Tag: Workplace
Should Rhode Island businesses offer employees on-site COVID-19 tests?
The state has begun distributing rapid COVID-19 tests to employers, in an effort to ramp up to 25,000 tests a day statewide.
Manufacturers are among...
Time to get a plan, any plan
Over eight months ago, with haste and necessity, workers and organizations across the globe were thrown into “the great remote work experiment.”
What was arguably...
Avoiding HR pitfalls during COVID-19
As Rhode Island business leaders balance the desire to safely return to the workplace with efforts to keep the organization running smoothly, a resurgence...
Pandemic uncertainty
Has your company planned for different pandemic scenarios?
Yes: 80%
No: 20%
Which pandemic scenario do you feel is imminent?
A prolonged, uncertain recovery: 80%
A muted and sufficient...
Here’s how to prevent PTO stockpiling
When employees stockpile their paid-time-off hours, it can lead to a host of negative implications, including low employee morale, decreased productivity and a burden...
Near-empty offices show pandemic’s economic effects are widespread
Less-congested morning commutes and near-empty city parking lots are among the most visible signs that workers have not returned to their offices in large...
The bright side
Has your company found silver linings amid the pandemic?
Yes: 85.7%
No: 14.3%
What silver linings has your company found? (Select any that apply)
We have found new...
Hard choices ahead for working parents
Millions of American families are finding themselves in a jam, with their jobs requiring them to return to work on-site and plans from their...
Tech helping you keep distance in workplace, but what about privacy?
As we emerge from the coronavirus lockdown, those of us who still have a workplace may not recognize it. Businesses, eager to limit liability...
PBN summit: Communication, transparency, goodwill key to reopening workplaces
Reopening workplaces as states allow it and as COVID-19 fades will be a delicate process heavily dependent on expert guidance, excellent communications and transparency...