Tue.Oct 01, 2024

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25 Workforce Management Metrics You Should Track

AIHR

Workforce management metrics are critical for understanding and optimizing how businesses manage their employees, yet many struggle to use them effectively. This can hinder decision-making, as many companies (43%) only use ad-hoc reporting or none at all, limiting their ability to respond quickly to workforce changes. Real-time workforce management metrics that provide instant insights into productivity, engagement, and resource allocation can offer a competitive edge.

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3 Ways to Combat the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

AvilarHR

READ TIME: 5 minutes. A shortage of cybersecurity professionals limits a company’s cyber resilience. Here are three ways to combat the cybersecurity skills gap challenge. In today’s digitally driven world, cybersecurity has never been more critical. From ransomware attacks to data breaches, organizations of all sizes are facing escalating threats that could jeopardize operations, brand reputation, and customer trust.

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Innovation at IBM: Announcing the 2024 HR Executive of the Year

HRExecutive

Twenty-five years ago, Nickle LaMoreaux landed an HR internship position at IBM while studying industrial relations at Cornell University; the following year, she was offered a role as a recruiting and talent manager. At the time, she envisioned the gig as a “quick stop” in HR, to get her professional feet wet and make some money before starting law school.

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Building a Sense of Community in the Workplace: The Key to Employee Engagement

EmployeeConnect

In an era of hybrid and remote work, the need for a strong sense of workplace community has never been more crucial for employee engagement. As employees increasingly work from different locations, often across time zones and cultures, maintaining connection and fostering engagement presents a unique challenge. While technology has bridged many gaps, it has also, in some ways, left employees feeling more isolated.

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Mid-Year Performance Review Checklist for HR and People Leaders

Ensure your mid-year performance reviews are focused, productive, and growth-oriented with this practical checklist from Mitratech Trakstar. Designed for HR professionals, people managers, and team leads, this guide walks you through the full review process—from pre-meeting prep and feedback collection to action planning and follow-up. It also includes tips for creating a comfortable and effective review experience, plus ways to leverage tools like self-evaluations, PIPs, and development plans.

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Why employee wellness matters – and how it’s good for business

Insperity

If you’re leading an organization that employs human beings, their wellbeing must be a primary consideration of your company. This is because the people who work for your company are people – and that’s really enough of a reason on its own. And everyone wants to feel like they’re important to the people they’re around each day, beyond their functional role at work.

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California Employment Laws Starting 2025

HRWatchdog

We’ve reached October — the annual legislative cycle has ended as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed bills over the last few weeks. Now California employers have a few scant months to prepare for new employment laws taking effect January 1, 2025. After an already incredibly busy year with California’s new workplace violence prevention laws , Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) reform, indoor heat illness prevention regulations and the recent federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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Embracing Pay Transparency: A Smart Move for Small Businesses

Tandem HR

In today’s evolving business environment, pay transparency is increasingly becoming a standard expectation rather than a mere trend. For small business owners and executives, understanding and implementing pay transparency can profoundly impact your company’s culture, recruitment efforts, and overall fairness. This article explores what pay transparency is , its importance for achieving pay equity, the states that require pay transparency, and best practices to adopt even if your sta

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How the HR Honor Roll winner delivered transformation at UPS

HRExecutive

In 2021, a few months into his role as the chief HR officer at UPS , Darrell Ford got his first taste of company culture in action. As a snowstorm blanketed the Midwest and other delivery companies were sidelined, Ford’s HR team sent him photos of UPSers out on their routes, working “arm in arm, like a human supply chain” to get the job done. - Advertisement - “When you talk about discretionary effort, I don’t think it gets any better.

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What can we do about poor managers?

Disruptive HR

In our recent LinkedIn poll, we asked about the biggest challenge you have to face in HR. Perhaps unsurprisingly, almost half of you said ‘poor people managers’. Almost everything we do as HR professionals is shaped by this problem, for example: We have to answer countless questions because they aren’t sure how to handle people issues We take responsibility for the conversations they should really be having We design rules, policies and processes to help them – or make them – get better at the p

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Protect Your Business and Stay On Top of Compliance

To keep your business running smoothly (and legally), HR needs to get compliance right every time. Our HR Compliance Checklist is your go-to guide to cover the basics and start your auditing processes, helping you identify and address any gaps in your HR functions. Remember, compliance rules can differ based on industry and location—you’ll still need to keep up with changing regulations, but our checklist can help you get started.

