John Hamlin

Employment lawyer pursuing innovation and the exceptional. (Views are mine.)

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I am honored to have won the award for International Employment Lawyer of the Year - In-House 2024 at the annual IEL Employment Lawyer Awards last week. Thank you to #InternationalEmploymentLawyer and congratulations to all winners and nominees! https://t.co/y1bp4FNkEY

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The mission and future of #HR are tied up in the reasons for the current frustrations of HR and with HR, a function that needs to be enabled to pursue its core functions, like at #NationalCashRegister. https://t.co/lIMW9J3MFQ

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Non-profit theatres across the US still struggle to recover from the pandemic. A new piece of legislation—the STAGE (Supporting Theater and Generating Economic Activity) Act would help end this troubling trend and provide recovery for these institutions! Support the STAGE Act!

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Such great discussions at this year’s International Employment Law Forum in Evian: 43 #employment lawyers from 27 countries, sharing their best ideas. Happy to serve on the Steering Committee! #internationalemploymentlaw #employmentlawyers #workplace

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#Companysocializing—it should yield something more than increased expense reports: “who wants the obligation of going bowling with the creepy guy from the Wichita office who walks around with his fly unzipped?” #work #employment #officeculture #metoo https://t.co/0BT9A6JHPv

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“Today’s #youngworkers have been called lazy and entitled. Could they, instead, be among the first to understand the proper #roleofwork in life — and end up remaking #work for everyone else?” #Worklifebalance #genz #generationsatwork #employment https://t.co/kuZY2qiH4K

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Inclusion matters. #Diverseteams outperform their more homogenous peers only in the presence of psychological safety. More #diversity is not always better—diversity without the #inclusion can actually make things worse. #DEI #employment #working https://t.co/W810dAkHka

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“The market for salaried, white-collar jobs has . . . cooled, but workers’ itchiness to find new work hasn’t.“
#recruiting #employment #retention #jobsearch https://t.co/5e0AoAutKF

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Commentary worth considering-corporations should more often claim the right to remain silent: “don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence.” https://t.co/dngzUSrSaZ

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Interesting perspective on #AI: it’s “not helping everyone get better at their jobs. It's mostly turbocharging workers who are bad at their jobs, while doing little to aid — or even hindering — those who are already productive to begin with.” #working https://t.co/CG4ZEi0ugE

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#Flexibleworking is more prevalent in London, where only 4% of #workers are not allowed to work from home, compared with Paris, where the percentage is 20%. The #unemployment rate in July in the UK was 4.3% against France’s 7.4%. https://t.co/hDXdewYdgm.

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Despite #wageincreases, more #PTO, and greater control over where they work, the number of US #workers who say they are angry, stressed and disengaged is climbing. #Employee expectations post-pandemic and #employer #RTO protocols often conflict. https://t.co/vI6cv0LANT via @WSJ

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Revenue growth vs #collaboration and belonging: the evidence suggests that #flexibleworking may significantly increase #revenuegrowth but impede development of #workforce #culture. https://t.co/ww8NnY3vlA

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The US hasn’t prepared itself for a 1.98 million surplus in #retiring #babyboomers. The #decliningbirthrate coupled with our #aging nation has left experts worried about a #shrinkingworkforce that could make the #laborshortage last for years.

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"The way #medicines are paid for in the U.S. has become so convoluted that some #drugmakers are setting two prices for the same drug—and many #healthplans are choosing to cover the more expensive version." A #healthcare system should not be employer-based.
https://t.co/vTryFtHOcc

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Toxic work cultures can lead employees to disengage from the political arena, ultimately harming their career prospects, while inclusive cultures can foster participation in healthy office politics. Bottom line: office culture doesn’t have to be toxic.
https://t.co/Ir7wdqZuBl

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Employees spend 1/3 of their lives at work, and the best #employers minimize the risks to #employees’ #mentalhealth by addressing issues like #unhealthyworkhours, #isolation, a #toxicblameculture, lack of control, and even #bullying and #harassment. https://t.co/b2k5uHfpAU

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So many high performing workers obsess about work all the time. It’s essential to align priorities for the right balance. Distance matters. #work #employment #leisure #relaxation #unwind #mentalhealth https://t.co/K6ZlITo2dM

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#EEOC proposes new guidance on harassment. Public comment period open. https://t.co/vafN8XNkPx

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Pleased and honored to be shortlisted for the International Employment Lawyer (@IEL_reports) inaugural IEL Awards in the category of International Employment Lawyer of the Year - In-House. Thank you IEL and congratulations to all those shortlisted!