Human Solutions: Simplifying HR for People who Love HR

Are you a working parent expecting a baby? Or are you an HR professional looking to support pregnant and nursing employees? Regardless, you'll want to tune in to this episode of Human Solutions. Pete…

Non-Compete Agreements are a hot topic in HR right now, thanks in no small part to the FTC and NLRB proposals in the news. As an HR pro, what do you need to know? AIM HR Solutions' employment lawyers…

Are you tired of feeling like the fashion police when it comes to enforcing a dress code in your workplace? As an HR professional, you know that dress code policies are essential to maintain a profes…

We've been lucky the last two seasons of Human Solutions to have been discovered by an audience beyond -- in some cases *far* beyond -- our Massachusetts backyard. We're grateful you're here, HR Pro,…

The push toward remote work has accellerated considerably since the pandemic's start. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people primarily working from tripled between 2019 and 2021. I…

The number of caregivers in the workplace has increased significantly since the onset of the pandemic. Employees have increased responsibilities for children, elderly parents, and other loved ones. M…

Meta, Salesforce, Twitter, Zillow, and Peleton are just a few of the significant companies recently making headlines for massive layoffs. Layoffs are unpleasant for everyone but can sometimes be a ne…

We’re used to employees taking time off for vacation or having a baby. But in addition to the many other things we’ve learned from our experience with the pandemic, we now know there are many, many n…

If you’re a regular listener of the show, you might remember just a few weeks back that we talked about Quiet Quitting... losing employees not by watching them walk out the door but by showing up dis…

What does it mean to be inclusive? A 2018 Pew Research Center report says that nearly half of post-Millennials or Gen-Zers are non-white. We know a diverse organization leads to diversity of thought …

When you think of quiet quitting, do you think of the film Office Space? Where Ron Livingston's character Peter Gibbons abandons the concept of work entirely and does the bare minimum required of him…

Pay transparency is growing in popularity amongst employers and employees. For some states, it has become a legal requirement. But what exactly is pay transparency? What do you need to know?

Kyle Pard…

The economy is unpredictable, which can trickle down to your workplace budgets. One of the first line items to face scrutiny is the learning and development program. The truth is that a robust L&D pr…

Jen Moff, AIM HR VP of Learning & Development, joins Pete Wright to talk about the evolution of mental health in the workplace, the changing expectations of employers and employees about stress at wo…

Social Media. You might not personally be an Insta-influencer or TikTok star, but there’s an increasingly good chance that your employees are. How does their activity in their private lives impact wh…

The Americans with Disabilities Act is one of the more complex and challenging laws employers are navigating. What is the scope of the ADA? What do qualified accommodations look like at work? What mi…

New topics and new voices are coming to season two of Human Solutions: your HR podcast for people who love HR. Warm up your ear buds starting September 13, 2022!

We've been busy recording our new seas…

We did some digging into some of the advertised benefits through the early 2000s into the early 2010s and it’s a bizarre trip down memory lane. Here are a few of our favorite benefits: “free mechanic…

It’s tedious, boring, and a lot of work, but it is one of the essential components of an HR person’s job. Record-keeping. Having organized documents can make it easier to do your job as an HR profess…

Gen Z is in the workplace! Who are they? How are they different from millennials? And why has everyone forgotten Gen X? Dudes, will no one gag me with a spoon?

This week, we have our own Gen Z’er is …