AI Chatbots in HR: What Employers Need to Know

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT are transforming the workplace, helping organizations improve efficiency, streamline workflows and enhance the employee experience. In HR, AI can assist with tasks such as drafting job descriptions, screening applicants, supporting onboarding and answering routine employee questions. While these tools can save time and improve productivity, they also introduce legal, … Continued

Workplace Strategies for Supporting the Sandwich Generation

In today’s workforce, a significant number of experienced employees are working a second job that never appears on a timesheet: caregiving. This places them in the “sandwich generation,” a group of middle-aged adults tasked with simultaneously caring for their aging parents and their own children. This isn’t a specific age cohort like the Baby Boomers, … Continued

Human Sustainability and HR: Protecting People, Driving Performance

Exhausted employees do not innovate, and burned-out managers cannot build strong, thriving cultures. For nearly a decade, corporate wellness has been siloed into superficial initiatives: wellness apps, awareness weeks, or reactive crisis counseling. Human sustainability recognizes that employee health, energy, resilience, and mental capacity are finite resources. Like any organizational asset, these can either be … Continued

When the Calendar Shifts: Preparing for an Extra Payroll Cycle in 2026 | Benefits Collaborative

Most employers follow standard payroll schedules—monthly, weekly, semi-monthly, or biweekly—with biweekly cycles being the most common. Nearly half of organizations pay employees every other week. In 2026, however, employers using a biweekly schedule may encounter an unusual twist. Because New Year’s Day in 2027 falls on a federal holiday, companies that typically issue Friday paychecks … Continued

Holiday Housekeeping: 4 Employee Handbook Policies to Make Sure You’ve Got Right Before 2026 | Benefits Collaborative

An employee handbook is key for setting workplace expectations and staying compliant. Outdated policies can create legal and operational risk. With evolving compliance requirements in the form of new laws and revised regulations, employers need to keep a watchful eye on their handbook policies to make sure they stay compliant. They should also be sure … Continued

The Social Signals Behind Employee Retention | Benefits Collaborative

When considering employee retention, HR professionals must realize that turnover doesn’t begin with a resignation letter. It starts much earlier—and it’s quieter. A skipped lunch, a missed meeting, fewer Slack messages. These small signs often signal something much bigger: an employee pulling away. Long before someone quits, they disconnect. And in today’s networked workplace, social withdrawal is often … Continued

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