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Register Now for Avoiding Meal, Rest Break Traps Webinar

HRWatchdog

Meal and rest breaks are among the trickiest aspects of managing a workforce in California. Misunderstandings can be costly — for instance, each workday that an employer fails to provide a meal break to an employee as required, the employee is owed one additional hour of pay at their regular rate of pay. And, in California, laws governing meal and rest breaks continue to evolve — mostly not in favor of employers.

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4 Benefits of Competency-Based Hiring | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

Hiring teams base their decisions on many factors, most significantly a candidate’s experience, qualifications, and core competencies. Core competencies are the unique traits, attitudes, and behavior patterns that enable employees to succeed in that particular role. Experience and expertise are easy to assess. But competencies are not always easy for talent acquisition professionals to identify and are often overlooked in traditional hiring processes.

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Insist on These 3 Requirements for Interim HR Expertise

hrQ

With a struggling economy and dynamic workforce conditions, today’s organizational success depends on agility and resilience. Hiring interim talent can be a critical component of an organization’s labor strategy to ensure business continuity and manage risk. Leveraging interim talent can help fulfill an HR organization’s short-term needs as well as drive long-term strategy.

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Using social media for hiring: how to get it right

cipHR

From established social media platforms such as LinkedIn to newer apps such as TikTok, we explain how to make social media part of your recruitment strategy Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are a constant feature in our lives – we spend (often too much) time refreshing our feeds or updating our statuses, satisfying our curiosity about what’s happening in others’ lives.

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Creating a Company Culture of Care: Integrating Mental Health, Wellbeing, and DEI in Benefits

Speaker: Sean Raible

Picture a workplace where physiological safety is not just an aim but a reality, driven by thoughtful employee benefits that prioritize mental health, wellbeing, and DEI. 🤔 ✨ Achieving this vision requires more than just occasional training sessions and employee assistance programs. Moving beyond the basics, this vision calls for a holistic approach that integrates these elements into your company culture as well as your HR and benefits strategy.

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Payroll Costs: An Overview of Total Expenses

Zenefits

Payroll costs are all the costs that an organization needs to pay to compensate its employees for their labor. These costs include, but go beyond, wages and salaries. Also included in payroll costs are employee benefits, paid time off, bonuses, commissions, the employer-paid portion of payroll taxes, and the cost of administering the payroll process.

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Employee Training & Development and How It Helps Retain Your Top Talent

SutiHR

Why Investing in Employee Development is Essential for Improving Retention Rates and How Employers Can. The post Employee Training & Development and How It Helps Retain Your Top Talent appeared first on SutiSoft.

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Why recruiting in your own back yard is no longer enough | UrbanBound

UrbanBound HR

If your company is struggling to hire the talent you need to grow your business, you are not alone. For many employers, recruiting remains a top challenge. That’s why more employers are making long-distance recruitment part of their talent acquisition strategy.

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Why employee satisfaction matters more than happiness

Workable

At Workable, we’re not just in the business of creating innovative HR solutions; we also strive to build a strong and thriving company culture. As the CHRO at Workable, I often hear discussions about employee happiness and its role in the workplace. While it’s important to cultivate a positive environment, we believe that prioritizing employee satisfaction is a more effective way to support our team and drive success.

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Three More Brilliant Tips for Dealing with an Angry Boss

Civility Partners

A few years ago, we shared five simple tips on how to deal with an angry boss , and the response was overwhelming! We’re back with even more tips to help you navigate this challenging situation with civility in mind. According to a survey conducted by the Workplace Bullying Institute, managers and bosses represent a staggering 65% of people who bully in the workplace.

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Performance Review Calibrations Made Easy

Every company aspires to be the best, and performance reviews are the cornerstone of that journey. However, discrepancies in how managers rate their teams can lead to unfairness.

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When extroverts and introverts collide – new lessons in conflict

TLNT: The Business of HR

In most workplaces today, it has (quite rightly) become the accepted norm that there can be no room for certain types of conflict – that is anything which constitutes bullying, or any conflict which borders on being discriminatory or that resembles harassment.