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Integrating AI with screening methods to secure top talent

Workable

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and comprehensive screening methods can save your time and the day. This article explores how integrating AI with thorough screening can optimize your hiring process , ensuring you attract and retain top talent. The need for optimization in hiring Hiring is a complex process fraught with challenges. From sifting through countless resumes to ensuring cultural fit, HR professionals often find themselves juggling multiple tasks simultaneously.

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How to Leverage LMS Data Analytics for Better Decision-Making in Corporate Training

Gyrus

How to Leverage LMS Data Analytics for Better Decision-Making in Corporate Training GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - In today’s competitive business landscape, Learning and Development (L&D) programs are key drivers of employee growth, retention, and overall business success. Learning Management Systems (LMS) give organizations access to vast amounts of data on employee training performance.

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HCM Software: 3 Ways Small HROs Punch Above Their Weight

Prism HR

The world of Payroll Service Bureaus, ASOs, and HROs tends to be divided into two categories: Big box players (or clients who feel safer working with a big HRO), and relatively small HROs who know their clients personally, understand their clients’ businesses, and deliver highly attentive service. While clients always appreciate better service, the variable economics of small business make SMB clients susceptible to pitches for their business focused solely around price.

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Survale Announces New High Volume Recruiting Solution at The 2024 HR Technology Conference and Exposition

Survale HR

New release includes a suite of tools for high volume recruiting organizations to optimize their people, processes and technologies LAS VEGAS, NV September 24, 2024 – Top HR Product Award winning talent feedback platform provider, Survale, announced today the release of their new High Volume Hiring Intelligence Suite for high volume hiring organizations.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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The labor market cooldown and ‘Big Stay’ continue to impact employers, JOLTS data shows

HR Brew

The labor market and the end of summer certainly have one thing in common: things are getting chilly. The Bureau of Labor Statistics posted its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data for August on Tuesday. The data was more proof that the labor market is continuing to cool down, as hirings and total separations fell again in August. Read more takeaways from the report below.

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Reducing Employee Turnover: 3 Proven Methods

ApplicantStack

Employers have faced unique challenges over the past few years. Between the pandemic and ensuing public health orders that required business closures and other unique situations, many struggled to maintain a consistent workforce. The Great Resignation of 2022 created a whole new set of difficulties in meeting customer needs and maintaining business stability and growth.

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How To: Fuel Innovative Leadership

Emergenetics International

With so many advancements inside businesses today, organizations have a significant opportunity to drive positive change when their environments promote ingenuity. McKinsey reported that 80-90% of executives say innovation is a top priority. Unfortunately, only 6% are satisfied with their performance. The gap is striking, and it illustrates how important it is to empower employees to be inventive.

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Is Your Institutional Knowledge Disappearing With Your Retirees?

Career Partners International

As the workforce ages, many organizations are facing a critical challenge: the impending loss of institutional knowledge due to retirements. With the baby boomer generation reaching retirement age and younger workers hoping to retire by 55 , leadership must confront the reality that valuable expertise and insights are leaving the organization alongside seasoned employees.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Amazon Employees Considering Quitting over New Return-to-Office Policy

HR Digest

As expected, Amazon employees are disappointed by the latest return-to-office policy that has been announced at the organization. According to a recent survey, Amazon’s employees are considering quitting their jobs in protest of the upcoming change, which will switch the three-day in-office mandate to a five-day policy. Amazon’s 5-day office mandate came as a surprise to many and while workers have till the start of next year to prepare for the change, many are getting ready to switch roles in t

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Paving the Way to Hiring Efficiencies: Remove Driver Roadblocks by Consolidating Processes

Sterling Check

Hiring and onboarding drivers efficiently and compliantly is a goal that your HR, Safety, and Compliance team strives for. Unfortunately, from the Driver Qualification File (DQF) setup to the ongoing management of DQF compliance, these processes have historically been clunky, fragmented, and time-consuming. In this new blog series, we’ll detail the latest challenges, trends, and solutions in hiring and maintaining compliance for your driver workforce.

