We’ve compiled 10 fun and creative ideas you can try to show employees your appreciation. Take a look and get inspired! 10 Fresh Ideas for Appreciating Employees from O.C. Tanner. Appreciation Slideshares appreciation celebrate employee appreciation day employee appreciation employee appreciation day employee appreciation day ideas slideshare ways to celebrate employee appreciation day

Many of you know that I truly hate it when people come up with new terms for the sake of coming up with new terms. would rather just spend my time and energy doing things better instead of on fluffy stuff like talking about new ideas, that on the surface, appear new but are really just a repackaging of what has been around for a long time. So we move to conferences. Yes, conferences. For From a learning perspective though, and personally speaking, conferences are really not the best places to learn how to do things better. Perfect fit for her unique expertise in social learning?

A company's IT department holds the unique power of being able to prepare it for the future. The post Is your company ready for the future of IT? appeared first on Kontiki. Enterprise Content Delivery Network Enterprise Video

Discover the Hidden Value in your SuccessFactors Q1 2016 Update. It's time once again for the SuccessFactors maintenance release. Q1 2016, b1602, strengthens the mobility, learning and user experiences, with other tweak to e nsure it continues to provide the best support to HR and payroll professionals. SAP SuccessFactors does so many things well including its schedule of quarterly feature updates. The practice is often very different. Your challenge comes at the point of deployment. Which enhancements and innovations in the update are right for your business? The majority are opt-in.

Editor's Note: Today's post comes to us courtesy of guest contributor Chris Dobyns. Something wicked this way comes.”. The first sentence should be familiar to many readers since it is drawn from the novel of the same title, made famous by the horror and science fiction author, Ray Bradbury. To further make use of magician-speak, the sentence will probably also “conjure up” a recollection of work-related problems we’ve all encountered in the course of our careers, that at one time or another (or maybe even still) seem to defy solution. Chipping Away at the List. Easy, right? What’s yours?

By Kevin J. Skelly, JD. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey recently heard a former employee’s claim that he wasn’t paid for unused vacation and sick time. This case highlights a common issue faced by many employers. James Barrett worked as a part-time assistant manager at a Walgreens store in New Jersey. In response to a coworker’s complaint about him, Walgreens decided to transfer Barrett to a different store. Barrett resigned, claiming he was transferred to a less desirable store, where he would work fewer hours and have less job security. Read more.

Don’t worry. Eric’s here. And I’ve got Scooby Snacks. Actually, I’ve got FMLA knowledge, which is better than Scooby Snacks. And, besides, I ate all of the Scooby Snacks. Sorry, I was hungry. An employee at a small company is supposedly offered FMLA. In  Weissberg v. Chalfant Manufacturing Co., opinion here ), Ms. Weissberg, who was employed by a small family business for over 40 years, was diagnosed with a hiatal hernia, which required surgery. Weissberg was granted medical leave. Except, the company never employed enough people to fall under the FMLA. And, So, Ms.

By Geoffrey D. Rieder. Are employees who commute from home to a remote worksite entitled to minimum wage for time spent traveling to and from the worksite? The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently addressed this question. Drilling is an oil field drilling contractor based in Artesia. It conducts business in the Permian Basin and pays most of its workers an hourly wage as nonexempt employees. Some of the workers sued the company in an Eddy County district court, claiming they were owed wages, including overtime, for the time spent traveling between home and remote worksites. ” Read more.

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A few weeks ago, we reported on CareerBuilder’s list of strange things that have happened during job interviews. From stolen family photos to pet birds in shirts, there were no shortages of strange events that made it to the CareerBuilder ® list.  Our readers also chimed in on their strangest interviews: One reader claims an applicant brought a half-eaten hamburger and a beer to the interview. In front of the company president, the applicant put the items on the table, took a drink of the beer and asked “So what’s this job about?”. We love hearing your HR strange but true tales.

People analytics has become an indispensable tool for today’s modern People professionals. As more organizations race to implement a successful analytics strategy, HR is working to avoid making errors in a process that has the capability to make groundbreaking differences in the organizational makeup of a business. Deloitte’s study into. The post People Analytics, really… appeared first on Human Resources Global. HR Technology HR HR Metrics

By Linda Itskovitz, GuideSpark. Today’s hot job market means that companies must find effective methods to entice talented individuals to join their company or risk losing top talent to a competitor. More than ever before, tried-and-true equity compensation programs are proving to be a valuable tool to attract and engage new prospects and employees. Yet educating employees on the value of these complex programs continues to challenge most companies. Provided here are 10 best practices that employers can follow to develop an effective communication plan for their equity compensation program.

