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Category: COVID-19

Caregiver Wipeout: Caught in a Vise Between My Employer’s Expectations and My Family’s Needs
Career, Coaching, COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Remote work/Virtual

Caregiver Wipeout: Caught in a Vise Between My Employer’s Expectations and My Family’s Needs

Question:             Since our schools no longer require masks, my husband and I decided to homeschool our youngest child. My … Continue reading Caregiver Wipeout: Caught in a Vise Between My Employer’s Expectations and My Family’s Needs

Employer Plays Hardball, Insists All Employees Return On-site
Business, COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Management/supervision, Remote work/Virtual

Employer Plays Hardball, Insists All Employees Return On-site

Question: My employer shut down our worksite during the pandemic. My wife and I decided to move to a different … Continue reading Employer Plays Hardball, Insists All Employees Return On-site

Are We Done with COVID OR Do We Just Want to Be?
COVID-19, National events & politics

Are We Done with COVID OR Do We Just Want to Be?

We’re tired of wearing masks and physically distancing. We’re so done with COVID. According to recent surveys, 27% of U.S. … Continue reading Are We Done with COVID OR Do We Just Want to Be?

Omicron and the Supervisor as Duct Tape
Business, COVID-19, Management/supervision, Professional growth

Omicron and the Supervisor as Duct Tape

“I’m overwhelmed,” the supervisor said when he called. “Senior management pressures us to maintain high levels of productivity, but nearly … Continue reading Omicron and the Supervisor as Duct Tape

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on OSHA Vaccine-or-testing Rule: What employers need to know/do
Business, COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on OSHA Vaccine-or-testing Rule: What employers need to know/do

While the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling impacts businesses of one hundred or more employers, small business owners were readying themselves … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on OSHA Vaccine-or-testing Rule: What employers need to know/do

Fired for Not Getting Vaccinated: My Employer’s Happy New Year’s Present
Career, Coaching, COVID-19

Fired for Not Getting Vaccinated: My Employer’s Happy New Year’s Present

This question came in from the blog’s Ask-a-Coach feature. Question: After being told for several months that our company will … Continue reading Fired for Not Getting Vaccinated: My Employer’s Happy New Year’s Present

Long Haul COVID Cost Me My Job: Is There Any Hope?
COVID-19, Legal aspects of management

Long Haul COVID Cost Me My Job: Is There Any Hope?

Question: At first when I contracted COVID, it wasn’t so bad. I thought “I can deal with this.” Then came … Continue reading Long Haul COVID Cost Me My Job: Is There Any Hope?

Religious Exemptions: A way out for employees or a tricky challenge for employers?
COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management

Religious Exemptions: A way out for employees or a tricky challenge for employers?

Question: If I’m to believe the stack of religious exemptions on my desk, a miracle unfolded in our company last … Continue reading Religious Exemptions: A way out for employees or a tricky challenge for employers?

How Employers Can Lure Employees Back to the Office
Business, COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, National events & politics, Remote work/Virtual

How Employers Can Lure Employees Back to the Office

Question: Like many employers, we want our employees to return on-site, but don’t want to force them to return and … Continue reading How Employers Can Lure Employees Back to the Office

A Surprising New View on the Risk Employers Take When Terminating Employees for Refusing Vaccines
COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Rick Birdsall, J.D., B.A.

A Surprising New View on the Risk Employers Take When Terminating Employees for Refusing Vaccines

by Richard Birdsall, J.D. Unlike the other 500+ articles in workplacecoachblog.com, I didn’t write this intriguing post. An attorney I … Continue reading A Surprising New View on the Risk Employers Take When Terminating Employees for Refusing Vaccines

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