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10 Dead Simple Ways to Improve Your Company Culture

Bonusly

What’s the company culture like at your organization? While individual teams can have sub-cultures of their own, company culture is always informed by your larger company values, mission, and goal. But… where do you start? ??. Company culture is never a one-size-fits-all solution, but there are some easy, actionable steps you can take today to improve your company culture, both in the short and long term.

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Is flexible working the future of employment?

Hppy

According to a report published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 46.4% of employees in London worked at home “at some point” in 2020, with many taking this new-found way of working into the new year too. Many companies, in fact, decided to pivot towards a more flexible way of working over the past year, giving their employees freedom to choose their hours and whether they want to work from the office or to be flexible.

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Learning ‘At the Moment of Need’ Transforms HR Tech Training

SHRM Resources

When recruiters for the global staffing firm ManpowerGroup had to quickly learn how to use a newly implemented applicant tracking system (ATS), they weren’t given.

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Full-Time vs. Part-Time Employees

Helpside

Each business is unique with individual and changing needs. Each company needs to decide which types of employees will best meet the needs of the organization. When considering the schedules of your employees, you may want to weigh the pros and cons of full-time versus part-time employees. . The interesting thing about full-time and part-time is that there is no set definition for either.

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New DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.

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On-site, fully remote, or hybrid? 3 things you must consider before deciding.

Business Management Daily

The pandemic has given employers a lot to think about. With vaccinations rolling out, businesses are working hard to “get back to normal” or in many cases determine what normal looks like now. While many companies may be ready to move quickly back to a fully on-site workforce, and others are exploring hybrid or fully remote options, employees have their own expectations and are willing to look for a new position if they aren’t met.

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California Trucking Association Petitions U.S. Supreme Court Over AB 5

SHRM Resources

The California Trucking Association recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether federal law pre-empts California’s worker-classification law as it applies to motor carriers.

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Clark Construction Combines Great Talent With Field Mobility for a Bright Future

Workday

As they are with many industries, talent acquisition and retention are critical to a construction company’s success. At the same time, construction firms often need their people to apply their knowledge, skills, and experience across many projects, often on a daily basis. To attract and retain the best available talent, Clark Construction, a 4,200-employee builder with offices and job sites across the U.S., sets itself apart from other firms in the types and levels of responsibility it offers it

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Contemporary Issues in the Workplace: HR Challenges in 2021

Pathways

Our lives have changed considerably recently— and so has the workplace. Shifts in work environments have led to adjustments significantly impacting how we work. At one point, we wondered when we would return to normal, but now, we’re adjusting to a new normal.

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A Full Month Of HR Metrics | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

Data. It’s what drives business and guides decision-making. But, many organizations struggle to understand which metrics are most important for them to focus on when it comes to recruiting, engaging, and retaining A Players. @ClearCompany is putting the focus on #HRMetrics and #data! When you focus on the metrics that matter most, you can elevate your talent strategy and better attract, engage, and retain top talent: Whether you are looking for best practices and advice on how to hire more diver

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Here Are the HR Trends to Watch in 2024 + Plus Advice for Driving Impact!

The pressure is on to create a positive onboarding experience. Plus, a sub-par onboarding process can domino into other concerns such as low performance, burnout (for you and new hires), and retention challenges. Our 2024 State of HR report will give you a realistic picture of the HR landscape and tips to onboarding effectively in the year to come.

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Canada Pay Equity Act Takes Effect Today

Trusaic

The Canada Pay Equity Act goes into effect today, August 31, 2021, marking the official commencement of a major international move to advance workplace equality. The Act has been highly anticipated since its original passage in 2018. Now that the law is in full force, affected employers must develop and implement pay equity plans that address systemic gender-based discrimination in their workplaces.

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Why Cross-Cultural Communication Is Crucial In The Workplace

Hppy

Like most countries around the world, the U.S. is a proverbial melting pot of cultures that we encounter almost everywhere. Including at work. The only real response is to embrace it, as cross-cultural communication can and does drive workplace success. The U.S. already is home to thriving communities from various cultures. According to figures from 2018, more than 44 million people in the U.S. were born in other countries.

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Competing for Contingent Workers: A Direct Sourcing Approach

Allegis Global Solutions

As we move into the post-pandemic economy, demand for talent is outstripping the supply. Some estimates point to 0.9 unemployed workers available for every available job in the US. Likewise, the UK saw a 45% rise in advertised job vacancies between March and June, 2021. And in the APAC region, increasing demand for digital skills along with factory worker shortages add to the global pressure on the talent supply.

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COVID Vaccine Incentives/Penalties for Leaders, Ranked by Harshness.

The HR Capitalist

We're just going to shut everything down for two to three weeks, and we'll be good. --Everyone, late March 2020. --. In a pandemic, wouldn't it be cool to say, "I don't know?". Masks, distancing, hybrid school, vaccines and more. The reasonable position on all of it is that most of it makes sense. But, if you become absolute about your position and your position turns out to be wrong, it kind of undermines your authority to be absolute moving forward.

