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How the August BLS Report Will Shift Your Hiring Efforts

Hireology

At 8.4%, this is the fourth straight month of job additions, and puts us below the unemployment peak of the 2007-2009 recession. . In order to make the most of every seat on your payroll, you need a qualified pool of applicants and an efficient process to vet them — especially because your HR team has probably been reduced as well.

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Customer Spotlight: 5 Tools Making Life Easier for Pet Care Business Owners

Hireology

Cara has more than a decade of pet sitting experience, winning Pet Sitter of the Year in 2009. Pet care software helps business owners manage employee schedules, and automatically generates payroll and invoices. This is a guest post from Hireology client Cara Armour, founder of Boston-based Active Paws. Pet Care Software.

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Fact or hype: Do predictive workforce analytics actually work?

Visier

So, how can you ensure a vendor’s claim to predict employee retention risks is valid? Since the peak of the recession in 2009, the number of unemployed persons per job opening in the US has steadily declined, and is now back at pre-recession levels. As usual, he (and Holger) are right. What should you look for?

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20 Simple Reasons Your Top Performers Quit

Bonusly

Start by taking a step back and objectively analyzing the causes of voluntary turnover. This isn't to say that an employee's access to health care isn't important — it's just not the strongest driving factor in retention of top performers. Retaining good employees is crucial to the success of any team. Why is that?

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HR Business Partner: All You Need To Know About the Role

AIHR

Before they talk to the manager, they look at the data from turnover to learning and development rates to see where the manager needs help. It’s an adaption of a paper by Andrew Lambert (2009) , co-founder of the Corporate Research Forum. Their work can directly impact retention rates.

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6 Key HR Strategies in a Recession

Zenefits

The 2007-2009 Great Recession is fresh in the public consciousness as another potential economic downturn looms over the market. Automate payroll. Automate payroll. In the economic crisis and recession of 2009, 55% of HR leaders expanded their layoffs, and 41% started downsizing. But this isn’t 2009.

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Why You Should Consider Offering More Than Minimum Wage

Zenefits

Payroll may be the single highest cost on your balance sheet. It’s estimated the average small and medium-sized business pays between 15 to 30% of its gross earnings in payroll. When you break down the cost of payroll , about 40% of that will go to benefits alone, like insurance, paid time off, etc.