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Why parental leave laws aren’t working
If we want to have a workforce in the future we need to have children. The necessity to create tomorrow’s employees means today’...
How to create an employee retention program
Creating an effective employee retention program involves measuring turnover rates, implementing fair compensation strategies, f...
How to get employees to actually take vacation
A vacation? What’s that? In 2015, more than half of American workers didn’t use all of their paid vacation days. In comparison, ...
The false economy of unpaid internships
The word ‘intern’ has an ironic double meaning: to work as a trainee and to confine someone as a prisoner. Most articles about u...
Performance review alternatives to the traditional approach
The traditional approach to performance appraisals has long been in need of a rethink, with some smart companies looking at perf...
The leadership illusion
This is the leadership industry, a complex that now encompasses colleges, gurus, corporate departments, startups, foundations, c...
5 reasons you need an official paternity leave policy
A paternity leave policy outlines the provisions a company offers to fathers for taking time off after the birth or adoption of ...
Drafting a maternity leave policy: 5 things you should know
Maternity leave policies in the United States have come a long way from the 1960s when working mothers were considered temporari...
Workplace, salary and benefits for startups
You’re not going to compete on salary with Google and Facebook but you need to get survival out of mind. Even your earliest hire...
