Tough HR Questions • When HR Gets Personal
April 15, 2025
In this months Tough Questions session, Tom and Terry teach us about the challenges of navigating the sensitive situations we might just otherwise want to avoid.
In this months Tough Questions session, Tom and Terry teach us about the challenges of navigating the sensitive situations we might just otherwise want to avoid.
Each week we will showcase a bite-size conversation dedicated to helping you get your arms around another HR challenge. The people on this show have decades of experience, and this is our chance to share that knowledge with you.
For HR professionals, navigating the intricacies of substance abuse in the workplace is both urgent and complex. This week, AIM’s own Lori Bourgoin and Tom Jones Pete Wright to delve deep into this complex issue, highlighting the real-world scenarios HR must grapple with, the legal implications, and the critical role they play in managing substance use challenges in the modern workplace.
Today, we’re turning the pages on employee handbooks, those essential guides that can make or break workplace understanding. And who better to navigate this realm with us than experts from the forefront of HR Solutions? Kyle Pardo and Sarah Piscatelli join Pete Wright to analyze standout examples of practical handbooks and those that missed their mark.
Office parties have always been a double-edged sword for employers. On one hand, they can boost morale, foster camaraderie, and reward workers for jobs well done. On the other, they come with their fair share of liabilities, especially when alcohol enters the mix.
This week, Tom Jones and Terry Cook join Pete Wright to talk about a topic that’s making waves in the corporate world and setting Human Resources departments on their toes: an audacious, unapologetic, and strikingly public phenomenon known as “Loud Quitting.”