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It’s no secret that employee turnover can be costly for businesses. In fact, the average cost to replace a worker is estimated to be somewhere between 6 to 9 months of that employee’s annual salary! But while the financial impact of losing an employee is well-documented, there’s another, often overlooked cost associated with turnover: the

Labor Day is one of those great American holidays. Barbecues, trips to the beach, and three-day weekends are how this holiday is traditionally celebrated in the states, but where does Labor Day come from and how did it start? For this quick and fun article, we’ll be looking into how we started this holiday to

HR Professionals across the country are beginning to worry about the effects of inflation on their organizations. Rising inflation means rising costs all across the board, including increased pressure on increasing wages and salaries for employees. To hold on to workers, many employers are starting to rethink their pay strategies going forward and increasing their

With record-setting high temperatures occurring around the U.S. this summer (and potentially the next few future summers), workplaces are beginning to struggle with keeping their employees cool. Heat in the United States is deadly, with heat fatalities being the estimated direct cause of death of more than 1300 Americans a year, and with extreme heat

As benefits costs continue to rise and bottom lines begin to tighten, no one can blame employers for looking for cheaper ways to enhance their employee benefits. This is where voluntary benefits have become a lifeline for employers looking to offer attractive benefits options to their employees without added cost to the company. Many businesses

About 4.5 million workers quit their jobs in March in continuing movement that people are beginning to call “The Great Resignation.” The last 3 years of the pandemic have put into perspective for employees what they want out of a workplace, and they’ve begun to leave their places of employment in a move that has

At this point we’ve talked about putting together an effective recruitment strategy to attract great employees as well as how to build a retention strategy to retain them, but what do we do in the middle between those steps? This is where we start to think about the interview process and what you want out

The word burnout has been tossed around a lot the last 2 years in the workplace. In May 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) even updated their definition of burnout in their new version of its handbook of diseases. The new definition described burnout as a “syndrome” and ties it to “chronic workplace stress that

In 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its definition of burnout in the new version of its handbook of diseases, the International Classification of Diseases- ICD-11. The new definition describes burnout as a “syndrome” and ties it to “chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” The WHO calls burnout an “occupational phenomenon.”