Category: General

No child’s play The COVID-19-induced childcare crisis continues to weigh on businesses as many working parents proceed with the dual role of teacher and employee. While some schools currently offer full in-person learning, most are still under hybrid or 100% virtual learning plans. Coupled with the surge in COVID-19 cases, there is no sign the […]

To poke or not to poke… On September 9th, President Biden announced an action plan to combat the current surge in COVID-19 cases. In addition to requiring most federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated with no testing alternative, the plan calls for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue a rule […]

Business is booming! Millions of baby boomers are retiring every year and with them continuing to reach retirement age at 10,000 per day, preparing for income needs and expenses in retirement is always at the top of mind. During the pandemic, an additional 1.7 million Americans retired earlier than what would have been expected. Many […]

Make way for Gen Z! We now have four generations in the workforce, each with very different perspectives on their futures, their relationship to their employers and the role of work in their lives. While it has always made sense that we cannot deliver universal ‘one size fits all’ workplace well-being programs to an age-diverse […]

Navigating the hybrid work scenario There’s no doubt that remote work has proven to have many advantages for both employers and employees. And it’s unlikely that we’ll return to a fully in-office arrangement anytime soon. The future of work is hybrid: some employees fully remote, others in the office full-time and the vast majority likely […]

Retaining your employees during the Great Resignation By now, you’ve probably heard of — or experienced — the ‘Great Resignation’, a term coined by Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management at Texas A&M University, to describe the wave of employees rethinking or quitting their jobs post-pandemic. Some 4 million people quit their jobs in […]

Best ways to track employee time In addition to the number of other responsibilities on their hands, companies also have to maintain records of employee time off. Sick days, leave, vacation and daily time punches are crucial for businesses to keep track of, as they directly affect budgets and overall efficiency within the organization. This […]

Graduates are on the search for employment: Here’s how you can attract them to your business Summertime is upon us, and that also means that school is out and there is a brand new crop of recent graduates holding advanced degrees, hungry for their first professional job opportunity. According to data from the National Center […]

Now that millennials make up the largest portion of the American workforce, chances are good that almost every company has at least one member of this generation within its staff. According to Pew Research, 56 million millennials are earning a living, and the post-millennial generation – those born after 1996, known as Gen Z – are […]

“Congratulations!” is a word you’ve probably been hearing a lot lately. And it’s not unwarranted – after all, you worked extremely hard through classes and assignments to earn your degree. You deserve a little recognition! But, the hard work isn’t over yet – in fact, it’s just begun! Those loans are going to be due […]