Human Resources 411™

An employee handbook is the foundation of workplace expectations, compliance, and legal protection. A well-crafted handbook can prevent lawsuits, set clear policies, and establish a company culture where employees know what’s expected. A vague or outdated one? It could be a lawsuit waiting to happen.  Yet, too many handbooks are...

Today’s workforce is fed up, with employees either feigning productivity or exiting in grand protest. “Task masking” is the latest trend where employees, particularly Gen Z, deliberately appear busy without meaningful output, while “revenge quitting” sees workers resigning as a final act of defiance against toxic work cultures. Both...

The tech industry has been well regarded as not only a reliable place of work but also a lucrative one where professionals can enter to grow and diversify their technical skills. However, a career in tech isn’t without its own challenges, and employees are responding to those in their...

Gen Z in the workplace has a bad reputation for being lazy and disloyal to companies as they only care about salaries, but is that really the full picture? While Gen Z may be known as the “job-hopping generation,” one report from ResumeLab suggests that there is more to consider....

Organizational change is inevitable, but with it comes the unknown. Without a clear road ahead, employees can easily fall into a state of anxiety about their jobs if there is no clear strategy for success in place. In a report from Build Better Change, 69% of respondents agreed that...

Get ready to transform how you approach HR. The HR Data Analytics & AI Summit, hosted by HRO Today, is where innovation meets strategy. This two-day event, happening March 4-5, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia, brings together industry leaders, tech experts, and forward-thinking professionals to explore how data and AI...

Experiencing stress at work is normal, but what happens when that stress becomes overwhelming? When employees are under constant stress, burnout is just around the corner, and attrition can soon follow. According to a report from Visier, 89% of employees stated they were experiencing burnout. And offering more vacation...

It seems like every company is racing for the highest productivity levels. After all, how else are we supposed to stay competitive in today’s market? But employee productivity isn’t as easy as snapping your fingers and watching the numbers go up. Research has shown that, time and time again,...