Thirty-one percent of millennials anticipate changing jobs within the next two years, down from 49% last year, according to findings from the Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2020. The survey attributes the drop in job mobility to the coronavirus pandemic. Full Story: Bloomberg (tiered subscription model) (6/25)
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LGBTQ ruling goes beyond employee firings The recent Supreme Court decision prohibiting employers from dismissing employees based on LGBTQ status also provides protections related to "compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment" under Title VII, attorneys say. "As is the case generally with respect to Title VII, it is a best practice not only to be fair but to document employee-related decisions, furnish accurate evaluations, and maintain and publicize anti-discrimination policies," lawyer David Garland says. Full Story: Society for Human Resource Management (tiered subscription model) (6/24)
What are the key considerations as you prepare to resume operations in the areas of state and federal guidelines, workplace safety, employee engagement, leaves of absence and more? Download the checklist. Small business insurance relief
Do you know whether the CARES Act and SBA relief programs can provide relief to your business? For answers to the most common questions about insurance premiums, loan calculations, workers' compensation and health insurance, read the article.
Traditional PTO vs. PTO banks: Employers are split A survey of 457 US employers by XpertHR found nearly half of employers use traditional paid leave organized into categories such as sick leave and vacation, and 44% use a single PTO bank, where all or most leave exists in one block. Those with traditional plans may have several leave categories beyond sick leave and vacation, including paid personal days, paid jury duty, paid bereavement and paid voting leave. Full Story: HR Dive (6/24)
A survey gauging how CEOs are responding to the pressure of the coronavirus crisis found that they fall into three leadership categories: keen, tough and edgy. This article shares insights on the differences between the three. Full Story: INSEAD Knowledge (6/25)
Teddy "Stat" Phillips is among several artists engaging in art activism in response to the killing of George Floyd and the global pandemic. Phillips, developer of a trivia game app about Black culture, contributed to the Black Lives Matter street mural in Seattle and draws illustrations of everyday heroes like his mother, who is a nurse. Full Story: USA Today (6/24)
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