How HR Can Help Employees Fight Tech Fatigue

?Technology has a lot to offer, and businesses have benefited from its availability, especially during the pandemic. But tech proliferation can also create stress, as employees attempt to learn new systems and... Read more »

How to Avoid a Claim of ‘Pretaliation’

?Travis is an HR director. One afternoon, the vice president of sales, Daniel, stopped by to speak with him about problems he was having with one of his direct reports, the recently... Read more »

Ask an Expert: Whiff of Weed

?When someone reports that an employee smells of marijuana, the first step is to determine whether the employee is under the influence or impaired. Doing so is particularly important if the employee... Read more »

Viewpoint: Why Many Women Are Quitting Technology Sector Jobs

Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with The Conversation to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies.? By 2029, there will be 3.6 million computing jobs in the U.S., but there will... Read more »

Technology Helps Managers Struggling to Lead Hybrid Teams

?Hybrid work is here to stay in many industries, according to recent research and expert opinion, despite CEOs ordering employees back to the workplace full time. That means many managers will continue... Read more »

Is It HR’s Job to Ensure Workers Are Happy?

HR is the custodian of the employee experience. Company culture is an organization’s calling card, and given that employees spend so much time working, organizations are best served by delivering a great... Read more »

Managers Can Help Employees Hone Critical Soft Skills

?A worker’s gossiping was creating problems among team members. Neither the first-time manager nor the group’s supervisor knew quite how to correct the behavior that was causing distrust among co-workers. April Metcalf,... Read more »

Embracing Allyship to Build Bridges in the Workplace

?More than half (51 percent) of women from marginalized racial and ethnic groups experience racism in the workplace, according to a recent survey by Catalyst, a global nonprofit supported by many of... Read more »

7 Ways to Nurture Employee Well-Being

?While mental and emotional well-being has come further out of the shadows during the last few years, it still has an outsized impact on people at home and work. According to findings... Read more »

OFCCP Scales Back Religious Exemption

?The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has rescinded a 2020 rule’s expansion of a religious exemption to equal opportunity requirements, returning the exemption to its prior scope. The rescission takes... Read more »