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Pay, benefits, flex schedules may be important, but the best employee retention element is the quality employee relationships people build. 5 ways to help.

The interagency initiative seeks to mitigate occupational heat exposure for outdoor workers, like those in the agriculture, construction and delivery industries, as well those who work indoors in hot places, including factories, warehouses and kitchens

Dorsey & Whitney law firm answers questions about implementing vaccination or weekly testing mandates at businesses with more than 100 employees

Employers should consider how they will navigate the legal and operational challenges related to required vaccination and testing, such as vaccination tracking and management; health and religious accommodations; and wage and hour implications.

Dear Madeleine, I am an EVP for a major insurance company where I have been leading a large team for five years. I was just getting the hang of things when COVID hit, and since then it has been a mad scramble to keep up with all of the changes. I have a hybrid workforce…

The burger chain phased out the program after the pandemic began and will focus instead on hiring hourly workers and raising pay.

Dear Madeleine, I recently had a situation that I now see I handled very badly with one of my second-line reports in India. Sandeep (name changed for confidentiality) had gone completely AWOL. This coincided with his direct supervisor (my direct report) going on maternity leave early. Her back-up person wasn’t in place yet, so it…

Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is one of the most in-demand skills in the workplace. Here’s how to answer questions about it—and demonstrate it—in a job interview.

A step-by-step guide for implementing a structured hiring process that attracts great talent and turns hiring into a competitive advantage.

How well do you sleep the night before you fire someone? Some are no-brainers. But what about the ones you've been on the fence about for quite some time?

Shortage of adult workers has given younger employees more leverage to seek better wages

Alcohol and drug use surged during the pandemic, forcing substance use disorders—one of the last taboo subjects in corporate America—into the spotlight.

An exit interview can teach you all these things as long as it’s done right. Here are some tips to make your exit interviews as productive as they can be!

The letter is in opposition to Biden’s recent vaccination mandate ETS, calling it ‘disastrous and counterproductive’

“I think the restaurant job of the future will really exist at sort of the connection point between incredible people skills and the ability to leverage technology,”

A group representing three Buffalo, N.Y.-area Starbucks filed a petition to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board; foodservice remains the least unionized industry in America

Dear Madeleine, I am the director of HR who was hired by an early start-up to rebuild the talent team. In the past four months, I have been creating a new team of seven and working to get them up and running. This is a total overhaul of the team, including re-defining of processes, tools, and…

"Employees were further discouraged from complaining as human resource personnel were known to be close to alleged harassers."

The labor shortage is real, and its ramifications on operating costs and direct sales are immediate. Without adequate labor, restaurants will be unable to sustain increased diner demand—and they’ll lose significant sales in the process.