The number of people dying in workplace shootings has increased in recent years, hitting 394 in 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Shootings accounted for almost 80% of workplace homicides in 2016, but an FBI study has found women carried out less than 4% of active-shooter situations between 2000 and 2013.
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There are 170 US companies that operate with a completely remote workforce, according to FlexJobs, a trend that meets employee demands for a better work-life balance to boost health and wellness. This trend is being driven in part by advances in communications technology, and companies find they have lower overhead costs and better employee retention rates.
The percentage of large employers offering high-deductible health insurance plans rose across all regions of the US, according to a report from Benefitfocus. The report also showed that fewer employers are offering only traditional health insurance plans.
Apple's Schoolwork app was designed to help schoolteachers work with students, but HR may find it useful for employee training, writes Jonny Evans. Employees could use the personalized instructional app to learn about job responsibilities, equipment and company culture and policies.
HR may have to refocus the workplace culture to help employees adapt to new technology. "I think the change management part is very critical -- to get the stakeholders to understand your vision," said Pallavi Srivastava, country HR director at IBM in Singapore.
