by Adam Ozimek and Christopher Stanton Imagine a consultant telling a C-level executive in 2019 that huge swaths of their company could transition to remote work with only a few days’ notice, they would experience a productivity boost after an adjustment period, and many of those workers would not want to return to the office.
By Susan Ladika As employers scramble to fill job openings, some organizations are looking to hire new talent from among those who support them most—their customers. PetSmart has sent two e-mail blasts to its current customers in recent months announcing that the pet store chain was hiring, and has hosted two in-store national hiring days,
Por: Lcdo. Juan Felipe Santos, Jackson Lewis LLC / Coordinador de Asuntos de Gobierno y Legales, Junta de Directores-SHRM-PR Citando factores como la inflación, la desaceleración de la población, la migración y los efectos económicos a largo plazo del Huracán María y la pandemia de COVID-19, el gobernador Pedro Pierluisi firmó la "Ley de Salario
Increasing organizational resilience in the face of COVID-19 This perspectives piece provides insights for organizations that must explore new ways of working to sustain and thrive in uncertain times brought forward by COVID-19. Many companies have decided—or will soon decide—to perform all work virtually in response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This has
By Juan Felipe Santos, Sara E. Colón-Acevedo and Maralyssa Álvarez-Sánchez Puerto Rico has made COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for additional industries after Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi extended vaccination requirements for employees in the health and hospitality sectors beginning August 16, 2021. Under new Executive Order (EO-2021-063), restaurants, theaters, and other establishments in the dining and entertainment industries must comply with requirements for
By Tam Harbert As companies move to a hybrid workforce, the race is on among vendors selling digital headquarters (HQ) platforms that bring remote and in-person staff together, for both official work and casual social interactions. "The concept of creating an enterprisewide metaverse has started to come up a lot" in discussions with clients, said Liz Kiehner, vice
Determining what metrics to measure and report will depend on an organization’s strategy and goals. When high-level executives ask the HR team to start measuring the department’s performance, some HR staffers scramble to figure out what they should measure. Measurement just for the sake of providing statistics is never a good idea. As business writer
Scope—This article provides an overview of five critical workforce strategies that must be linked with an organization’s strategic objectives to achieve success. It directs readers to more in-depth resources on the five strategies and on many secondary matters. Overview Identifying and implementing workforce strategies in a challenging global economy is a high-priority issue for top
Looking to implement a change in your organization? Here are 10 common mistakes businesses make--and how you can avoid them. By: Lee Colan Growth may be optional but change is inevitable. Unfortunately, most efforts to make organizational changes fail, and the reasons are predictable. Since change will happen in your business, keep these 10 reasons
Por: Ma. Eugenia del Rio Ferrer Directora Casellas Alcover & Burgos La amenaza que ha representado la pandemia ocasionada por el COVID-19 en todos los niveles profesionales forzó desde sus inicios a un confinamiento que pudiese asegurar la disminución de los contagios. Ante esta circunstancia, todas las actividades de la vida diaria se aglutinaron en
