotely, and Merit was no exception. “We used to be an in-person company, so our traditional structure of knowledge transfer... Read more »