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3 Impactful Breast Cancer Awareness Ideas for the Workplace

Extensis

Quick look: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to come together, become more informed about the disease, and raise funds for its prevention, treatment, and cure. Here are several breast cancer awareness activities for the workplace and how employers can support their staff by providing a comprehensive benefits package, a flexible work environment, and more.

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Is your total rewards package missing these key health benefits?

HR Brew

Nearly three decades after Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character shouted “Show me the money!” in Jerry McGuire , your employees are likely thinking something similar: “Show me the benefits!” One-third of employees would take a pay cut for more health benefits, according to a Marsh McLennan Agency report published earlier this year. Some of the health benefits that would help employees, particularly those hoping to start families, may not even be on employers’ radar, according to Flory Wilson, founder and

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The AI Productivity Shift: How 3,000 Pros And 140K Users Are Transforming Work

Hubstaff’s new report, The AI Productivity Shift, highlights how 3,000+ professionals and 140,000+ users are transforming the way they work with AI. Adoption is high—85% are using AI—and the potential is just beginning. Teams that integrate AI into daily workflows report 77% faster task completion, 70% improved focus, and stronger results across the board.

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If your pregnant employee experiences a stillbirth or miscarriage, whatever you do, don’t do this

The Employer Handbook

Today’s lesson is about the interplay between the Americans with Disabilities Act , which requires employers to accommodate known disabilities absent undue hardship, and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act , which took effect last year and also requires an employer to accommodate known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions unless doing so will result in an undue hardship.

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OKRs For All Reasons: Company, Team, and Individual

Synergita

Businesses are missing the mark — big time. A recent Gartner survey reveals that a staggering 80% of key commercial activities happen without meaningful collaboration between marketing and sales functions. Worse, 90% of leaders from these two teams admit their priorities are in direct conflict with one another. The result? Chaotic decision-making, missed opportunities, and a serious drag on growth.

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Legislative lowdown: Maryland becomes first East Coast state to adopt a heat standard

HR Brew

Workers in Maryland who are exposed to temperatures of 80 degrees or higher are entitled to protections such as rest breaks, access to drinking water, and shade under a new heat standard that went into effect on Sept. 30. States seek to beat the heat. Maryland joins other states including California, Minnesota, and Oregon in adopting heat protections for workers.

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Fire Safety Month: A Crucial Time for Safety Directors

Ving!

Fire Safety Month, a nationally recognized event observed in October, serves as a critical reminder for businesses of all sizes to prioritize fire safety. For medium-sized companies, ensuring employees are well-trained and equipped to handle fire emergencies is paramount to protecting lives, property, and business operations. As a safety director, you play a pivotal role in developing and implementing comprehensive Fire Safety programs.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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Recognition Vs. Rewards

MTM Recognition

In the world of employee engagement, the terms “recognition” and “rewards” are often used interchangeably, but they represent two distinct concepts. Both play vital roles in boosting employee engagement, driving performance, and improving retention, but the key to an effective employee recognition program is understanding the difference between the two.

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Staffing agency in 2024? Here’s how it’s going:

COATS Staffing Software

In today’s competitive staffing market, agencies across the country face unique challenges in attracting and retaining top talent, securing new clients, and driving sales. In 2024, staffing agencies continue to grapple with the persistent challenge of talent shortages. In many sectors, there is a talent shortage rather than a job shortage. There are more job openings than qualified candidates available to fill them.

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How Outsourcing HR Can Boost Employee Development and Retention

HR Cloud

Imagine a world in which your HR department isn't swamped with paperwork and instead has the time and resources to focus on your employees' well-being and development. It would be a great world, right? That is the power of outsourcing HR. Many firms, particularly small and medium-sized ones, consider a specialized HR staff a luxury. There is nothing as wrong as this.