Human Resources
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Legal recreational marijuana and unintended consequencesDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois is embarking on a grand public policy experiment starting Jan. 1, 2020 when it legalizes the sale, use and possession of recreational marijuana. Like all public...
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Lots of buzz about marijuana in the workplaceDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - Finding and keeping qualified and productive employees continue to be a significant challenge for employers. Illinois employers soon face the additional challenge of nav...
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The impact of kindness on cultureDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - November is always a special since it's my birthday month. This year I marked another trip around the sun by enjoying lunch with my Scorpio colleagues, practicing yoga w...
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How integrated solutions can support the health & wealth of your enterpriseDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - The risks facing today's business leaders are overwhelming. Across industries, today's businesses are expected to account for shortfalls in customer demand, anticipate r...
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Panel: Good company cultures engage employees and leadersDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - The values and goals of a good company culture is nurtured from within the ranks and openly reflected by its leadership, according to a panel of business leaders speakin...
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Work advice: My co-workers are grumbling about my telework privileges
Nov 24, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I've been a government contractor for 20 years. For the last nine years, I've had telecommuting privileges allowing me to work from home two days a week. On this cont...
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Hundreds of journalists anonymously reveal their salaries on viral spreadsheet, challenging workplace taboo
Nov 17, 2019 5:16 am - It was once called "the last taboo." But a spreadsheet circulating this week with the salary information for workers in one industry - news media - has shown how the iss...
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When you quit a job, don't burn any bridges
Nov 17, 2019 5:11 am - Q: I have an interview coming up for a part-time, temporary position until next summer. I just found out that I will need to move out of the area about four months from ...
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Dell aims to make women half of workforce in diversity push
Nov 17, 2019 5:09 am - Dell Technologies Inc. announced a goal to make half of its global workforce female by 2030, one of a raft of pledges meant to foster greater diversity and sustainabilit...
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'Don't game my paycheck': Delivery workers squeezed by ever-changing algorithms
Nov 10, 2019 5:21 am - When Ulysses Galves began working for Instacart last year, he easily made $700 a week ferrying groceries from supermarkets. He averaged about $18 an hour, and qualified ...