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HR 101: Let’s discuss sabbaticals

HR Brew

In 2005, 23% of US businesses offered paid or unpaid sabbatical leave, according to SHRM data cited by the New York Times. By 1985, around 13% of US employers—including Xerox, IBM, Wells Fargo, and McDonald’s—offered employees “some form of paid sabbatical leave,” according to a Los Angeles Times report. Fast-forward.

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10 Companies Offering Work from Home

HR Digest

The number of people who work from home has increased by 140 per cent since 2005. United Health Group. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a health care company based in Minnesota. The statistics prove that work from home is a popular option with working people. Recent research shows that 4.3

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Pet Insurance as a Benefit – Why Your Company Should Consider It

TalentCulture

One of the most notable trends we’ve seen at Pets Best among our customers is that the fastest growing age group are 25-34 year old millennials. From 2005-2010, 25-34 year olds represented 5.7% of our customers, whereas in 2011-2015, that same age group grew to 16.9% of customers.

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Pride Month and Caribbean Heritage Month Take Center Stage

Trusaic

Today, while many members of the LGBTQIA+ community continue to face prejudice and hostility, members of the group have come to be embraced by non-members in many circles—including the workplace. In June 2005, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted H.

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Please! No more Icebreakers: 5 Ways to Get a Group Connected Without Icebreakers

Conversation Matters

If a group is going to concentrate on a difficult issue, they need to learn who others are, the skills they bring, the experience they represent, and the values they hold. Stasser, who studies group performance, notes, “Group performance increases when everyone in a group is aware of each other member’s expertise.”

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October Month of Conflict Resolution Kickoff: Featuring 4 Mediation Organizations Across the World

Pollack Peacebuilding

Conceived by The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) in 2005, October is observed as the month of Conflict Resolution each year. In September 2005, ACCORD became the first African NGO in history to address the UN Security Council. The organization runs with a 5-year strategic plan that is available on their website.

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Don’t Tell Employees Why the Company Culture is Great

HR Bartender

Benson started with Cirrus Logic in 1995 as their director of marketing and communications and expanded her role to vice president of human resources in 2005. During the second half of the day, participants break into groups and are tasked with pulling their images together into a story.

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