nettime solutions

JULY 23, 2015

In August, employees are planning for or on vacation, or just coming back from vacation. Either way, they are in "vacation" mode and may need a little prompt for productivity. With a cloud based time and attendance software, you have access to deep labor analytics to improve workforce management. Analyzing time and attendance records from previous summers can be your first step.

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WebEx

JULY 23, 2015

The post Infographic: 87% of remote workers feel more connected to their team with video conferencing appeared first on WebEx Blog

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Changeboard

JULY 23, 2015

Is identifying your organisation’s purpose key to strengthening your employer brand? Stuart Woollard, managing partner at OMS LLP & co-founder at The Maturity Institute, explains, and gives advice on how to add value to your brand. How important is an employer brand to value creation? For many, it is critically important and, for some, it’s a stated  strategic objective.

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ClearCompany HRM

JULY 23, 2015

The recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report noted some trends in the world of work. As the economy (still) slowly recovers from the recession, jobs are improving, salaries are rising, but unemployment is still staggering behind. Small businesses need to take special note of these movements in employment. Small Business

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Training and learning organizations today play an active role in contributing to the bottom line of any organization by aligning their objectives to the immediate business objectives. This provides a solid ground for cost justification and encourages businesses to place training groups right where they should be, at the heart of a growing, thriving, learning culture.

I’ve Had Six Great Bosses in Four Years – Here’s What I’ve Learned From Each One (Part 2)

Something Different

JULY 23, 2015

<bentleymasterminds.com> …So on Tuesday I wrote the first part of a two part post exploring the big learnings I took from great bosses I’ve had throughout my career. Part one covered my first three bosses – today I want to talk about the last three: Manager #4: . And yet the job was without a doubt much bigger. Manager #5: . Best, Rory.

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HR Ringleader

JULY 23, 2015

This HR lady is fired up! Lately, there is no shortage of posts and articles about Human Resources not being strategic, not being valued, and needing to change in order to make everyone else in the C-Suite feel better. As someone who has dedicated my entire career to working in HR and trying to further our profession, I can assure you HR leaders are strategic. What HR needs is a re-brand.

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TriNet

JULY 23, 2015

In 2012, California passed a law requiring companies with five or more employees to offer retirement plans. The California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Trust Act is expected to be implemented by. Visit site for full story. Benefits Retirement California 401K California small business retirement law in California

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Dice

JULY 23, 2015

How much can a recruiter learn about you from a question-and-answer session? fair amount, it turns out, which is why a number of them turn to Stack Overflow when they’re searching for candidates for tech roles. Most agree that the site can be helpful in creating a full and balanced profile of those they’re trying to match with an open role. Recruiters Are Watching. What You’re Telling Them.

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Is your company ready to move beyond the annual performance review? Where do you start? What are the keys to success? In this guide, you’ll gain an understanding of: the forces driving change, three foundations of success and take a deep dive into the skills gap many managers have that will sink your efforts before they start and how to address them.

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Rewarding Diversity Instead Of Productivity

TalentCulture

JULY 23, 2015

According to a study by Forbes , workplace diversity is a key driver of innovation and a critical component to success. But, what does diversity in the workplace mean? Employees can be diverse because of their race or gender, but they can also differ in what characteristics they bring to your team. All businesses are made up of diverse personalities that constitute a larger, corporate identity.

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Spark Hire

JULY 23, 2015

When it comes to sourcing non-local talent, budgets for costly flight tickets might not be an option for most organizations. Hiring top-notch talent doesn’t have to break the bank and the solution is as simple as two words: video interviewing. There are a few reasons why companies are now more likely to use video interviewing technology to connect with non-local talent. Focus on personality.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 23, 2015

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC ), some 41 million workers in America aren’t getting enough sleep. We already know that American workers take fewer vacation days and work longer hours than their industrialized counterparts around the world. Researchers found that the sleep-deprived brains had a difficult time distinguishing between threatening and friendly faces. Fina blog.

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Paychex

JULY 23, 2015

Here are the top sick leave law questions Paychex is hearing from small business clients, with information you should consider when evaluating or developing your company's policy

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Employees at the front lines often have better ideas for innovation than others within the business, but when they walk out the door, they take those ideas with them. Want to innovate better and faster than the competition? You need to hold onto your best employees and the ideas they have. In this session we will explore how various pieces of the talent life cycle are related to retention and examine more than 20 strategies and ideas for improving retention outcomes for your business.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 23, 2015

I want our company to be just like Zappos ! No you don’t. First, Zappos has a very strong culture, of which, most people couldn’t handle or wouldn’t like. They hire very specific talent based on this cultural fit and desire to be in their certain culture, it’s not for everyone. Now drink. We might be HR nerds, but we party. You can’t copy culture. You can’t grow it again. Just do you. Or Southwest.

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 23, 2015

With the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision making same-sex marriage bans illegal across the country, many people have raised the question of discrimination. It may be legal for same-sex couples to marry, but it’s still also seemingly legal in many areas for businesses to discriminate based on sexual orientation. These two issues are fundamentally incompatible. What Does This Mean for Employers?

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OmegaHR Solutions

JULY 23, 2015

Work now to adapt to new regulations on the FLSA. On June 30, 2015 the United States Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division released to the public proposed regulations for the revision of the Fair Labor Standards Act. These proposed regulation changes were published on July 6, 2015 in the Federal Register. They will be available for public comment until September 4, 2015. What was changed.

