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Not only are employers required under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) to protect the role during duty and training for an employee who is an active duty, Reservist or National Guard member, but there are also protections for family members caring for service members.

Get to know why the creation of a military-specific recruiting, retention and engagement strategy is core to the values and growth of your

National Hire A Veteran Day National Hire A Veteran Day is observed every year on July 25th as a call to action for those who hire to consider employing a former servicemember.

If your workplace is struggling with how to respond to this past weekend's shooting at former President Trump's rally, or concerned about workplace violence or extremism, here are some tips to consider:

✅ DO: encourage a safe workplace and go over any emergency or safety procedures
✅ DO: encourage a way for employees to voice concerns with a workplace counselor or EAP coordinator
✅ DO: stick to verified facts, how this affect your work and avoid polarizing political commentary
❌ DON'T: fuel the fire on conspiracy theories or highlight social media posts and views that are not from trusted non-partisan sources
❌ DON'T: normalize any form of violence as an acceptable response or behavior
❌ DON'T: respond with knee-jerk reactionary comments or make statements internally and externally without a trusted workplace counselor
Reach out to us for more support or if you have concerns/questions! [email protected]

If you’re working today, you’re one of the 8% in the U.S. who are too (think first responders, military, and front line workers like service industry staff). We value you!

Take a day in lieu off and unplug from work when you can!

Why Juneteenth is an important lesson in :

⛓️‍💥June 19, 1865 is the day that the United States liberated all enslaved African Americans in the last Confederate state, 2 yrs after the Emancipation Proclamation. This represents the independence for all Americans.

🖤Declared a Federal holiday on June 17, 2021, businesses are not required to provide employees a paid holiday off but the companies who do make a deliberate statement to acknowledge the significance of this day.

🫶🏾 A Mercer survey found that 9% of surveyed companies planned to observe Juneteenth as a holiday in 2021 — the same percentage as planned to observe Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day, a long-established federal holiday.

Here are some ways you can acknowledge Juneteenth at your workplace:

⛔️Don’t just “check the box” with polished programming

⛔️Don’t require employees to use PTO to take the day off for observation or worse, deny requested leave

✅ Provide opportunities for employees to share why this day is meaningful in personal ways (ie: Employee Working Group panels, work blogs/articles, social media posts highlighting your staff)

✅ Provide a paid leave day

✅ Put ongoing educational and equitable hiring and retention programs in place frequently and not just on Juneteenth.

Reach out to us if you’d like some support!

Burnout isn’t just mental health or physical, it’s a complex systemic issue that requires a multidisciplinary solution. Here’s some of the red flags you might be seeing in yourself or your team members if you’re experiencing chronic stress:

4 Signs Your Body Is Telling You It's Time to Take a Break Stomach, sleep, and immunity issues are all worth paying attention to.

Honoring our fallen troops today. Lately we’ve received questions from our international folks about what Memorial Day is. Just don’t say “Happy Memorial Day”.

“Memorial Day began as a way to honor soldiers who died in the American Civil War, which claimed the lives of the most U.S. military personnel in history. Now, the holiday is celebrated to memorialize fallen U.S. troops of all conflicts.

To some Americans, this holiday also marks a three-day weekend, the beginning of summer, and various traditions. Here are some interesting and surprising facts about Memorial Day.”

10 Surprising Facts About Memorial Day Here's what you need to know about the U.S. holiday.

↘ The downward trend of employee engagement continues 😣 What keeps you personally motivated at work and what keeps your team engaged?

"Last year, Gallup found U.S. employees were increasingly detached from their employers, with the workforce reporting less role clarity, lower satisfaction with their organizations and less connection to their companies’ mission or purpose. Employees were also less likely to feel someone at work cares about them."

U.S. Engagement Hits 11-Year Low Continuing a downward trend, employee engagement in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade.

In honor of Women’s History Month, think about how to position your organization to prioritize women in the workforce. It’s the difference that tackles under or unemployment with gender disparities by providing valued support for working mothers and caregivers.

https://time.com/6836518/recession-work-from-home-women/

No Recession? Thank Women Work from home flexibility has meant more women are working and that may be the reason the U.S. hasn't had a recession.

