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043: Quiet Quitting: Should You Worry About This New Workplace Trend?
What is 'quiet quitting'?
This topic has been popular on TikTok lately, in which employees share videos commenting about doing the bare minimum required at work. If you're an HR professional, you might have dealt with...
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042: Should Small Businesses Bring Employees Back To The Office?
Apple workers recently launched a petition against the company's reported return to office plan. If one of the most influential companies worldwide is getting pushback from its team, what does this mean for small...
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041: 4 Ways Small Businesses Can Create A More Trans-Inclusive Workplace
A recent federal appeals court decision granted transgender workers broadened legal protections under the ADA. So, it's a good time for small businesses to reevaluate their current anti-discrimination policies and to...
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040: Fast-Track Interview Scheduling To Hire Top Talent In 2022
Economists recently announced that the 22 million jobs lost due to the pandemic have been recovered - and the job market is still growing. With 528,000 new jobs added to the market in July (significantly surpassing...
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039: 4 Ways Small Businesses Can Better Support Working Parents
Balancing work and child care is a challenge countless employees face every day. Large organizations are taking action to combat burnout in working parents, some even building their own daycares. As a small business,...
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038: A.I. Recruitment Tools: Could They Get Your Business In Legal Trouble?
A.I. technologies have drastically revolutionized and improved how we do business. A.I. tools play a significant role in H.R. processes, yet they can potentially get your business in legal trouble by implementing...
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037: Biggest Pay Raise In 15 Years?! What To Expect With Salary Raises In 2023
The tight labor market the US is currently experiencing has prompted employers to budget big pay raises for 2023. While the average is projected to be about 4.1%, data shows that this would be the most significant pay...
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036: The Ultimate Recession Survival Guide For Small Businesses
While most of the jobs lost during the pandemic have been recovered, there's a growing concern for an impending economic recession among economists and organizations. Although the economy's future remains unclear,...
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035: Will Roe v Wade Impact Your Small Business Health Insurance?
In the aftermath of Roe v Wade's overturn, companies are now facing difficult decisions regarding their employee's health plans and medical benefits. So, what is the best strategy small businesses can adopt to...
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034: Office Romance Doesn't Have To Be An HR Nightmare
Is office romance inevitable?
In today's episode of 'While We Were Working', Sommer and Joey discuss whether office romance is really an HR nightmare and how to tackle the challenges it entails.
You'll learn why...
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033: 3 Ways Potential Overtime Law Changes Could Impact Your Small Business
On June 21, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its proposed overtime rule is planned for release in October. So, how does this potential law change impact small businesses?
In this week's episode of 'While We Were...
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032: 3 Reasons Why Gen Z Workers Struggle with Burnout The Most
By 2023 Gen Z is expected to make up around 30% of the workforce. However, not unlike the Millennial Generation, Gen Z workers are already reporting high levels of burnout.
A recent survey revealed that 46% of Gen Z...
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