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 23, 2015

In yesterday’s Advisor , consultant Bridget Miller shared some application questions to avoid, including those that reveal age or disability information. Today, Miller covers more protected classes, private information, and other areas of inquiry that your application shouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole. AVOID: Questions that Could Appear to Discriminate Based on Aspects that May Be Covered by State Laws or Other Regulations. Here are some more examples of topics to avoid, as they may appear to be discriminatory or it may be illegal at the state level to query after them: Marital status.

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Can you hear the collective groan when you launch that new compliance course? Do you get complaints both public and private from trainees about the uselessness of the training courses you've launched? Is there anything that can be done about it?

Developmental Assignments Are Vital: Don’t Squander Their Potential

DDI's Talent Management Intelligence

JULY 23, 2015

Some developmental assignments are more beneficial for the leader and effective for the organization, while others are a total waste of time

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SAP Innovation

JULY 23, 2015

Digital marketing is a mix of intuition, hard work, and a willingness to listen to what is being said about your brand. If these points are not given the right amount of attention at the right time, even the most perfect marketing campaigns can still fail to hit the mark. What exactly are you listening for? Metrics. Stop doing this. Stop over-analyzing every d etail. Cover the basics. Measure.

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Madison

JULY 23, 2015

July 23, 2015 (New York, NY) — Madison Performance Group, a global leader in social recognition technology, announced today that its cloud-based SaaS solution, Maestro, has been named a Stratus Award Finalist for Cloud Computing. Sponsored by The Business Intelligence Group , this awards competition recognizes companies providing innovative and market-leading solutions that are driving global adoption of cloud-based services. The 2015 Stratus Award judging panel recommended that finalists be recognized for their documented performances. Download PDF. Media Contact: Gina Kamburowski.

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How PEOs Can Save Your Company Money

Justworks

JULY 23, 2015

Small business using a PEO can save money in many different ways, in large part because PEOs give you the chance to offer more benefits to your employees at a reduced rate. Because of the nature of the business, a PEO can get a better rate for benefits like workers’ compensation, medical benefits, retirement plans, etc. And through this, the PEO is able to save your business money. But what is a PEO? And how does it actually work? What gives it the ability to actually save a small business money on benefits that much larger corporations are able to offer? Benefits

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Is your organization thinking about moving towards a performance development culture? What are the elements to succeeding and keeping managers and employees engaged? Download “A Road Map for Change” to find out and gain insight into making the transition as smooth as possible on your journey into this brave new world.

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Workforce Software

JULY 23, 2015

New Video Shares Guidance on Selecting Employee Time, Schedule, and Leave Management Solutions LIVONIA, Mich. July 23, 2015) – WorkForce Software®, the leading cloud-based provider of enterprise workforce management solutions, today announced the availability of a new video featuring Gartner, Inc.’s Research Vice President Ron Hanscome. In this video, titled Researching Workforce Management: Featuring Gartner, 2015 Gartner Video

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APQC

JULY 23, 2015

APQC's Levels of Knowledge Management Maturity SM provide a road map for moving from immature, inconsistent knowledge management activities to mature, disciplined approaches aligned to strategic business imperatives. In this article, APQC's Cindy Hubert and Darcy Lemons outline the different levels of maturity, offering organizations a road map with milestones and checkpoints to guide their KM efforts. KM Assessments KM Strategy KM Implementation Knowledge and Information Management Tools and Templates 12.5.2 Assess KM capabilities 12.5.2.1 Assess maturity of existing KM initiatives 12.5.2.2

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Dice

JULY 23, 2015

Developers have relied on C++ for years as a workhorse language, even as many of them graduated to PHP and Perl for building Web applications and other platforms. While C++ never truly went away, it’s enjoyed something of a resurgence over the past few years. So let’s look at some of these libraries you might want to use in your next project; there are many out there. Parallel Programming.

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Sage HRMS

JULY 23, 2015

Onboarding new employees is crucial to establishing a relationship with them. When new team members don't start off on the right foot, they are more likely to be unhappy, disengaged and move on quickly. It's important to have an established plan for employee onboarding. Here are a few tips: Start before the first day. Onboarding actually begins before the new hire technically starts work.

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Today’s workplace is characterized by chaotic forces—low employee engagement and productivity levels, and declining employee well being. HR Leaders have a critical role in defining the vision and strategy to transform and create a more productive and happy workplace.

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Ceridian

JULY 23, 2015

By John Orr, Senior Vice President of Retail at Ceridian As the retail experience has evolved with consumers using multiple buying channels, the skill sets of retail employees have evolved too.  Keeping retail employees engaged in this traditionally high-turnover sector is even more important — and not impossible — with the right tools. The more […]. Human Capital Management ACA corporate culture Dayforce HCM employee engagement employee retention HCM John Orr retail SaaS scheduling WFM workforce management

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Dice

JULY 23, 2015

Tech pros who use Windows are probably wondering whether they should upgrade to the newest version of the operating system immediately after it debuts later this month. Although Microsoft designed Windows 8 to work equally well on tablets and traditional PCs, its oddly bifurcated user interface ended up alienating users of both styles of devices. The post Is Windows 10 Worth an Immediate Upgrade?

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Paychex

JULY 23, 2015

Whether transitioning from a hobby to full-time pursuit or jumpstarting a new business from scratch, the initial costs can quickly accumulate. Setting a business plan and drawing up a budget to assess startup expenses prior to opening day can eliminate some of the sticker shock. Here are eight startup expenses that are sometimes overlooked by entrepreneurs

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