Employees and Businesses Grapple with Earthquake in Turkey

?The earthquake in the southeast of Turkey on Feb. 6 affected everyone in the country and disrupted normal life for weeks afterward. More than 44,000 people died in Turkey in one of... Read more »

Naloxone Kits Required in Some Workplaces in Ontario

?The opioid crisis has had far-reaching effects throughout Canada, but the construction sector has been particularly hard hit. One report said that 1 in 13 opioid deaths in Ontario between 2017 and... Read more »

India: 5 Ways HR Leaders Are Using Talent Intelligence

?Talent intelligence, which involves analyzing data of current and prospective employees, can help grow employees as well as the organization, said HR experts at the SHRM India Annual Conference & Expo 2022,... Read more »

Federal Surveys Define Middle Eastern Employees as White. That Could Soon Change

?The federal government is looking to modernize its race and ethnicity categories on the U.S. census—a move that could support diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts in the workplace. The White House... Read more »

France: Macron Pushes Through Retirement Reform

?French President Emmanuel Macron applied a special constitutional power on March 16 to bypass parliament and enact a controversial pensions bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. We’ve gathered articles... Read more »

UK: Pay Attention to Restrictive Covenants

?With a cost-of-living crisis and a buoyant hiring market in the U.K., many employees might take the opportunity in 2023 to leave their current employment for new positions. This means employers should... Read more »

The Key to Improving Equity in the Workplace: an Analytical Aptitude

?Workers value fairness: 88 percent of U.S. workers believe fairness is extremely important or very important in the workplace. And research suggests that workers are willing to quit rather than accept unfair... Read more »

British Columbia’s Card-Check Certification Makes It Easier to Join a Union

?The government of British Columbia signed a law that took effect on June 2, 2022, and gave workers in the Canadian province an easier path to form a union. The Labor Relations... Read more »

Strikes Over France’s Proposed Retirement Reforms Continue

?Strikes have continued over the proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron’s government to put its pension system on firmer financial footing by raising the retirement age from 62 years old to 64.... Read more »

Mexico Boosts Minimum Wage by 20 Percent

?Minimum-wage workers in Mexico received a 20 percent raise effective Jan. 1, after government, business and labor leaders agreed to the increase late last year. While the increase applies only to minimum-wage... Read more »