British Columbia: When Outside Business Activities Can Be ‘Just Cause’ for Dismissal

​With the proliferation of remote work, employers are increasingly encountering situations where employees have taken on a distracting side hustle—or even a second full-time job. While employers have typically allowed or tolerated... Read more »

How Workplace Discrimination Saps Employee Motivation

​Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with The Conversation to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies.  When people work for discriminatory managers, they put in less effort. That’s true both when... Read more »

Confront Ageism to Create a Workplace Where All Generations Thrive

​How long do you want to live? That’s the question Sonia Aranza, CEO and principal consultant at Aranza Communications, posed during a session on ageism at the SHRM INCLUSION 2023 conference on... Read more »

Employers Scramble to Protect Workers Caught in Israel-Hamas Crossfire

U.S. employers and others are working to ensure the safety of employees traveling or working in Israel in the midst of the war that erupted there beginning on Oct. 7. U.S. citizens are... Read more »

Firing Employees Lawfully in the UK

​Firing employees is a necessary part of running a company in the U.K., but it’s important to do it in accordance with the law. There are certain things to keep in mind... Read more »

Canadian Workplaces Deal with Passive Aggression in the Workplace

​Passive-aggressive behavior can hurt company culture and sometimes lead to harassment claims in Canada. This behavior is challenging for HR to investigate and stop. All team members should practice healthy communication, said... Read more »

Why Many Black Workers Don’t Want to Return to the Office

As more companies implement return-to-office mandates, multiple reports show that many Black employees prefer to work remotely to avoid racial microaggressions in the… Read more »

DE&I Tech Leaders Mull Affirmative Action Decision

​Technology providers that support their customers’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts are thinking out loud about the best ways they can use their software and strategies to strengthen a diverse workforce... Read more »

India: What You Need to Know About the World’s Largest Workforce

​The United Nations estimates that India recently overtook China to become the world’s most populous nation, with more than 1.43 billion people. This has big implications for the world’s workforce. By 2030,... Read more »

America Is Getting Older. How Will an Aging Population Impact Employers?

​Federal data shows that the median age in the U.S. is rising and population growth is slowing—both of which could have business implications. The national median age jumped by 0.2 years to... Read more »