Parents in the workplace account for a significant percentage of the professional workforce, in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 2021, at least one parent was employed in 89.1 percent of families with children, up from 88.5 percent in 2020.[1] According to a 2020 study that analyzed 25 states[…]
Here we are at the beginning of a new year filled with aspirations, resolutions, new habits, and hopefully a bit of excitement to start fresh. 2023 marks the 20th anniversary in business for PEAR Core Solutions. From those first days in 2003 working from the basement of my house to rolling into 2023 working[…]
How both employees and employers are increasingly ensnared in a bind that holds them both back. It starts with the interview…. A candidate asks: “what sort of training will I be given?” For an employer, this question can be seen a couple of ways: 1) This candidate is interested in learning[…]
With the “giving” holidays behind us, many of us leave the practice of gratitude behind, as well. We reflected on our year, we showed gratitude, and now it’s back to business! As leaders, how you practice gratitude all year long, matters more than just during the holiday season. Common measures of employee engagement is at[…]
A benefit for both employers and employees. The last couple years have exhausted employers with an ever-changing work environment, and these changes don’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. As a result, it is vital for employers to look at areas of employment where their company may have an opportunity to breathe.[…]
If you want to hire the best people, you need to ask the best interview questions. Great interviews start with great questions, and they should be behavioral-based questions. These are questions that attempt to measure how an employee has handled situations in the past in order to predict how they will behave in the future.[…]
2023 ushers in a raft of new employment-related laws across the country and especially in New York and California. Here we focus on a few key changes in both states. Note: This is a brief list of key updates. Please reach out to us if you would like further information on these or other changes[…]
It is so hard to believe that we have said our goodbyes to our summer days and here we are in September, already! Are you wondering where on earth did the year go already? What happened to those goals and plans (and maybe even new year’s resolutions) that we were so motivated to achieve at[…]
After two and a half years, we would all like to be done with the day-to-day issues of COVID in the workplace. Policy update after policy update, waves of sickness, scares, installing (and taking down) barriers, cleaning protocols, helping employees deal with worries and downright fears…..it’s enough. We all just want it to go away![…]
You may have heard a new phrase, which has been getting a lot of attention lately – particularly on TikTok: Quiet Quitting. It’s a new trend among employees in the workforce, particularly Gen Z and younger Millennials. It’s the rejection of the idea that “going the extra mile”, “hustle culture”, or “doing whatever you have[…]