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Working from home with kids: 5 ways to help employees

Insperity

Working from home with kids isn’t best practice, but during a prolonged crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, many of your parent employees may find this incredibly demanding scenario unavoidable. Parents who work remotely while schools and daycares are closed must essentially take on an extra full-time job as teacher-caretaker.

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Work From Home Policy Guideline (Plus 2 Free Templates!)

Genesis HR Solutions

If you’re considering implementing a flexible work or work-from-home arrangement, a comprehensive work-from-home policy is crucial. This work-from-home policy guideline can help you to make sure your team is well-informed and prepared for their job responsibilities.

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An Employer’s Guide To Work From Home Best Practices (2020)

Genesis HR Solutions

Whether you’re an employer already familiar with managing a work-from-home workforce or your company is just diving into the waters of working remotely, the need to consider work from home best practices has never been more apparent. Naturally, working from home has its challenges and complications.

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5 Company Initiatives That Improve Office Culture

Achievers

Set a sleep goal for employees and have them track their sleep over a period of time to earn rewards like gift cards, merchandise or PTO. Employees will feel better and they’ll love telling people they have “sleep goals” for work. Work from home: If possible, allow employees to occasionally work from home, be it once a week or month.

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15 Ideas for an Unforgettable Employee Appreciation Day

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Consider catering a meal, surprising your team with a box of tasty snacks — even if they work from home — or taking folks out for coffee. Others with extracurricular activities may want to come in late, or even transition to a four-day work week. Who doesn’t love a free lunch? Provide time for meditation and mindfulness.

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How to handle unused vacation days amid COVID-19

Insperity

Usually by the fall, employees have used much of their paid time off (PTO) on spring and summer trips. But with hardly anywhere to go during the COVID-19 pandemic, unused vacation days have piled up at many companies – a phenomenon called PTO hoarding. Should you encourage employees to take PTO? You can make PTO policy changes.

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Strategies for remote work-life balance and peace of mind

Insperity

Others are worried that employers are monitoring their work habits via company-issued laptops, email accounts and phones while they work from home, which can fuel a sense of paranoia and the fear that they should be working more. Put your availability in the context of your other work-from-home responsibilities.

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