By Lynne Curry After the pandemic wound to a close, employers began pushing employees to return to the office. Fifty percent of U.S. employers issued a full or hybrid RTO (return to office) mandate in 2022 and 2023, and almost all employers planned implementing an RTO mandate before the end of 2024. Employers perceived, and many experienced, benefits from implementing … [Read more...] about Who’s going to win the return-to-office battle?
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Manager Briefing: Extreme heat emergency protocols
Objective: To ensure the safety and well-being of staff and clients during extreme heat weather conditions through comprehensive planning, immediate response actions, and continuous monitoring. Preparation Emergency Plan Develop and/or update the office’s emergency plan to include protocols specific to extreme heat. Ensure all staff are familiar with the plan and … [Read more...] about Manager Briefing: Extreme heat emergency protocols
Tips for hiring summer temps
With the arrival of summer, law offices often encounter staffing challenges due to vacations and increased workload fluctuations. Hiring temporary staff can be a strategic solution to maintain productivity and ensure seamless operations during this period. Here are some valuable tips to guide you through the process of hiring temporary staff for your law office during the … [Read more...] about Tips for hiring summer temps
EEOC releases workplace guidance to prevent harassment
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published final guidance on harassment in the workplace, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” By providing this resource on the legal standards and employer liability applicable to harassment claims under the federal employment discrimination laws enforced by the EEOC, the guidance will help people … [Read more...] about EEOC releases workplace guidance to prevent harassment
Should I take a ‘dry promotion’ (without a raise)?
By Lynne Curry Question: An email with the subject line “good news” arrived in my inbox from my supervisor this morning. The good news I hoped for flashed across my mind as I imagined him saying he was moving to another state, and I’d be getting a new supervisor. He didn’t like me, and I didn’t like him. Instead, he told me I was being offered a promotion. He didn’t look … [Read more...] about Should I take a ‘dry promotion’ (without a raise)?
You can run, but you can’t hide from Gen Z
By Lynne Curry “I simply don’t hire them.” According to research, that’s the attitude of 94 percent of business leaders who avoid hiring Gen Z employees, those born between 1997 and 2012. Why? According to 1,243 recently surveyed business leaders, Gen Zers bring with them have a sense of entitlement, a deficient work ethic and sub-par communication skills. Half of these … [Read more...] about You can run, but you can’t hide from Gen Z
Feeling burned out? You and 40% of professionals
Burnout is a problem that just won’t go away, research from global talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half shows. In a survey of 1,132 professionals, 36 per cent of respondents reported being more burned out now than a year ago. Workers said the most common factors contributing to burnout today are: Heavy workloads (54 per cent) … [Read more...] about Feeling burned out? You and 40% of professionals
Do you have a work spouse?
By Lynne Curry He, or she, enlivens your workdays, becomes the person with whom you share casual but important stories about your personal life. It begins as a typical workplace friendship. One day when you both head out the door at the same time for lunch and discover you love the same lunch wagon, you decide to drive together and eat on a bench shivering in the … [Read more...] about Do you have a work spouse?
Think long and hard before friending work colleagues on Facebook
By Lynne Curry I get it. You love Facebook and when individuals you work with requested you add them as friends, you did. At first, you didn’t have any trouble. Instead, you had the fun of seeing your coworkers’ interesting endeavors and the reinforcing experience of so many colleagues wanting to be your friends and then liking your posts. But then it happened. … [Read more...] about Think long and hard before friending work colleagues on Facebook
Voice technology can give you an extra set of hands
From robotics to augmented reality and beyond, the growing prominence of technology’s role in business has been fascinating. But there is also concern that some types of technology, such as AI, may threaten people’s jobs by performing functions or even “thinking” as humans do. However, the reality is that the development of AI-related technologies, especially speech-to-text, is … [Read more...] about Voice technology can give you an extra set of hands