by Kacie Koons | Dec 16, 2020 | Data, Networking and Education
Ensuring that your DirectEmployers membership remains a valuable part of your HR toolkit requires that we make continual updates and improvements to our products for your benefit. Back in February, we introduced a revamp of our Analytics tool within DE.works, which...
by Kacie Koons | Dec 9, 2020 | Networking and Education
In case you missed it, last week we kicked off part one of our 2020 recap series by highlighting a number of exciting accomplishments, product launches, acquisitions, networking events and more. Today we’re wrapping things up and dishing out even more greatness! Take...
by Kacie Koons | Dec 2, 2020 | Networking and Education
When the year began, there was an air of excitement for the start of a new decade — the “new roaring 20s”! Of course, no one had any idea what was coming: a global pandemic, months upon months of quarantine, a series of natural disasters, a surge in racial injustices,...
by Kacie Koons | Nov 18, 2020 | Networking and Education
November is an important month, for so many reasons. Aside from marking the official start of the holiday season, it is also National Veterans and Military Families Month, as well as National Family Caregivers Month. In our latest episode of DE Talk, these two...
by Kacie Koons | Oct 22, 2020 | Networking and Education
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and while this designation is great for building awareness around disability employment, celebrating its strengths and identifying its struggles, your disability hiring strategy should remain...
by Kacie Koons | Sep 18, 2020 | Networking and Education
We’re so excited to be back with the DE Talk podcast, and we’re kicking off season two with a great conversation on technology. In this episode, our VP of Strategic Partnerships, Shannon Offord, chats with Peter Weddle, author and CEO of TAtech, the Association for...
by Kacie Koons | Aug 27, 2020 | Networking and Education
Back in March, the pandemic upended office life as we knew it, but fortunately for us at DE, we were prepared to work from home and took the change in stride. With the safety of our employees and their families in mind, our Executive Director Candee Chambers announced...
by Kacie Koons | Aug 26, 2020 | Networking and Education
The global pandemic dominated the first half of 2020, and while it continues to linger on, the second half of the year has been a genuine and widespread fight for equality. From the Black Lives Matter movement to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision regarding...
by Kacie Koons | Aug 13, 2020 | Networking and Education
The onset of the coronavirus left workers everywhere grappling to deal with the “new normal” of working from home, but for individuals with disabilities (IWDs), the change has been a welcome improvement and has subsequently led to enhanced work conditions and morale...
by Kacie Koons | Jun 24, 2020 | Networking and Education
For over a century, employers have had the duty of ensuring diverse individuals are incorporated within their workplaces, and the task remains just as crucial today. Whether you have a dedicated individual in charge of this effort or an official program run throughout...