• The Interplay Between State Paid Family and Medical Leave and Federal FMLA

    For Massachusetts and Connecticut employers, 2021 is marking the rollout of Paid Family and Medical Leave laws. The laws are by no means identical and are at various stages of implementation. At the present time, Connecticut employers are in the midst of taking payroll deductions out of their Connecticut employee’s pay to the tune of 0.5%…

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  • We’ll Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends

    Article contributed by Allison Ebner In addition to being a great Beatles song, this phrase also captures one of the most powerful sentiments that people and businesses have experienced, navigating the rough (but improving!) waters of this past year. Personally, I’ve relied so much on my small circle of friends during the pandemic. From zoom…

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  • Stay Competitive in Hiring and Retention Efforts With Credible Data

    Article submitted by Barbara Piucci Competitive. Equitable. Defensible. These are the qualities of an important tool for your organization: a formal compensation plan. To develop a plan, or to stay current, you will need current job descriptions, job evaluations, pay grade structures, pay administration guidelines and market pay data to compete in today’s retracting labor…

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  • Position Learning As A Reward For Employees To Encourage A Culture of Learning

    Article contributed by Valerie Boudreau Association of Talent Development (td.org) states: Having a learning culture is a hallmark of high-performance organizations. Top companies are almost 5xs more likely than lower performers to have extensive learning cultures. High performers are nearly 2xs more apt to say their learning functions help meet organizational business goals. A learning culture promotes a constant…

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  • Compensation Strategies For Hybrid Positions

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  • Critical Impact | The Loss of Women In The Workforce

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  • Foundations of an Organizational COVID Vaccine Communication Plan

    Your employees are talking about the vaccine. They’re talking about who wants it and who doesn’t, they’re sharing stories they’ve heard on the news and through the grapevine. They’re sharing information and making decisions with the data that they’ve got access to. Employers who are committed to maintaining safe workplaces, have an obligation to be…

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  • Virtual Meeting Madness | Why The Same Game Doesn’t Work

    Article contributed by Lenore Abarre What is it about the virtual space that causes people to say, “It’s just not as effective.” Is that true? What if we used a sneaker in place of a hammer. Considering the soft rubber sole and the pointed tip of the nail, we could essentially call the sneaker ‘ineffective’.…

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