Join the Wellness Council of Indiana and our partner, Marathon Health, on April 16 for a live panel discussion exploring how K-12 schools and districts are supporting employee well-being and strengthening their workforce. As school systems navigate rising healthcare costs, workforce shortages and increasing demands on educators and staff, many districts are exploring new strategies to better support employee [...]
When a team member departs, your first instinct might be to panic. The workload on their plate will have to be redistributed (and your employees have enough on their collective dockets as it is), their clients will need to be communicated with, and you’ll have to ensure that their absence doesn’t cause a landslide of departures. Moreover, you may [...]
Business owners and human resources (HR) specialists alike know that finding the best talent for your organization is only half the battle. The other half is holding on to that talent once you’ve found it. In the era of the “Great Resignation,” however, retaining your best employees has become increasingly challenging. The key to avoiding the pitfalls lies above [...]
Workplace burnout is becoming alarmingly common in the U.S., and it shouldn’t be a surprise. Americans are working longer hours than ever. Many work weekends. Thanks to technology, it can feel like no one is ever “off the clock” if they have to answer an email or respond to a message after hours. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, workplace stress [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on the decision today to not take a vote on work share legislation in the Senate Pensions and Labor Committee – effectively killing the policy for another year: “We know Senate Bill 44 on work share would have passed committee today if the chairman, Sen. Phil Boots [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosier companies have through mid-November to apply for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s annual Best Places to Work in Indiana program. In its 16th year, the program honors top organizations in the state as determined through employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys. “No doubt 2020 has been a real test for employers and their workforce, but in [...]
Below is this week’s guest column featured on IndyPolitics.org on why legal protections are needed to shield businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits when following safety guidelines. Included in that are the four principles from the Indiana Chamber’s Civil Justice Committee that are serving as the foundation for our advocacy on this matter at the federal and state levels. We’ve heard [...]
FirstPerson recently welcomed Denny Darrow as Vice President and Advisor. The addition of Darrow allows the firm to leverage his extensive experience leading people and change at large organizations to further advance the benefits and people strategies of enterprise firms. Darrow has more than 22 years of strategic leadership experience in human resources and employee healthcare, most recently serving [...]
While nearly half of employers are still leaving jobs unfilled, dramatically fewer are listing workforce/talent needs as among their biggest challenges. Instead, they are adapting to the ongoing shortage of qualified applicants in several different ways. These findings and more are part of the 12th annual employer workforce survey from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and its Institute for [...]
Human resource managers are fully aware that when employees are stressed financially, their health and productivity may suffer. Employers are reporting more financial challenges among employees today than five years ago and are seeing these challenges reflected in the day-to-day operations of their workplace. While the Legislature has debated issues of payday loans and new installment loans in bills [...]
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