The workweek is changing. It used to be that every full-time job required 40 hours per week, but that's mostly gone out the window. Let's see if we can figure out how long the modern workweek is. Is it 30? Under the Affordable Care Act, full-time...
In many cases, a company's employee benefits program extends to workers' spouses and children. This is partially to help boost retention efforts, but is also motivated by federal and state laws. Recently there's been the question of whether employers...
Some people stay up for hours typing away at their keyboards. They're determined to meet their deadlines and have to work long after the sun's gone down. Many of these people rely on coffee and energy drinks to stay awake during late hours. It's easy to...
People analytics have become an essential aspect of workforce management. In recent years, almost everything has been quantified because numbers paint a better picture of efficiency and give better insights into current strategies than anecdotal evidence, or at least...
A large portion of workforce management is dealing with new challenges, and helicopter parenting is one of the latest obstacles HR departments have to overcome. This style of parenting refers to when mothers, fathers and other guardians monitor their children's...