UK: Employers and Employees Benefit from Preretirement Work Flexibility

?Reflecting a growing global trend, recent surveys of U.K. workers approaching retirement age indicate that a majority are considering continuing with part-time work instead of retiring. An Abrdn survey of 2,000 U.K.... Read more »

Beware of Inadvertently Hiring IT Workers from North Korea

?In May, the U.S. State and Treasury departments and the FBI released a joint advisory warning about the inadvertent hiring of North Korean IT workers by American companies. This is part of... Read more »

British Columbia Allows Single-Step Certification of Unions

?On June 2, British Columbia’s (BC’s) Bill 10—2022: Labor Relations Code Amendment Act, 2022, received Royal Assent and took effect. Under the new amendments, the BC Labor Relations Code allows single-step certification of unions when the union... Read more »

Roe v. Wade Overturned: Could LGBTQ Rights Be Next?

?On June 24, moments after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a concurring opinion that the court should reconsider Griswold v. Connecticut, Lawrence v. Texas... Read more »

Germany: Legislation on Transparent and Foreseeable Work Conditions Expected

?Germany’s so-called Confirmation Act obliges employers to hand out to their employees a written confirmation of the essential contractual terms and conditions. Directive No. 2019/1152 of the European Union on transparent and... Read more »

Alberta Expands Bereavement and Reservist Leaves

?On April 21, the Alberta government introduced Bill 17, the Labor Statutes Amendment Act, 2022, which expands leaves under the Employment Standard Code (the ESC), effective May 31. Bill 17 also amends the Labor Relations Code to... Read more »

Easing Indian Employees Back to the Office in a Hybrid Model

?As companies in India strive to get employees back into the office, even for a few days a week, many are facing pushback. Some employees want to work from anywhere, which is... Read more »

Tips for Addressing Burnout in the Workplace

?Robert Bogue, president of Indiana-based technology company Thor Projects, and Terri Bogue, the company’s chief operations officer, have both experienced burnout in their lives. They’ve dealt with high levels of stress that... Read more »

Global Survey Highlights Ways to Strengthen Workplace Culture

?A Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey of more than 9,000 workers in 12 different countries shows that a workplace culture with transparent communication that builds trust is one of the... Read more »

Juneteenth: More Than a Holiday for Some Employers

?On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill recognizing Juneteenth, the celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S., as a federal holiday. It became the first new... Read more »