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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’...
Strategies for building an inclusive workplace
An inclusive workplace makes a difference for more than half of all employees who currently hide aspects of their identity at wo...
How to foster workplace diversity
Fostering workplace diversity involves creating an environment where all employees feel valued and can thrive. This can be achie...
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, ...
How to calculate employee turnover rate
Employee turnover rate is a measure of how many employees leave a company in a given period, usually a year. It's calculated by ...
How to create a retirement benefit plan
This article helps you create a competitive retirement benefit plan for your employees. You can also make sure your retirement p...
The 15 unsung heroes of the modern workplace
The modern workplace is shaped by the contributions of unsung heroes like Bob Propst, Jack Nilles, the Schnelle brothers, Kathar...
What a year in a coworking space can do for your company
Three short years ago Workable was two people and our first customer. We are now approaching 80 people with more than 4,000 cust...
How to scale your distributed team
Technology has advanced to the point that remote working no longer conjures the image of freelancers in pajamas. Thanks to high-...
Lessons from a distributed team
Like a lot of its peers Workable began life as a fully distributed team. The two founders, Nikos Moraitakis and Spyros Magiatis ...
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...
The 5 company policies you need to have in writing
Company policies are written guidelines that outline the practices and procedures of a business. They set expectations for emplo...