Zoom Towns & Anti Work: The Trends You Need to Know

Employees have the right under the National Labor Relations Act to form together for their mutual aid and protection and to engage in concerted activity to better their working conditions or protest those conditions. Although these actions usually occur in a union setting, nonunion employees also enjoy these protections and rights. Additionally, although nonunion employers are not bound to or confined by a collective bargaining agreement, the implementation of certain employer policies may unintentionally (or otherwise) impact adversely upon the exercise of these federally protected rights. This topic will educate nonunion employers as to their obligations to their employees, what they can and cannot prohibit, how to be aware of when union organizers are making an effort to bring a union in and how to deal with that contingency.

Labor law posting compliance gets more challenging every year. What used to be a fairly simple process of hanging notices in the breakroom has morphed into a tangle of confusing requirements. This insightful, fast-paced presentation will shed light on common gaps employers miss, so you’ll have the information you need to be in total compliance.

Remote work became a hot topic when the pandemic hit. Now it's nearly three years later and it’s still a topic of discussion. A Gallup update of employment trends says 45 percent of full-time U.S. employees still worked from home either all (25 percent) or part of the time (20 percent) in the fall of 2022. Three-fourths of the remote workers surveyed said their employers will allow them to continue working from home at least ‘’on some basis’’ going forward. So, the question is: Are you prepared to facilitate successful long-term remote working arrangements for at least some of your workforce?

In this program, WSA’s Kris Erickson will explain how studying intersectional employee demographics helps uncover employees who have a lower sense of belonging in the workplace. She will present key areas for action and strategies for increasing the sense of belonging.