Human Resources
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With no child care or summer camps, women are edged out of the workforce
May 31, 2020 6:22 am - If day cares closed because of the novel coronavirus, Aimee Rae Hannaford expected her family to fare better than most. She worked full time as the chief executive of a ...
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Team building and the coronavirus pandemic: Cash, time off and thank you notes
May 31, 2020 6:12 am - Last week, I asked readers for their suggestions on ways to reward a team's accomplishments during the coronavirus pandemic other than more online team activities. Many ...
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Will the coronavirus pandemic open the door to a four-day workweek?
May 31, 2020 6:12 am - The world is watching New Zealand. Decisive early action, along with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's empathetic style of leadership, quashed the country's coronavirus ou...
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My boss is tired of me bringing my child to work
May 24, 2020 6:10 am - Q: I am a single mom with no family living nearby. At my job, I have to receive deliveries and mail and take calls, so there is no work I can do from home. Since schools...
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Analysis: The coronavirus doesn't have to be the end of your career
May 24, 2020 6:00 am - For the hotel chef who can't afford his nine prescriptions, losing a job could be a matter of life and death. Even among the employed, fear of what's around the corner i...
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Analysis: Work from home is fine ... for now
May 24, 2020 6:00 am - There are reasons to be optimistic about corporate America getting more comfortable with work-from-home arrangements brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Workers gain...
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Opinion: Google and Twitter are right. Workers should stay home.
May 23, 2020 6:12 am - The more I read and hear about what offices will be like as they reopen, the more dystopian it sounds: empty desks, no meetings, everyone keeping their distance from one...
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Panel: Keeping core values key in keeping culture strong during crisisMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - Business leaders face major challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, but those who hold true to their company's core values and remain confident and compassionate to the...
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How the post COVID-19 workplace will be differentMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Until recently, the offices of Fishman Public Relations featured open floor plans, with desks lined in rows and employees working elbow to elbow on laptops. The firm re...
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In the pandemic era, the new hiring manager is now a chatbot
May 16, 2020 6:18 am - Tara Lindstrom doesn't know when she'll be able to fully reopen the 56 restaurants she runs across California and Utah. But the minute coronavirus restrictions lift, she...