An Employer’s Guide to At-Will Employment: Definition, Exceptions & More
At-will employment is the foundation of American employment relations for businesses in every state. What does at-will employment mean? ...
Black History Month: Inspiration Women Leaders Who Changed the World
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again,” is what Maya Angelou said. If you do not learn y...
5 Rules for Workplace Friendships
A workplace is a throbbing place where people meet deadlines, rushing targets, working, and chasing career growth. Amongst all these, some colleagues become workplace bud...
The Weingarten Card
A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court ruled that every employee represented by any labor union and are summoned for an investigatory meeting can ask for ...
Norway’s Wealthiest Sovereign Fund Pushes For Gender Equality on Company Boards
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s largest oil investment fund with $1.3 trillion in assets, wants more diversity and gender equality reflected on the...
FFCRA Regulations for Virus-Related Illnesses
The Family and Medical Leave Act came out with certain new provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) for virus-related illnesses. The FMLA cove...
Explaining Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a proper provision entrusted by the United States and prohibits workplace discrimination in virtually almost every employ...
30 Useful Performance Review Phrases
Performance reviews are an essential tool in giving employee feedback and determining areas of improvement and excellence. No manager actually enjoys doing performance ...
Working Mother Rights: What moms need to know
Working mothers are now the breadwinners for 40 percent of American households with children under 18 years of age. In order to meet work needs, personal and familial obl...
The Dos and Dont’s of Job References
When you are writing a resume, you want to tick all the necessary boxes. Be it spellings, title, vocabulary, grammar, your qualifications and your ability to do the job r...
Some Resume Action Verbs That Showcase Your Talent
Spruce up your resume with these powerful action verbs. When writing job descriptions, always use action verbs to describe your responsibilities and accomplishments. ...
The right time to make a career switch
If you have ever sat at your work desk and wondered what am I doing here, then it is definitely time to make a career switch. ...
Q&A With Jane: My boss publicly criticized me in an email to our whole office
The brutal and straightforward answers to HR-related queries and concerns. Send in your queries with the subject line ‘Ask JANE HARPER’ at info@thehrdigest.com ...
7 Signs of a Toxic Workplace
What is worse is that a toxic work culture is contagious, and it seeps into other places of your life—at home, amongst colleagues, and even your health. ...
SoftBank accuses ex-employee of leaking 5G secrets
Corporate fraud and stealing of trade secrets are common accusations in Silicon Valley, but such crimes are rare and unusual in Japan. ...
How to show appreciation to mentor?
Dear Jane, Eight years ago, I landed an entry level job at a company in an industry that I had no knowledge of. The manager who hired me was a VP and took me under his pe...
