Press Release European conference of public benefit foundations held in Vienna – 400 guests turned Vienna into “capital of philanthropy” Vienna, 22 October 2021 – The annual conference of the European Foundation Centre (EFC) came to a successful close Wednesday. For three days, discussions among around 400 representatives of philanthropic foundations and organisations across Europe […] More
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued guidances Oct. 20 prompting federal agencies to inform job applicants, new hires and current federal workers about unions representing federal employees. The actions are intended to boost union membership in the federal workforce. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media outlets. Two Guidances […] More
SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions as part of a series for USA Today. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like him to answer? Submit it here. I feel like my career has plateaued. There seem to be few or no promotional opportunities available to […] More
To continue reading please register or login to your OHW+ account. New for 2021, Personnel Today’s People and Purpose Award celebrates employers that put sustainability and purposeful work at the heart of everything they do. We take a closer look at the finalists. Biffa Biffa is one of the UK’s leading waste management companies and […] More
Like every other aspect of the workplace that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations in India have had to revamp their approach to employee training. That process is continuing to evolve, said HR experts speaking at the recent SHRM Tech 21 India conference. “Learning and development [L&D] strategy today is revisiting questions around […] More
On Sept. 16, the government of Ontario once again extended the period that the infectious disease emergency leave (IDEL) will apply pursuant to Ontario Regulation 228/20: Infectious Disease Emergency Leave under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the ESA). While previously scheduled to expire on Sept. 25, IDEL will now extend to Jan. 1, 2022. This recent extension signals the provincial government’s […] More
When Pamela J. McGee, SHRM-CP, accepted an offer to become vice president of HR at The Father’s Table, a national dessert manufacturer in Sanford, Fla., she decided to begin the job by going undercover. “My background was in retail, not manufacturing,” she said. “I wanted to get a sense of what life was like on […] More
To continue reading please register or login to your OHW+ account. As the Covid pandemic endures and the UK is beset by logistics difficulties and a lack of skills, companies are being presented with enormous challenges at the very time their leaders might be thinking ‘it’s time for a holiday’. Adam McCulloch asks leadership experts […] More