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We are looking to redesign our sales commission plan and are wondering if the following is legal? Ex: Commission for Q4 sales is paid out at the beginning of Q2 – While the sales person made their Q4 quota, they didn’t make their Q1 quota. Therefore, the commission they would have received beginning of Q2 from Q4 sales is now effected (sliding scale downward) based on their not making Q1 sales quota. Essentially, commission would be effected on a sliding scale upward or downward based on current and previous performance results. Note: We have offices in CA, MA, NY and PA.

INFOLETS - VISUALIZING DATA SIMPLY My last post was from OpenWorld 2015. can't believe so much time has passed already. During that passage of time, I've been getting used to many of the features of HCM Cloud R10. I've already written articles on Goal Mangement and Performance Management, but in this post I want to concentrate on another useful feature which helps you quickly visualize your data - Infolets. What is an Infolet? Infolets are small windows which you can configure onto you SUI Springboard. They consist of up to 3 phases. Each phase can be used to drill into more detail.

A new survey that reveals that compensation in the medical C-Suite rose steadily throughout 2015, also found the compensation increases may be attributed to greater demand and expanding responsibilities for these roles within healthcare organizations. The findings are from American Medical Group Association’s A MGA 2015 Medical Group Executive and Leadership Compensation Survey , conducted by its consulting arm AMGA Consulting Services. The survey report includes data on total cash compensation, base compensation, and earned bonus compensation for various management and executive positions.

With an astonishing participation at our 2016 Bersin by Deloitte High-Impact Leadership research, the survey is officially closed! 2,422 HR, L&D and business leaders across the globe completed our online questionnaire, forwarded it to peers and spread the word about it – a big Thank you to all our supporters! This leadership research aims to answer the following two questions: 1. What Works in Leadership Development? Our data will help us understand the following questions: what distinguishes highly successful organizations’ leadership development initiatives from the rest?

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , four and a half years is the median amount of time employees stay with their company today. That’s a grim statistic, considering the amount of time you spend training employees. It’s even more dismal when you consider the fact that some of the employees who leave after four and a half short years may be your best performers. It begs the question: Can management do more to boost retention? One highly effective method for doing so is the stay interview. An Alternative to Exit Interviews. Some Basics for Mastering the Stay Interview.

On days when being a manager or dealing with a manager is making you tear your hair out, you might wonder how things have been going at Zappos in the two years since the company famously announced its transition to “holacracy,” a system without managers or titles. But if you’re tempted to wonder if a flatter, manager-less structure might work in your company, proceed with skepticism. At Intuit QuickBase’s Fast Track blog today, I talk about why you probably shouldn’t throw out all the managers. You can read it here. was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager.

Many working Americans aren’t exactly chomping at the bit to get their retirements started, according to a new survey, and it’s easy to see why. Seventy-six percent of  5,083 U.S. employees surveyed  believe they will be worse off in retirement than their parents, according to the 2015 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey by Willis Towers Watson. Additionally, the survey revealed employees’ concern over their finances is having a negative effect on their daily lives, job performance and productivity. days per year. days per year on average, compared to 8.6 Share on Facebook Twitter It!

Matthew Wride discusses 11 things to watch out for when looking to do 360-degree feedback surveys. He talks about how no process is perfect, and the 360-degree process can have some serious shortcomings when not handled effectively. Multi-rater feedback (or 360-degree feedback) can be a powerful tool in your employee development arsenal. If not properly implemented, it can also have some serious drawbacks. However, when those shortcomings are studied and managed, the benefits and results of a 360-degree feedback program are heightened and improved.

In recent years, the changing landscape of the business world has placed immense pressure on HR. There’s been a push to keep up with globalization and the 24/7 workday. Yet, in many organizations, HR still has yet to keep up with the changing times. Worse yet, HR’s list of responsibilities hasn’t shrunk at all; if anything, it’s expanded. Here, we examine HR’s primary functions, and the solutions available to alleviate some of the increasing pressures HR managers face today. HR’s Compounded Responsibilities. Recruitment. Employee Relations. Compliance. Struggle to Keep Up.

When we open our doors to potential hires, part of the process is to create a list of interview questions that will hopefully make the best candidates stand out. While this is simply common sense, experts now recommend that employers first interview themselves before meeting applicants for three reasons: It lets you see what […]. Employers Hiring Retention

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When we open our doors to potential hires, part of the process is to create a list of interview questions that will hopefully make the best candidates stand out. While this is simply common sense, experts now recommend that employers first interview themselves before meeting applicants for three reasons: It lets you see what […]. Employers Hiring Retention