As an employment lawyer and frequent speaker on employment law and human resources issues (approximately 200 engagements annually), the topic I’m increasingly asked to talk about is implicit bias ..read more

Ask 100 people to summarize the current state of the workplace in one word, and it’s a fair guess that the word ‘disruption’ will appear many times ..read more

First unionized Apple store wants customers to tip staff when buying tech Staff at Apple’s first unionized store in the US are reportedly in talks to ask customers ‘tip’ staff when paying for goods at the checkout. Staff at Apple’s Maryland branch – which become unionized last year – are said to want a 3-5% gratuity added – or another $59.95 on top of the price of its latest MacBook Air, which retails at $1,199. The Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (CORE), which represents Apple staff, said: “Though we do not see tips as a major way of generating income, we wanted to create an acceptab ..read more

With waves of layoffs continuing to occur on an almost weekly basis, the labor market is definitely changing ..read more

It’s common sense that no one should ever be expected to arrive at work in the morning and leave in the evening feeling like they’ve been the subject of at-work bullying ..read more

We all know that ‘quiet quitting’ has become something of a workplace buzzword ..read more

McDonald’s franchisee fined for using ten-year olds as unpaid workers A Kentucky-based McDonald’s franchisee has been found to have violated federal labor laws, by using children – some as young as 10 – as unpaid workers. The children, who prepared and distributed food orders; worked at a Drive-Thru window, and operated the register, would sometimes be working till as late as 2am in the morning, found the Department of Labor. All-told, DOL investigators found the store employed 24 minors under the age of 16 to work more than legally-permitted hours. “These reports are unacceptable, deeply tro ..read more

In HR there’s no shortage of human capital metrics that companies can attempt to track and discuss ..read more

When company leaders conceptualize their employer brand, they quite rightly tend to focus on crafting an external image of it that’s a fun place to work – whether it’s free lunches, cool swag, funky furniture or and a new, cool office. They invest money creating a sleek website which promises great company culture, flexible work environments, and – of course – DE&I commitments ..read more

It probably won’t surprise you to read that more and more workers want their bosses to adopt a four-day week ..read more