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Personality, Trust, and Commitment on Virtual Teams

IO At Work

Research investigates how employee personality may influence how much they trust their virtual team leader and how this can impact team commitment.

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Career mobility: the new college degree

HRExecutive

Buy or build? The answer to this classic workforce development question should be clear by now: Hiring from the outside costs 20% more , takes longer and often hurts morale for existing workers. - Advertisement - Despite all the evidence that internal hiring makes more sense than external, research conducted by University of Phoenix and Executive Networks of 300 HR leaders and 300 knowledge workers across America found that fewer than half of all open roles are filled by internal talent today.

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What is a Social Consequence of Using Tobacco?

EX Program

Have you ever talked about a group of employees using these phrases: “I think [a group of people] are foolish.” “Some people who [engage in a behavior] may be smart, but most of them aren’t.” “I dislike [a group of people].” Think these phrases are derogatory or judgmental? It might surprise you to learn that [.] Read More. from What is a Social Consequence of Using Tobacco?

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Balancing Cost and Care: 3 Key Considerations for Cost Optimization in 2024

Discover essential strategies for employers to balance cost optimization with care. The top priorities for employers in 2024 are retaining talent, growing revenue and sales, and attracting talent. To achieve these goals, employers are turning towards comprehensive total rewards strategies informed by data-driven insights. Hear from industry experts on cost optimization strategies and how to leverage these approaches for a healthier workforce.

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5 Ways Compensation Practices Harm Your Employees and Company

Betterworks

Should companies tie their compensation practices to performance? On the surface, this seems logical to both employees and employers. The war for talent remains real despite a soft economy and the rise of AI. In fact, according to 2023 research by Payscale, 35% of companies say pay is the No.

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Leadership Grid: A Guide to Building Better Leaders

Primalogik

Leadership is critical to the success of any organization. Effective leaders are always in high demand. However, not all leaders are created equal, and many struggle to inspire and motivate their teams. That’s where the Leadership Grid comes in. Developed by management experts Robert Blake and Jane Mouton in the 1960s, the Leadership Grid is a powerful tool for evaluating and improving leadership effectiveness.

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Difference Between Sourcing and Recruiting

Recruiters Lineup

In today’s competitive job market, finding the right talent is a critical challenge for companies. This is why the process of identifying, attracting, and hiring qualified candidates is an essential aspect of human resource management. However, there is often confusion between the terms ‘sourcing’ and ‘recruiting.’ While they are closely related, they are not the same thing.

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10x growth in just 5 years at Carta: the strategic HR lessons learned

HRExecutive

Managing change and growth is a table-stakes capability for any HR leader today. However, overseeing the people function at an organization whose workforce grew 10-fold in just five years demands strategic steps on everything from agility to humility, and an ongoing willingness to put people at the center of business strategy. - Advertisement - That’s what Paige Bailey brings to the table as chief people officer of Carta , a software company that helps organizations manage capitalization tables

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Discover the 4 Big Recruitment Challenges for 2024

It’s no secret that today’s hiring market is tough! The constant changes can make it seem impossible for HR leaders, hiring teams, and hiring managers to remain flexible and agile. However, there’s a silver lining amongst all the hiring chaos, as these changes also bring great opportunities and fresh ways for HR leaders to gain that competitive edge in the race for top talent.

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How will the rise of AI affect the future of learning at work?

LACE Partners

Is HR going to be affected by the rise of AI as other industries have been? The latest episode of our podcast discusses the increasing role of AI in the world of work and the future of learning in this context. Our host Chris and LACE Executive Director, David Pacifico speak to Brian Murphy , Senior Director Employee Skilling at Microsoft and Charles Jennings , Managing Director at Duntroon Consultants.

