John Hamlin

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! internationalemploymentlawyer.com/news/iel-award…

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. nytimes.com/2024/08/03/bus…

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!

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

#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 nytimes.com/2019/09/17/sty…

“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 nytimes.com/2019/09/17/sty…

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 nytimes.com/2024/01/21/opi…

“The market for salaried, white-collar jobs has . . . cooled, but workers’ itchiness to find new work hasn’t.“ #recruiting #employment #retention #jobsearch wsj.com/lifestyle/care…

Commentary worth considering-corporations should more often claim the right to remain silent: “don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

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 businessinsider.com/ai-productivit…

#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%. bloomberg.com/company/press/….

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. wsj.com/lifestyle/care… via @WSJ

Revenue growth vs #collaboration and belonging: the evidence suggests that #flexibleworking may significantly increase #revenuegrowth but impede development of #workforce #culture. financialpost.com/fp-work/work-f…

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. finance.yahoo.com/news/despite-w…

"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. wsj.com/health/healthc…

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. hbr.org/2022/05/office…

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. strategic-risk-europe.com/people-risk/wo…

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 wsj.com/lifestyle/care…

#EEOC proposes new guidance on harassment. Public comment period open. jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc…

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!