A freelancer for more than 20 years, Beth Braccio Hering specializes in writing about job hunting, workplace issues, and flexible work arrangements. Her articles have been featured on CareerBuilder, FlexJobs, LiveCareer, and a variety of other sites. She holds a degree in sociology from Northwestern University.
GPHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP . . . to the untrained eye, human resource certifications look like alphabet soup. To people within the HR community, however, these distinctions...
In March 2010, the United States enacted the comprehensive healthcare reform law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often referred to as Obamacare. Its goals...
You worked hard to pass a certification exam given by the HR Certification Institute (HRCI). Now, remain eligible to continue using that mark of distinction by paying...
Earning certification from the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) demonstrates a level of competence and commitment that employers find attractive. The designation adds...
Despite what some Millennials and members of Gen Z believe, work-life balance is far from a new concept. Decades of employees have been trying to find the best ways to...
Like many people, Molly initially felt unsure about remote work during the pandemic. Without fellow team members around, she worried about lonely days and feared being...
Perhaps most importantly, the employee handbook needs to lay out the consequences of attendance problems. What can a worker expect to happen if he is late once or has...
Despite an exhausting day of business travel, Ariana cannot sleep. Instead, she sees the clock in her hotel room slowly progress from 1:02 to 3:57 without her catching...
Move over articles on The Great Resignation. There’s a new buzz phrase dominating social media: “quiet quitting.” But unlike the first term, coined to describe the...
Denise plopped down in her train seat for the commute home. She had planned to finish reading the last chapter of a mystery novel due soon at the library, but she...
Ever tried to Google the term “business ethics articles?” Doing so yields a list of entries spanning many different topics: money getting in the way of corporate...
Sometimes, ethical issues in the work environment jump out as huge red flags. Other times, however, business practices are a bit murkier.
Consider the case of Diane....
Smart business leaders know that building an inclusive, diverse workplace can improve things such as innovation, decision-making, retention, morale, and profitability....
Jack dreads this week’s upcoming staff meeting. The agenda includes finalizing team shirts. While he has nothing against company swag — and getting to wear the tee...
Worried that your company might not have a particular document on hand if the IRS conducted an audit? Scared that producing relevant evidence in a former employee’s...
Sometimes solving an issue with an employee simply involves a manager drawing the problem to the worker’s attention. An individual who routinely tries to slip in late...
An employee who receives a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) often concludes that the organization wishes to get rid of him. While termination could be an option if the...
Think your memory is good enough or your team small enough to not bother documenting employee performance? Reconsider immediately. Time has a way of making details...
Just as an expired U.S. passport won’t get you on a plane, such a document does not fly when an employee presents one for I-9 compliance. To successfully complete Form...
