In this week's round-up of the HR news catching our eye: research confirms remote workers really do put fewer hours in; Bank of America demands staff … Read more
Maternal Health Awareness Day: What organizations can do to support employees
January 23rd was Maternal Health Awareness Day - but if it passed you by, the message is the same: getting thinking about how you can support employee … Read more
Employers: It’s time to dismiss the ‘mommy brain’ myth
Women are taking themselves out of the workplace because the 'mommy brain' stereotype isn't being debunked by employers, says Dr Caroline Leaf: Read more
Is egg-freezing an ‘anti-family’ perk?
How time flies. It’s almost ten years since Facebook famously made headlines globally, when it announced it was offering (what was then), a very unusual … Read more
Salesforce to slash 10% of its workforce; staff to see minimum wage rises
Salesforce announces New Year job cuts The New Year has not started well for workers at Salesforce – 10% of whom are set to become the latest casualties of … Read more
Musk creating at-work sleeping areas; Apple accused of ‘psychological warfare’
Musk reportedly installing bedrooms in Twitter HQ Controversial Twitter owner, Elon Musk, has reportedly converted office space into bedrooms, to enable … Read more
Walmart introduces fertility perks; Amazon to spend $1 billion more in wages
Walmart to offer fertility benefits to staff Walmart – the nation’s largest private employer – has revealed it is to start offering a range a fertility … Read more
How to support parents returning to the workplace
As any HRD should realize, seeing staff return to the workplace after the birth of a child comes with many positives and negatives. Often there is a … Read more
The “Cold Paperwork of HR Forms” Greets Employees Who Suffer Pregnancy Loss
My husband and I couldn’t have imagined the paths we’d have to navigate on our journey to becoming parents. At 20 weeks pregnant, we thought deciding … Read more
Accommodations in the Time of COVID
As employers contemplate return to work plans, the number of requests for accommodations — namely to continue to work remotely for those employees whose … Read more