Your Diversity Policy Shouldn’t Focus on One or Two Groups
The best way to attract LGBTQ+ candidates is by elevating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace – for everyone.
Human Resources
5 Steps to Onboarding Leaders Who Are New to Hawai‘i
Take a hands-off approach with mainland hires, and many won’t last.
How Three Small Companies Use Unusual Benefits to Build Loyal Teams
These Best Places to Work in Hawai‘i prioritize well-being, and they offer employee programs that prove it.
5 Steps to Reducing Workplace Risk
Fewer hazards and accidents start with a culture of safety.
How to Help Employees Cope with Distressing News
Effective leaders encourage people to express feelings and steer them to help when needed.
Caregivers in the Workplace: What Bosses and Employees Need to Know
ProService Hawaii explains how to make the return-to-work jump and how to support caregivers at your company.
A Record Number of Hawai‘i Workers Quit Their Jobs in 2021
Here’s what local experts say is driving the exodus and why efforts to keep employees should start the day they’re hired.
Commercial vs. Personal Auto Insurance for Business Owners
Using your car for work? Choose your insurance coverage wisely. Kevin Kurosu of First Insurance Co. of Hawaii explains when business owners need commercial coverage instead of personal auto insurance.
Leaders it is Time to Shine, Literally
Face it: 2020 was devastating. You ditched your business plans, shifted performance goals, and raised spirits for your employees through social media videos (like how to make a pizza).
What is an Employer's Role in Promoting Vaccination?
Having a fully vaccinated workforce may be the only way some companies survive. But employers that implement mandatory vaccine policies will face significant practical and legal concerns.
New State Laws Have Significant Effects on Employers
The rules have changed on nondisclosure agreements, criminal background checks and family leave, while financial penalties for violating some labor regulations have increased as much as 1,000%. By the time the veto deadline for Hawai‘i’s 2020 legislative session arrived on…
Why Focusing on Diversity and Inclusion is Good for Your Workforce – and Your Business
Organizations that prioritize diversity and inclusion in the workplace often have a competitive edge in attracting and retaining top talent, and typically see higher employee engagement – all of which can benefit your workforce and bottom line. Creating a company…
Partnering to Grow Hawaii’s Future Workforce
In Hawaii we know that it takes more than a village to raise our young; a concept that John Leong, CEO of KUPU, built upon when launching his nonprofit. This commitment to a village was modeled by his grandfather as…
New Job Requirement: Being “COVID Conscious”
Employers worry that negligent employees could endanger their colleagues and customers and damage workplace trust and company reputations There’s something new to add to your resume. Human resource managers and staffing professionals think being “COVID-19 conscious” should be a new…
Power of Partnerships
Unflinching. Reassuring. Helpful. In times of crisis, a top-notch HR team makes all the difference. “We have HR expertise at the ready to share and provide guidance on how we ensure the safety of employees and also remain productive,” says…
Rights of LGBTQ Employees in Hawai‘i’s Workplaces
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on June 15 that protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. In Hawai‘i, state law already made it unlawful for employers to discriminate…
Get Ahead of the Curve
New terms are trending in our world: Social distancing, WFH, PPP, and flatten the curve. COVID-19 has changed customer expectations and business operations. Business strategies and processes that were once clear and well executed, are unnervingly murky and chaotic. As…
How to Support the Well-being of Your Employees in a Changed World
Part III of a three-part series of timely workplace advice articles from the Hawaii Employers Council We have long realized that employees who are anxious about medical, financial or emotional issues at home are more likely to be absent or…
How to Effectively Manage a Newly Remote Workforce
Part II of a three-part series of timely workplace advice articles from the Hawaii Employers Council Many offices have been working remotely since mid-March, giving supervisors and employees time to develop routines, adjust expectations and communicate feedback to improve their…
Work-at-Home Tips for Parents
If you have small children, it’s much harder to work from home. It just is. But here are a few ideas from Hawaii Business Magazine’s “The Careerist” columnist Kathryn Drury Wagner, who has been there and done that for seven…
Legal Issues About Keeping Workers Healthy Amid COVID-19
Part I of a three-part series of timely workplace advice articles from the Hawaii Employers Council Workplace safety should always be on employers’ minds, and with COVID-19 continuing to spread, it’s even more important to be proactive and vigilant about…
Conflict is Good!
By Sarah Kalicki-Nakamura and Cindy Sakai, TH!NK Is your organization underperforming due to unproductive conflict? If you said yes, you are not alone. Entrepreneur.com reports that the cost of unproductive conflict equals $359 billion in the United States. Productive conflict…
Virtual Interview on COVID-19:
Ben Godsey, President and CEO, ProService Hawaii
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? This is a really big challenge. Having been through the Great Recession and dotcom bust, this is 10 times worse because of the speed and completeness of the economy shutdown. Our business…
6 Things that HR Wants Managers to Know About Remote Work
Working from home is suddenly widespread in Hawai‘i as employers mitigate the spread of COVID-19. “Companies should be allowing temporary remote work arrangements because they care about the health and safety of their employees,” writes Derek Kanehira, VP and director…
Condo Sales Start This Year for Latest Office-to-Residence Conversion
The transformation of the Davies Pacific Center will create mostly one-bed apartments, while leaving a few floors of offices.
How to Give On-Site Teams the Flexibility They Want
Some jobs need to be done in person. But that doesn’t mean employees can’t have more control of their schedules and hours.