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Mobile Recruitment 2023: A Definitive Guide

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In today’s digital world, mobile devices are an essential part of our lives. According to Statista, there were 3.8 billion smartphone users in 2021, and the number is expected to grow to 4.3 billion by 2023. With the increased use of mobile devices, mobile recruitment has become an integral part of the hiring process for many organizations. In this definitive guide, we will discuss the importance of mobile recruitment, the benefits it offers, and how you can leverage it to attract and hire

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Understanding the Importance of Exit Interviews in Enhancing Organizational Performance

HR Digest

Exit interviews provide employers with a valuable opportunity to understand their workforce better and address areas for improvement. The HR Digest’s mini-guide highlights the importance of exit interviews and the role such formalities play in employee attrition. This also emphasizes the significance of conducting exit interviews effectively and provides guidelines for maximizing their effectiveness.

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A Guide to OFCCP's Proposed Revisions to the Scheduling Letter

DCI Consulting

By: Cassie Alfheim, Amanda Bowman and Evan Szarenski On April 18, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) released a revised version of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s ( OFCC P ’s ) proposed s cheduling l etter and i temized l isting. As we previously discussed in a n early blog post , the initial proposal for revisions was very substantial.

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Correct & Prevent I-9 Errors: Your 2024 Audit Toolkit

Simplify your I-9 compliance process and minimize the risk of costly fines with WorkBright’s comprehensive audit toolkit. Created in collaboration with employment law experts, this essential two-part guide will help you conduct a thorough internal audit in 2024. The first section outlines a three-step process for ensuring error-free and compliant I-9s, followed by two printable checklists to streamline your audit process.

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Bad EEOC position statements can come back to haunt you. Just ask this employer.

The Employer Handbook

There will come a time in your HR or employment law career when you must respond to a Charge of Discrimination filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by filing a position statement. The EEOC has a great resource on effective position statements and stresses that the position statement should clearly explain the employer’s version of the facts.

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10 HR Compliance Issues Facing Employers Today

Extensis

Quick look: If it feels like HR laws and regulations are constantly changing, it’s because they are. Here, we dive into the top 10 HR compliance issues facing today’s SMB employers, from recent pay transparency legislation to the rules limiting non-compete agreements and how a PEO can help business leaders navigate it all. Employers consistently face challenges that can have significant impacts on their organizations.

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Anxiety as a Workplace Disability: Understanding the ADA and Reasonable Accommodations

HR Digest

An employee sued the company and was awarded $450,000 by Jury after unwanted birthday party induced a panic attack at work place. Anxiety, along with other mental health issues such as OCD, panic disorders, and PTSD, is considered a disability by the Social Security Administration. This article explores anxiety as a disability under the ADA, reasonable accommodations for anxiety, and workplace accommodations for anxiety.

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Vital Business Practice: Closed-Loop Communication

Forbes Coaches Council

What are the steps for creating a solid, repeatable practice of closing the loop?

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Unlocking Employee Potential with the Power of Continuous Feedback

Speaker: Erin Daruszka and Nakisha Dixon

Recent studies show that only 21% of employees feel their performance and growth are within their control. What if the answer to employee development and high performance lies elsewhere? Enter continuous feedback. Imagine a work environment where feedback isn't a dreaded annual event, but a constant source of growth. Join us to discover how ongoing, actionable feedback empowers your team to take ownership of their performance, boosting engagement and development.

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Reasons your CEO wants you back in the office

HRGem

I’ve been writing for a while now about the fragility of flexible working progress, and the potential for a ‘great reversal’ of hybrid work.

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Beyond Buzzwords: How To Drive Clear, Effective Communication

Forbes Coaches Council

Corporate jargon is so widely used today that we may not realize the ways it actually impacts communication.

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Merakey, a Leading Behavioral Health and Developmental Non-profit Provider, Joins Forces With DailyPay to Further Ongoing Efforts to Enhance Employee Satisfaction and Wellbeing

DailyPay

NEW YORK — With nearly 7 out of 10 healthcare workers stressed out about their finances, Merakey , a leading behavioral health and developmental non-profit provider, has partnered with DailyPay –the leading provider of on-demand pay. Through this partnership, Merakey is expanding its existing robust suite of employee benefits, adding the impactful financial wellness function of on-demand pay.