“Making an employment change is a big deal. It’s hard, even when it’s voluntary, because we have so much of our identities wrapped up in what we do.” - Heather Bussing
“So why are contracts so long and convoluted? I’m not sure. But I think the lawyers are uncomfortable because they don’t really understand the work. So they put in a bunch of stuff to manage risk and cover their butts.” - Heather Bussing
You need to develop an image of what happens the day that all of the critical people are busy grieving or at funerals. The 2-page paper on bereavement leave gives you a point of departure for addressing the issue in your organization. There are no answers here, just really good questions.
The Families First Corona Response Act (HR 6201) goes into effect on April 2nd. Here’s a quick guide to the employment-related sections of the law from Heather Bussing.
If you want to do what other people were doing last year, spend a lot of time navel-gazing, and define success according to conventional standards.
“Making an employment change is a big deal. It’s hard, even when it’s voluntary, because we have so much of our identities wrapped up in what we do.” – Heather Bussing
“Contracts don’t have to be pages of incomprehensible legal mumbo-jumbo. They can be clean and simple and understandable.” – Heather Bussing
Susan LaMotte discusses the cost of HR policies that rely on leadership assumptions that are out of touch or based on outdated employment experience.
“WeWork recently announced a new policy saying that it would not serve meat at its events. I just don’t think that policies that force employees to eat a certain way are either the right way to treat employees or an effective way to save the planet.” – Heather Bussing
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