Ever wonder how engaged each generation of employees are? Gen Z needs more than just a high salary - they want purpose and value. Need help? Reach out to us!

“Gallup's research has identified 12 elements of employee engagement that measure the extent to which employees have their basic needs at work met, feel supported and valued, receive clear expectations and feedback, and have opportunities to learn and grow.”

The New Challenge of Engaging Younger Workers Following the pandemic, younger employees report feeling increasingly more detached from their work and employers than do older generations.

💡 Coming up in 2 weeks: our founder and CEO, Cynthia S. Kao will be speaking at the Military Veteran Startup 2024 ( ) Conference representing my work at Operation Code and Rebirth Innovation Inc. ⚡

Join us on 02/08-02/09/24 at the Marines Memorial Club & Hotel in San Francisco.

I look forward to sharing my insights and experiences with military veteran founders, spouses, venture capitalists, institutional LPs, early-stage employees, and civilian allies at MVS24.

MVS24 is a premier event that brings together our military veteran community. Last year, there were founders who built unicorn companies, and we'll have unicorn founders and future unicorn founders at MVS24.

No other event gathers our diverse community this way. Deals happen between founders and VCs, partnerships form, and hiring takes place.

I hope to see you there! If you're attending, then please let us know in the comments. Also, feel free to ask any questions for the panel! Let's continue to work together to build the future of work!

Whether you had a great year or a challenging one, we wish you deep personal growth, connectedness and meaningful lessons learned in 2024!

Our Founder and CEO, Cynthia S. Kao, talked about her experiences as a and an advocate and tech leader for the community this week. Catch up today on the Cloudflare TV’s marathon re-run and reach out to us if you don’t have a military hiring and retention strategy!

Vetflare - Cloudflare TV Tune in to Vetflare's segments during Vets in Tech week.

now have a heavier workload, with less resources, less support and unfamiliar teams. Surviving a Reduction In Force, re-organizations and title or responsibility changes means more managers are losing interest in engaging at work and looking to jump elsewhere. What are you doing to mitigate this?

The Manager Squeeze: How the New Workplace Is Testing Team Leaders The workplace has entered a new era, and it's not kind to managers.

Today is , the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. Before all, be empathetic. A little goes a long way.

Employers: noticing call-outs for sick days today? If you don’t have mental health designated leave, you may notice staff utilizing PTO or sick days more often.

Employees: how do you support a fellow Veteran, service member or military family member at work?
1) Give them the ability to take frequent breaks.

2) Give them room to breathe - don’t pile on extra deadlines with unreasonable end of day deliveries.

3) If you’re noticing your colleague is less social today, don’t force them to socialize. They’re processing.

4) Let them know you care and are available to listen: send a little care package, a personal note or a daily encouragement 🤗

Seeing an uptick in and workers ? Employees are demanding better or equal pay models, improved work conditions and stronger contracts. In other words: they want to feel heard and seen. Going into union negotiations on both sides can be stressful. Let us help you bridge the gap.

Workers give union leaders okay to call strike against automakers next month Members of the United Auto Workers edged closer to striking with a vote to give their union leaders permission to call a work stoppage after their contract expires Sept. 14.

, and training isn’t a distraction, it’s a life-saving and team strengthening mandate. This is just one example 💪

Female soldiers in Army special operations face rampant sexism and harassment, military report says A new report says female soldiers face rampant sexism, sexual harassment and other gender-related challenges in male dominated Army special operations units.

mandatory RTO orders and enforcement increases carbon footprint for commuters, increased operational costs, decreased productivity and psychological safety. 🏴‍☠️🔒

Amazon employees are outraged by a new warning about individual office attendance: 'Is this supposed to scare people?' Employees question Amazon's tracking of individual office attendance despite its anonymized-data claim.

for outdoor workers is now being discussed at the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Association with the need to implement federal heat and safety standards. The first climate-change health condition affecting workers is acute and chronic kidney failure 😨

Chronic Kidney Disease Is Poised to Become the Black Lung of Climate Change Chronic Kidney Disease could be the first climate-change related occupational disease.

