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Youth Leadership Institute recognizes its 2020 graduates

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute’s Youth Leadership Initiative has announced the graduation of its Class of 2020, made up of 38 student leaders from 20 Central Iowa high schools. YLI provides high school students with experiential …

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Disability advocate: Employers need to be ‘flexible and human’ with COVID-19

Emmanuel Smith is an advocate at Disability Rights Iowa, located in the East Village. He was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, which affects how his body makes collagen, a protein that helps …

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VIDEO: Coping w/ Covid-19: HR in turbulent times

 

On Wednesday, the Business Record hosted a free virtual panel on coping with coronavirus, featuring human resources professionals. Our first question was: What has been the biggest transformational change you’ve seen as an HR …

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Survey: Majority of U.S. firms keeping or increasing year-end bonuses

Many U.S. workers will be bringing home fatter paychecks this month, according to new research from global staffing firm Robert Half. More than three-quarters of senior managers polled (76%) said their company offers year-end bonuses. …

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Second round of Employer Innovation Fund grants totals $568,000

The state of Iowa has awarded a second round of grants from the Employer Innovation Fund, a component of the Future Ready Iowa program aimed at furthering postsecondary education and training by employers. Today, Gov. …

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Spouses under one employer should not be restricted in family leave, Ernst proposes

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is proposing a bipartisan bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to ensure married couples who work for the same employer are not restricted in the amount of leave …

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Palmer Group’s 2020 salary survey reflects tight labor market

If your company is planning salary raises in the 3-4% range for 2020, it’s firmly in the majority of Iowa organizations, according to the 2020 Salary Guide released this morning by the Palmer Group and the Greater …

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Connecting workers with disabilities to local employers

For about the past year, Emma Goff has worked at Raygun, performing tasks such as stuffing mailers, restocking inventory and even waxing the T-shirt racks — a retailer trick that keeps the metal hangers quiet …

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Two Des Moines leaders to be honored by Ivy College of Business

Two Greater Des Moines leaders and Iowa State University alumni will be recognized by the Ivy College of Business during the annual Homecoming Honors and Awards Ceremony on Oct. 25. Michelle Book (’83 accounting), CEO …

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Survey: Workers want in-person, supervisor-led training

Workers want professional development opportunities that are wide-ranging, continuous and facilitated by their supervisors, according to results of a new survey of more than 500 U.S. employees by market research firm Clutch. 

Employees who are offered effective …