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Can Tuition Reimbursement Benefits Save Your Business Money and Deliver a Productive Workforce? Big Business Says, “Hell, Yeah.”

Never doubt that big corporations make investments only when they’re absolutely certain of its value to their business. In 2018, Wal-Mart began offering educational assistance taking its lead from both Starbucks and Chipotle. Both the coffee chain and food franchise restaurant began to offer tuition reimbursement benefits three years earlier

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Leadership Development: Why It’s Worth the Investment

Did you know that businesses with a leadership development program perform better than those with no program? Just one of the many surprises coming from The Global Leadership Forecast’s eighth edition report, which integrated data from 28,000 leaders and 2,488 HR professionals around the globe. This report also found companies

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Managing a Nonprofit in The Middle of A Pandemic

For weeks now, you may have felt like a firefighter instead of a nonprofit executive. That’s not surprising, and you aren’t alone. Calls from participants, members, volunteers, donors, sponsors, board members, and the media seem endless, and all seem to need an immediate response. It’s critical for preserving and protecting

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Reopening Lessons from CEO Barra’s Covid-19 Playbook

If you haven’t noticed, there’s a new game in town. While COVID-19 may be a fierce opponent; there’s an even bigger combatant on the horizon, and its name is ear. With the pandemic in full swing, no employee wants to go back to an unsafe work environment much less back

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Is Firing an Employee for Disclosing Their Pay Increase Illegal?

Most likely; yes, it is illegal to fire an employee for disclosing their pay. Employees gossip; spread rumors and tell stories. With that in mind, employers are inclined to suggest that workers should not discuss their wages, evaluations, or raises with other coworkers. However, according to the National Labor Relations

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