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How to Turn a New Company Policy from Negative to Positive

HR Bartender

I recently had the chance to hear about how Kronos rolled out their open time off policy and I thought you would find it interesting. Both from the standpoint of the policy itself but also because of the challenges they experienced and how they addressed them. myTime: An “Open” Vacation Policy. You know our friends at Kronos.

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7 Productivity Drains That Impact Your Business

Zenefits

Are you running out of ideas as to how to boost workplace productivity? In your quest to improve the effectiveness of their productive effort, you think you’ve done all you can to improve productivity. But have you considered the issues, behaviors, and distractions that poke holes in productivity?

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GM Cruise Layoffs Affecting Almost 24% of the Workforce

HR Digest

On Wednesday, Cruise fired nine executives, including its chief operating officer and chief legal and policy officer amid an external investigation led by law firm Quinn Emmanuel into the accident and Cruise’s response. The unit’s CEO Kyle Vogt and co-founder Dan Kan both resigned last month.

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Working Remotely: Ideal Work Environment Or Threat To Culture And Employee Productivity?

15Five

Gallup reports that employees working remotely at least part-time grew from 39% in 2012 to 43% in 2016. In fact, Softchoice found Millennials twice as likely to feel more productive and better equipped working at home than Baby Boomers. One study by Upwork discovered that 57% of companies still lack some sort of remote policy.

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Better Parental Leave Isn't a Perk—It's Smart Business

Cornerstone On Demand

1) Mothers with Paid Leave Are 93 Percent More Likely to Keep Working You can't employ someone who isn't actively involved in the workforce and, in America, the number of women working or looking for work has been declining in recent years (from 75 percent in 2000 to 71 percent in 2016).

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10 Companies Offering Work from Home

HR Digest

Red Hat was named among the 100 Top Companies with Remote Jobs in 2016. It offers health care products and insurance services. It has remote jobs listed in sales compensation analyst, product specialist, and senior systems engineer. It offers wellness and health services products besides insurance for lifelong well-being.

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10 HR Policies to abolish in 2016

Unicorn HRO

What better way to start the New Year than by overhauling your outdated HR policies? Below are a list of some of the most common policies which have proven to be unsuccessful by many organizations. Organizations which withdraw this policy communicate trust, respect, and a caring attitude towards their workers.