Compliance

It is not enough to simply offer a policy that addresses prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace, nor is it particularly effective to have employees mindlessly scroll through an online training module.

Its clear the existing concept of the annual performance review needs to be a change, and many organizations have started to adopt new approaches

More than a few employers expect sexual harassment claims to increase as the floodgates of reporting have opened up, prompting many to revisit their workplace policies and training.

Six out of ten employees would take slightly less pay for an empathetic employer, and 77 percent would even work longer hours, according to Businessolvers survey of 1,128 employees.

Technology, workplace flexibility and increased awareness of generational differences continued to be important issues for HR professionals and brokers in 2017.

Here are five things we learned in 2017 that can help employers turn the cost challenge into an opportunity to better manage expenses in 2018 and beyond.