America has always been slow to adopt changes to the work week. It wasn’t until the late 1920s that the idea of a shorter work week—from 6 to 5 days—gained widespread support. The 5-day 40-hour work week has been the norm in the U.S. since the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in 1940. For today’s businesses the 4-day week could be the logical next step towards work...

Most HR leaders and company executives have been poring over industry-wide research about new work models for nearly three years now. Many of the employee-based surveys share similar findings to a recent Gallup survey of more than 8,000 remote-capable employees. In this survey, 71 percent responded that hybrid work improved their work-life balance, with 58 percent responding...

Remember Red from the all-time classic Shawshank Redemption – he was the man who could get things done. But how is it related to ONA? Every organization has a set of people who are ‘go-to’ or reliable to get a task done. It may be someone with knowledge of finance or a piece of research – it is that one person who everyone turns to.  Organizational Network Analysis...

Technology has made the HR domain a bit more manageable than it was. From sourcing a candidate to onboarding an employee, time and effort is an integral part of business growth. It is a crucial investment. HR leaders would agree that matching a candidate to organizational parameters takes constant grind and the right mindset towards the candidates. End-to-End HR solutions are exactly what the...

Franchise operators face high hourly worker turnover rates and costly consequences from low employee engagement. A learning management system (LMS) can help streamline employee onboarding and training, the first step in building a positive and rewarding employee experience. Franchise operators are up against many challenges in today’s economy: labor shortages, economic constraints, and...

One of the earliest known examples of payroll, dating back to around 3,000 BC, is a pay stub showing workers being paid in beer rations. Less than 100 years ago, some companies paid employees in company scrip. During the company scrip days, workers would find themselves in a less-than-ideal cycle of debt due to fees and the high prices of goods, as portrayed in the song Sixteen Tons by...