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November 14, 2024

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Greetings. Today is National Pickle Day. Julius Caesar gave pickles to his troops, believing they would give them physical and spiritual strength. We don’t know if he gave them to his assassins, so think carefully before sharing them with colleagues.

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—Paige McGlauflin, Mikaela Cohen, Billy Hurley

HR STRATEGY

Don’t one-size-fits-all L&D

Anna Kim

Your learning and development programming and Brandy Melville’s clothing have at least one thing in common: A one-size-fits-all approach does not work for everyone.

L&D has been around for quite a while, but it underwent a significant transformation over the last few years as many companies adopted virtual training programs amid the Covid-19 pandemic. But organizations may now have an overreliance on these training courses, which often lack a hands-on element crucial to retaining information, academics speaking at a recent Academy of Management panel warned.

“I’m seeing that organizations are emphasizing micro-credentialing, they’re encouraging self-directed learning, and that worries me a little bit because I feel like it puts so much responsibility for training and development on the employees’ shoulders,” Carol Kulik, professor of human resource management at the University of South Australia, said.

Lucky for HR pros panicking that their multimillion-dollar L&D investment is a complete waste, panelists shared some tips for mixing formal training and informal social learning. Read their advice below.

Keep reading here.—PM

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Healthcare from anywhere 🩺

Biometric screening programs are designed to identify and monitor certain health risks. These tools can help employees stay healthy and reduce employers’ healthcare costs. The problem? Employees just don’t take advantage of them.

LetsGetChecked is helping employers reimagine these programs. Their flexible screening options give employees the power to choose how they engage in biometric screenings—at work, home, or a doctor’s office.

Using a multi-modal biometrics screening program, organizations can meet employees where they are, increase screening engagement, and provide a more seamless patient experience.

Check out LetsGetChecked’s free e-book to learn about revitalizing your biometric screening program.

COMPLIANCE

Coming soon

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Come January 2025, President-elect Donald Trump will begin his second term in the Oval Office. In the meantime, employment attorneys are anticipating how his administration might affect the workplace. Michele Ballard Miller, David Barron, and Michael Schmidt, employment attorneys at Cozen O’Connor, shared their expectations during a virtual webinar on Nov. 6.

“The current legal landscape, when it comes to the employer-employee relationship and the workplace, is challenging and ever changing, whether through legislative enactments, regulatory action or court rulings, today’s employer must stay ahead of developments on the federal, state, and local levels,” Schmidt said.

Under Trump, some federal agencies—like the National Labor Relations Board, which “came alive” during President Biden’s term—will likely see some regulation reversals, Miller said, especially following the Supreme Court’s June ruling on Chevron, limiting how these agencies can interpret statutes and laws.

State governments may increase their focus on workforce regulation as a result.

Keep reading here.—MC

TECH

Monitoring memo

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Employers that want to digitally track employees better watch themselves.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said in late October that companies using algorithm scores and surveillance-based AI to keep tabs on employees must treat the tech like a third-party consumer report and follow Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) rules.

“Workers shouldn’t be subject to unchecked surveillance or have their careers determined by opaque third-party reports without basic protections,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in an agency statement on Thursday, Oct. 24. “The kind of scoring and profiling we’ve long seen in credit markets is now creeping into employment and other aspects of our lives. Our action today makes clear that long-standing consumer protections apply to these new domains just as they do to traditional credit reports.”

Reporting remotely. The CFPB’s Thursday memo cited an example of some employers requiring workers to install behavior-monitoring apps on their personal phones.

Keep reading on IT Brew.—BH

Together With Upwards

Employees’ plates are full. One-third of today’s workers juggle jobs and caregiving. Do your benefits reflect those numbers? Attend a holistic care benefits webinar hosted by Upwards and Marsh McLennan Agency on Nov. 20. You’ll learn about best practices in childcare and eldercare benefits and how to offer meaningful support. RSVP here.

WORK PERKS

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Today’s top HR reads.

Stat: Only 43% of Gen Z felt very or extremely confident in their ability to de-escalate potential workplace violence situations, compared to the generational average of 56%. (Traliant)

Quote: “Bias is your own internal algorithm, based on assumptions and associations. Implicit bias does not mean being racist. Everyone has biases. The question is, how do you recognize it, and what do you do about it?”—Diego Carvajal, a lawyer, on curbing unconscious bias in hiring (SHRM)

Read: When San Juan County in Washington state instituted a 32-hour workweek, applications and retention improved dramatically. (CNN)

Boost employee engagement: Multi-modal biometric screenings can engage employees in care from anywhere. This free e-book from LetsGetChecked offers insights into what these accessible programs look like and how to implement them. Check it out.*

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VIRTUAL EVENT

In the workplace, we are fam-ily

In today’s Wild West job market, offering comprehensive benefits packages is a necessity. To attract and retain top talent, organizations should consider investing in care-focused solutions for the entire family, including childcare and eldercare.

Join us and the experts at Upwards to explore what this benefits package looks like, how to craft it, and how your business can get started. Save your virtual seat to tune in on Nov. 20! Register now.

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