HR Scoop Archives for October of 2024

Is the 5-day work week obsolete?

Published 10/05/2024

Time-off Wasn't Always a Thing.   According to an article in History.com, at the turn of the 20th century, workers got very little time off. A 1898 Massachusetts labor bulletin tracking the wages and hours of domestic workers in the Commonwealth documented that the average domestic cook worked between 78 and 83 hours a week at about 9 cents an hour. They could usually count on having Sunday off, and a lucky few may have been granted a half-day on Saturday.   Male factory workers had mostly similar work weeks, while state law only allowed women and children to work a maximum of 58...

What your employees need to know about cybersecurity

Published 10/20/2024

THE THREAT IS REAL Cybercriminals have the advantage   Businesses are faced with a continually evolving enemy: cybercriminals. While you have to plug and re-plug every possible hole in your security wall, day after day, cybercriminals only need to break through once. The digital landscape is growing every day. While you pursue efficiency and productivity by adopting the Internet of Things (IoT) and AI, your enemy sees them as just another entry point for cyberattacks.   What might these attacks look like?   Here is a look at some of the most egregious data breaches reported so far in 2024.   Tencent In August 2024, a hacker...