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As we reflect on a holiday weekend of reunion and relationships, we look ahead to the end of the year, additional holidays, and the year-end workflows that consume so many HR professionals. We also are flooded with Black Friday (that lasts all month), Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday, and everything else. We're looking forward to "Workplace Wednesday", where we can get back to work!

As we do, it's hard not to reflect on how the workplace has changed in the past year, and speculate on changes that lie ahead. This month we sat down with a self proclaimed HR-futurist - the always-delightful Uzair Qadeer. Watch is full interview with us via the link below.

We're also looking for your input. How have your organization's policies on commute-related travel changed over the past 18 months? Tell us below.

Lastly, we’re thrilled to introduce you to Vahan DerSimonian, who joined our team earlier this year.

Happy reading,

Alice Benson

C-Suite Conversation

Uzair Qadeer C-Suite HR Executive & Board Member

We’re thrilled to have Uzair Qadeer speak on his experiences as a lifelong HR professional. In this interview, Uzair shares his perspective of what it is to be a HR futurist, the 5 E’s framework of employee experience, implementing DEI in the workplace, among many great things. As a global citizen, he has worked across geographies at companies including Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Deloitte Consulting, Bristol Myers Squibb and taught an MBA program at Rutgers University. Throughout his career, Uzair has built a great outlook of the HR setting and continues to be excited about what can happen moving forward. Check out the full interview below.

Watch the Interview

November Poll Question: Commute-Related Travel Reimbursement

So many HR practices and policies are evolving with the changing needs of the workforce and company. For even deeply experienced HR professionals, we’re figuring them out for the first time.

We thought sharing best practices with the HR community would be helpful to all of you.

As employees return to the workplace, including those that took advantage of “work from anywhere” agreements that evolved over the past two years, organizations are taking a hard look at travel reimbursement policies.

How has your org’s travel policy evolved to address these changes?Please participate in our poll, below!

How has your org’s travel policy evolved?

No changes due to increased commute

Select

We now fully reimburse commute-related travel

Select

Limited reimbursement per day

Select

Continue to not reimburse

Select

None of the above

Select

Other

Select

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