When COVID-19 hit in the spring of 2020, nearly every industry was impacted with production and manufacturing being hit especially hard. Demand for many products slowed, and if one company faced an outbreak, it could lead to extreme disruptions across a supply chain.
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) announced it is rolling out a range of new employee benefits from flexible work schedules, sign-on bonuses and a new education and upskilling benefit program called “Your Tomorrow” in collaboration with Guild Education. WM said Your Tomorrow program provides employees plus their spouses and eligible dependents the opportunity to choose from a full range of education options, including earning a college degree, at no cost to the employee.
Spring Township accounting firm Herbein + Company Inc. said Wednesday that it will combine with Cumru Township-based Mosteller & Associates, a regional full-service human resource organization, effective Thursday. In a press release, the companies said the merger enhances Herbein’s ability to deliver strategic human resources services and resources that bring even greater value for clients to help them succeed with confidence.
With companies having to compete for workers to fill job openings, Bed Bath & Beyond has announced a number of new employee benefits. Starting July 1, the retailer will implement three new paid benefit programs including paid parental leave, short-term disability, and an associate relief fund. The company will also close its stores on Thanksgiving Day, the latest retailer to announce that step as holiday sales and promotions increasingly move online.
If you’re tempted by the prospect of a dramatic post-pandemic career shift, human resource management could be a rewarding and lucrative way to go. According to data collected by job site Indeed, recruitment posts advertising for human resource professionals in the U.S. have leapt by almost 47% compared to a pre-Covid-19 base rate, indicating that demand for people working in the profession is scaling a record high.