The labor market continues to be tight with very low unemployment and steady job growth each month. The ongoing discussion about remote and hybrid work we see everywhere is leaving some employers whose businesses simply cannot support a remote work option wondering how they will compete in the current labor market without being able to offer such flexibility. Many workers have come to value and now demand work flexibility, but employers in the hospitality, construction, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors, to name a few, need employees on-site and available to provide customer service, complete projects, and build products. Working from home is simply not an option some businesses can offer. For workers who never left the work site, there is no discussion regarding transitioning back to on-site work. However, for those being asked to come back on-site every day, an inflation rate that has increased by an astounding 9.1% in a 12-month period and the current cost of gas may be gi

These past 12 months have been like no other. With vaccination rates increasing by the day and declining COVID-19 numbers (that we hope will continue) we look ahead to a brighter, more stable, stronger economic future for our businesses. Here, we summarize a brand new law for California employers as well as share trends in performance management in 2021. Topics covered in this newsletter: Senate Bill 95 | Trends in Performance Management and Reviews | Senate Bill 95 - California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave On March 19, 2021, SB 95 was signed into law by Governor Newsom. This new California law provides supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) to employees for defined COVID-19-related reasons. Below are the highlights of SB 95. SB 95 is effective March 29, is retroactive to January 1, and expires on September 30, 2021. The law applies to employers with 26 or more employees. The law provides up to 80 hours of SPSL to full-time employees (pro-rated to the average amount of hours a p

Studies confirm what you already know: When we develop self-awareness, “We make sounder decisions, build stronger relationships, and communicate more effectively. We’re less likely to lie, cheat, and steal. We are better workers who get more promotions. And we’re more-effective leaders with more-satisfied employees and more-profitable companies.” Harvard Business Review What Self-Awareness Really Is, by Tasha Eurich 1-04-2018 Most managers think they are self-aware, while only 10-15% of people studied actually meet the criteria, meaning organizations suffer self-inflicted wounds of higher turnover, more sick days, more trips to HR, and more litigation. Now you might be thinking, ‘Of course, I’d love it if all my managers were self-aware. Who wouldn’t? But that would take years and LOTS of time and money!”’ Good news is — that’s not true! In as little as 11 hours, over the course of 9 weeks, our onli