Celebrate office Thanksgiving party? Here are fun ideas for Thanksgiving 2025
This Thanksgiving Day could be the perfect excuse for HR professionals to gather employees in a celebration that goes beyond office parties. ...
The Cost of Unlimited PTO: What Companies and Employees Need to Know
Unlimited PTO (paid time off) has become one of the most talked-about perks in modern workplaces. The promise is simple: employees can take as much time off as they need,...
Your Go-To New Employee Announcement Newsletter Templates
When I joined my first real team as an HR intern, one of my early tasks was writing a “welcome aboard” email. I still recall sitting late into the evening, trying to ...
Bossy coworker alert! 7 ways to reclaim your desk and your sanity
Bossy coworkers. Passive-aggressive emails. Lunch thieves. If your office feels like a sitcom, let The HR Digest be your weekly guru for smart advice. ...
How to Handle an Unresponsive Employee in Remote Teams
Communication issues at work can derail even the most talented teams, especially when they happen in a remote environment where Slack, Teams, or email are the main lifeli...
Q&A With Jane: Winning the Remote vs. In-Office Tug-of-War
In this week’s Q&A With Jane, a frustrated manager writes in about employees resisting a return-to-office policy. Jane Harper, our resident advisor at The HR Digest...
Return from Parental Leave: How to Support (and Retain) Talent
Supporting employees on their return from parental leave is key to boosting employee engagement and retaining top talent. ...
Q&A with Jane: When an Employee Is Always Late to Work
Chronic lateness is more than a scheduling hiccup. It can chip away at morale and productivity. But before jumping to conclusions, there’s a balance to strike between e...
Burnout in HR: How to survive being the HR department of one
In this week Q&A With Jane, a reader shares the reality of working in HR. What happens when you’re the only one in HR, handling payroll, employee grievances, compli...
Can you talk about salary at work with colleagues?
In this Q&A, our resident HR advisor Jane Harper guides employees on how to navigate the tricky waters of discussing salary with colleagues. She shares practical tips...
How to handle an employee moonlighting before it becomes office gossip
Learn what to do about a moonlighting employee and discover how to handle, deal with, and manage employee moonlighting fairly and effectively. ...
P.S. in Emails: Where it goes, how to use it and 5 handy templates
We’re going to break down where to put a P.S. in an email, how to write a P.S. effectively, and share five P.S. templates you can steal for any situation. ...
Klarna IPO windfall, employees cash in on $15.1 billion valuation
Klarna’s $1.37B IPO at $40 per share unlocks significant wealth for employees, with early hires potentially gaining $600,000 to $2.5M ...
How Spotify’s WFA policy boosted retention and diversity
Long before remote work was even a pandemic necessity, Spotify rewrote the rules of working with its unique “Work from Anywhere” (WFA) policy. This so-called WFA poli...
Jane Harper’s advice on curbing employee disengagement
Jane Harper offers practical advice to address employee disengagement and prevent quiet quitting from undermining your team’s morale and productivity. ...
Why Gen Z Is Ditching the 9-to-5 for ‘Micro-Retirement’
Our resident HR advisor Jane Harper weighs in on the micro-retirement movement that’s taken the modern workplace by the storm. ...