Staying cool during the heatwave? There are currently missing labor laws regarding occupational safety and outdoor workers.

“According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 40 workers die every year from heat, most in outdoor jobs like farming, construction, and package delivery. But the official statistics don’t tell the real story, says Doug Parker, director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which oversees working conditions in the U.S. “We’re confident that’s an undercount. Probably a significant undercount,” largely because the role of heat is often overlooked when it comes to issuing death certificates for cardiac arrest and respiratory failure.”


https://time.com/6299091/extreme-heat-us-workers-economy/

Extreme Heat Is Endangering U.S. Workers This summer's extreme heat is putting into relief the risks faced by the U.S.'s 50 million outdoor workers.

LeadershipTipOfTheDay: do you provide opportunities for your colleagues to have room to grow?

Room for growth looks like:

🚀 Giving people the ability (and time) to provide ideas and input for impact

🚀 Asking, not demanding

🚀 Providing all employees an equal seat at the table (removing blockers and hurdles for accessibility)

🚀 Creating psychologically safe spaces so colleagues feel welcome to share and contribute

Reach out if you’d like some support and more leadership tips: [email protected]

June is Pride Month. How do we walk the walk and not just talk the talk when it comes to hiring for a ? Hire not just for “fit” but also for expansion. Learn to be aware of your own implicit bias or group conformity.

https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/what-ive-learned-about-the-pitfalls-of-hiring-after-holding-1000-interviews-3922cad7c188

What I’ve Learned About the Pitfalls of Hiring After Holding 1000 Interviews The million-dollar question: “How do I know if a hire will work out or not?”

There are differing intercultural and inter-generational responses to the definition and understanding of burnout. The key is empathy, adequate assessment as well as educating and providing tools to address, prevent, and treat the reported 50% rate among our today.

Tired of Being Tired? 5 Ways of Overcoming Burnout that Work Stop languishing by changing your mindset.

A miserable job you wouldn't want to wish on your worst enemies is no way to live. What's in store for 2023? A human capital recession has been in full swing for 2021 and 2022 (39% labor shortage). Looking ahead, increase your company's valuations by focusing on purpose, meaning, and impact. Your employees are your best brand ambassadors.

American workers hate their jobs so much that nearly half of them wouldn’t wish it on their worst enemy 45% of American workers wouldn't wish their job on their worst enemy.

Our D.C. launch party is next week, December 7, 2022. Join us if you can!

Washington DC Veterans In Residence Showcase Igniting America’s economy through veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs. Join us for our biannual Veterans in Residence Showcase!

The science is out: neurochemicals like dopamine, seratonin and oxytocin increase with altruistic acts like caring for others, volunteering or giving a donation. It’s ! Consider giving to a meaningful or impactful cause, or better yet, start a matching challenge.

The Neuroscience of Giving Proof that helping others helps you.

Tell someone why you’re thankful for them today - especially someone you work with and the impact they have made!

Hiring talent is more than just skill and experience. Look for values such as integrity, honesty, compassion. Ability to empathize.

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is something we don’t talk about often at work, if at all. As we head into the holiday season, grief can hit some of us harder than others as we miss loved ones, managing a recent layoff or reflecting on the close of another chapter of our lives. One thing we like to help employers be aware of is the need to create a safe, empathetic space where employees can feel they can be their authentic selves.

The messy truth about grief | Nora McInerny Watch the full talk: http://tedtalks.social/griefA clip from Nora McInerny's TED Talk "We don't 'move on' from grief. We move forward with it" from TEDWomen ...

In the wake of multiple mass , we are here to make referrals, be a support and help displaced employees broaden their networks. Reach out and know you have a tribe. Here is the latest data:

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Pandemic labor shortages opened the door to for but the gains will need to be reflected in continued accommodations, such as enabling communications methods, for all staff and ensuring equitable wages are provided.

For Disabled Workers, a Tight Labor Market Opens New Doors With Covid prompting more employers to consider remote arrangements, employment has soared among adults with disabilities.