Women in Iceland Left Work Early to Protest the Pay Gap
Women in Iceland Left Work Early to Protest the Pay Gap Last week women in Reykjavik, Iceland left work two hours and twenty-two minutes early to protest the country’s 30% unadjusted pay gap. That extra time off works out to 30% of the day, the time that, according to the protesters, Icelandic women are working for […]
3 Ways to Waste Time at Work On Halloween
“But Megan, this is an HR blog. Shouldn’t you be giving me 5 ways to keep my distracted employees on track on Halloween?” Ughhhhhhhh, don’t be boring. It may be Monday but it’s also the high holiday of fun people everywhere. If you’re spending precious work time reading this article, you can’t blame your colleagues or […]
LinkedIn Learning Is Free Until October 30 – Is It Good?
LinkedIn is offering a free trial of its LinkedIn Learning courses until October 30. The trial, which they’re calling a Week of Learning is meant to promote the courses and its new LinkedIn Learning app, both of which have been met with some suspicion. LinkedIn has a proven track record for networking, but are they […]
Gender Pay Gap Contributing to Global Inequality Says Oxfam
A new report from Oxfam Canada suggests that the gender pay gap is contributing to growing inequality. While the pay gap varies from nation to nation, and between women within nations, not one country has fully closed the gap — and in some countries, including Canada, the gap is actually widening. In 2011 the pay gap widened […]
Will Human Resources Become Robot Resources?
We write about robots in the workplace so much at B4J that I’m running out of stock photos of robots. I may have to commission some original work in order to bridge this robot photo gap. That’s how much we talk about robots taking our jobs, enhancing our jobs, working as ADA devices and just […]
3 Important HR and Business Issues in the Second Presidential Debate
Last night’s Presidential debate was all about reaching undecided voters. The town hall format was meant to allow the candidates to engage with the audience of undecided voters and really address their concerns — and through them, to sway undecided voters at home. Winners, Losers and Creepy Clowns Donald Trump’s performance — playing to his […]