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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update: my employee gave me an “it’s her or me” ultimatum

Ask a Manager

This post, update: my employee gave me an “it’s her or me” ultimatum , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Remember the manager last week whose employee given her an “it’s her or me” ultimatum ? I wrote that it seemed like that employee had it in for her coworker and wasn’t trustworthy and that the manager was pretty badly mishandling the situation.

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The Strategic Role of Automated Accounts Payable in Business

SutiHR

Previously observed as a back-office function, accounts payable (AP) is identified as the team that acts as the main hub for controlling spend management. As AP shifts into a visible role of handling spend, the employees get the opportunity to take an increasingly strategic role. If you work in AP, you might be wondering how it’s going to keep up with the demands being placed on as accounts payable takes on a pivotal role in the organization.

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Here’s why AI is making HR pros indispensable

HRExecutive

Artificial intelligence has the potential to help human resource professionals make a massive impact on their company’s culture, performance, efficiency and diversity. When embraced and applied properly, AI can become a secret weapon for hiring professionals in avoiding the obligatory, monotonous tasks they’ve always resented, while enabling hiring teams to unearth things about their candidate pools that would otherwise remain unseen.

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From One HR Leader to Another: How to Survive the ‘Great Resignation’

TalentCulture

Just as HR leaders were ready to take a breath and celebrate the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, Anthony Klotz, a Texas A&M University professor, sat down […]. The post From One HR Leader to Another: How to Survive the ‘Great Resignation’ appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Getting Employee Experience Right Is Hard – But It Doesn’t Have To Be

Employee experience has expanded from a basic focus on well-being to a more comprehensive approach that covers all aspects of an employee's journey. But as important as it is to develop and retain top talent by giving employees positive experiences, tension can exist between balancing experience desires and achieving business outcomes.

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will I be fired if I refuse a Covid test, I didn’t get a thank-you after helping someone, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, will I be fired if I refuse a Covid test, I didn’t get a thank-you after helping someone, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Will my employer fire me on the spot if I refuse to get a Covid test? On September 13, the healthcare company I work for will begin requiring unvaccinated employees to get weekly Covid testing, at employee expense, with results to be submitted to your manager.

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How to Create a Right Travel & Expense Policy for Your Company

SutiHR

Enterprises create various policies such as IT security policy, HR policy, and more to effectively manage business operations. While creating policies for supporting business continuity, firms often overlook the Travel and Expense (T&E) policy that can highly impact the company’s spending, culture, and overall satisfaction of the employees. The T&E policy-based approach contributes to a whole lot of things that affect the company’s productivity and efficiency.

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Don’t Let These Negotiation Myths Hold You Back—Here’s How to Shake Them

The Muse

I’ve helped 200+ people with their offer negotiations and found that these common hangups seem to get in everybody’s way. Here’s how to move past them.

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How to Nurture Organisational Culture and Engage Your Employees

6Q

Excellent business behaviour is key to the collective success of an organisation. Let’s discuss organisational culture; what it is about, its importance to achieving and maintaining success, and how to achieve a well-cultured corporation. Organisational culture is simply the proper way to behave within an organisation. It is the collection, principles, values, and practices that guide the actions of all team members.

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Individual Development Plan Template

There’s no way around it: sometimes employees need your help. Use this free template to clarify expectations, share resources, and set a timeline. Best case scenario, this process helps them improve. Worst case, your great recordkeeping keeps you compliant even if they move on. Download the template today!

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my office got us turtles to take care of and bring home on weekends

Ask a Manager

This post, my office got us turtles to take care of and bring home on weekends , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work for a nonprofit and Covid has been very stressful for us. We are understaffed, overworked and underpaid, like many nonprofits. But recently our president announced something that is suppose to “bring staff together”: they got every office a turtle to keep and take care of.

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Remote recruitment overseas: what do employers need to know?

HR Zone

Acquisition Four ways to recruit overseas employees.

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25 of the Highest-Paying Jobs in America—and How to Get Them

The Muse

From physicians and other healthcare professionals to roles in engineering, sales, marketing, finance, and more—all with average annual wages above $125,000.

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Information overload: How to manage it

Insperity

Culturally, the concept of information overload has been around since the ‘70s when Alvin and Heidi Toffler first coined the term in their book Future Shock. At that time, car phones were about to become the latest communication craze, just like the computer before it. Information, it seemed, was about to come from everywhere. And now it does. What does information overload feel like?

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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my company wants me to investigate what expensive medical treatments employees are having and why

Ask a Manager

This post, my company wants me to investigate what expensive medical treatments employees are having and why , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I took a job a few months ago doing benefits for a new company and recently have started to feel uneasy about one of my job duties. For now this particular duty has been delegated to my manager (who has experience in benefits but only started at this company a week before me), so I haven’t been doing it, b

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Performance management and wellbeing in a virtual world

HR Zone

People Performance management in a virtual world.

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8 Entry-Level Roles to Break Into the Technology Industry

The Muse

These jobs are great entry points into the tech sector, whether or not you can code. Plus, learn what each role is, which skills you need, and what jobs you can get next.

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