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How to identify and support a depressed employee

Business Management Daily

Human resources, though, advises him not to play armchair psychiatrist when the two meet. adults who report having been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lifetime has reached 29.0%, nearly 10 percentage points higher than in 2015. In fact, she mostly just slumps into her seat. Brainstorm ideas together.

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Common religious accommodations and how to implement them

Business Management Daily

Many company holiday schedules are centered around Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter, which can put employees of other faiths at a disadvantage in terms of scheduling and PTO. Many employers have started offering floating holidays as part of their PTO offerings. Supreme Court 2015). Abercrombie & Fitch, No.

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Avoid the Hype: Unlimited Paid Time Off

UpstartHR

The Prevalence of Unlimited PTO Plans The 2015 SHRM Benefits Study, an annual report examining the nitty gritty details of benefit plans, pointed out that between >1% and 2% of employers are offering unlimited paid leave plans. I’m here to tell you: avoid the hype. Often times they have generous leave policies already.

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The Potential Regulatory Minefields of Managing Employee Leave

Corporate Synergies

5 HR managers may rely on the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) or their insurance broker for updates, but these methods are not foolproof. In one lawsuit from 2015, an employee sued her employer for violating both the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and FMLA. READ: The State of PTO Policies.

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Wanna Calculate Your Employee Engagement ROI?

15Five

The #1 topic on the minds of CEOs and senior HR leaders is ‘culture & engagement,’ according to Deloitte’s 2015 Global Human Capital Trends Report. According to the Workforce Institute on Absenteeism , businesses saw a drop in absenteeism (unearned PTO) by 41% when teams were engaged in their work. -

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Massachusetts wage and hour laws you need to know

Genesis HR Solutions

In 2015, the language was updated to read unpaid parental leave. Our free PTO Accrual Policy Template. The Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM) website. Under the Massachusetts Maternity Leave in the Workplace law, the Commonwealth required employers to provide eight weeks of unpaid maternity leave to employees.