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How Much PTO Have You Accrued?

nettime solutions

We have written about this before: Employees are not always thinking about work. Don't worry, this is a good thing because time away from a task reinforces focus. stratus time has 3 easy ways to boost employee engagement and enable employees to check their own time off accruals. stratus time updates time and attendance in real time. requests to managers and payroll departments. Mobile stratus time.

5 Talent Metrics Every Company Needs to Know

Halogen Talent Managment

As the talent wars continue, it is becoming increasingly important to back up recruiting activity with numbers. The question becomes what are the best metrics to show. It’s easy to get caught up in pages of numbers only to find that no one is reading them. HR Bartender, Sharlyn Lauby, breaks down five talent management metrics to get you started on the right track

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Learning Management Systems and their effect on Hierarchical Organizations

HRchitect

Written by:  Reggie Wilson. Over 45 years ago there was a wonderful book published that caused quite a stir entitled “The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong” by Dr Laurence J. Peter.   The author takes on the subject of Hierarchical Management and the often unseen consequences for employees. It is an easy and rather short read with plenty of tongue-in-cheek commentary and anecdotes.

Is Your Recruiting Team Still Behind the Curve on Social Media?

TLNT: The Business of HR

Social recruitment is more than just automating your job board posts to the company Twitter account. It’s also more concept than technology. Many agree that  social recruiting isn’t a type of hiring , but an integral step of the sourcing and recruiting process. Frankly, social recruiting is old news. So why do so many  HR software  vendors still hype social recruiting as the next big thing?

Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance

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.

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The Disruptions and Future of Corporate Learning, Firing Line video with Bill Kutik

Josh Bersin

Bill Kutik and I sat down and discussed disruptions in corporate learning – why learning technology, video, and advanced learning strategies are becoming one of the hottest topics in business, Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management

How to Keep Your Job Hoppers From Hopping Again

TLNT: The Business of HR

Second of two parts. Yesterday, I told you about Hiring Job Hoppers: The 10 Reasons They Are So Very Valuabl e. Today I’m tackling the other side of the issue — how to keep the job hoppers you have hired from hopping again and finding a job somewhere else. more…).

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OSHA Publishes Guidance on Use of Restrooms by Transgender Employees

BALANCEview HR

With the recent debut of Caitlyn Jenner, there has been much discussion regarding the transgender community. Social media sites and news headlines aren’t the only ones highlighting the transgender community—it is also a hot topic at Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and in our workforces. Diversity HR Training Workplace Discrimination Sex Discrimination

OSHA Issues Guidelines on Restroom Access for Transgender Workers

TLNT: The Business of HR

By Eric B. Meyer. Caitlyn Jenner got the cover of Vanity Fair and a million new Twitter followers shortly after confirming that she was no longer Bruce Jenner. Now, let’s revisit the issue of transgender employees and restroom access. As I noted last March i n my prior transgender bathroom post , this issue is real. more…).

Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]

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.

Silence Isn’t Golden

Compensation Cafe

I hope your employees aren’t complaining about your compensation programs. If they are complaining out loud, then the problem has likely been there for a while and you need to address it post haste. But, that’s not what this article is about. We all can, and do, identify problems as they become vocal. want to talk about compensation programs that people aren't complaining about. Motivate. Engage.

What HR Jargon Do You Need to Know?

Evil HR Lady

When I graduated with a Master’s Degree in Political Science, there weren’t many jobs available for someone who was trained in judicial politics. Okay, there were no jobs in judicial politics in the town where I lived. So, I decided I needed to do something different than policy analysis, but what? loved teaching and knew that many Human Resources departments did training, so I decided I would work in HR. However, I had zero experience and very little knowledge, so where could I begin? To learn some of the HR Jargon you should really know , follow the link

Hackers Costing UK Firms £2.4m Per Attack

Jelf

The average organisational cost per cyber attack now stands at £2.37 million, according to research from IBM and the Ponemon Institute. As technology website V3 reports, the cost to UK businesses is notably higher than it was in 2014, when the figure came in at £2.21 million, underlining the ever more potent threat posed by hackers. Hackers improved methods. Why are companies more at risk?

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Ideas, Execution and Why Your Team Doesn't Get * Done.

The HR Capitalist

Let's face it, most of us are broken. We're broken in different ways, but we're still broken. Some of us have ideas - lots of great ideas, some of them are exceptional. But we get lost in a cloud of ADHD and when combined with the corporate exhaust most of us are forced to inhale, we can't effectively execute on those ideas. Others of us don't barter in the marketplace of ideas. Who's right?

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Innovation Buster: How Losing Your Best Employees is Killing Innovation

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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Family Ties and Corporate Culture

Symbolist

Five years ago while I was leading a conference session on how to influence employee behavior and drive engagement, I brought up the idea that being a good manager was like being a good parent. wasn’t suggesting that you, or anyone, treat employees like children. But I was proffering the idea that managers should want the same things for their team members as most parents want for their children.

Is Finding a Criminal Record like Looking for a Needle in a Haystack?

EmployeeScreenIQ

Finding a candidate who is a good fit for your company is difficult enough—once you’ve found that candidate, you still need to perform an employment background check to ensure that nothing in their past will interfere with their job. In truth, finding a criminal record is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Tracking Down All Names. The Most Thorough Criminal Record Search.

Management 101: How to Handle Passive-Aggressive Workplace Behavior

TLNT: The Business of HR

Janet wore a smile from the nose down; her eyes bore daggers. If I offered a Friday afternoon off for having finished a big project early, she “wished” it had been last week when she and her husband were headed out of town for the football game. When I ordered in pizza for everyone’s lunch to celebrate a staff anniversary, she had “hoped” for barbecue. more…).

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FINRA Rule 3110 – What Financial Firms Need to Know about FINRA Background Checks for New Hires and Transfers

HireRight

FINRA member securities broker-dealers in the United States are mandated to conduct background investigations of applicants for registration with the member firm, including verifying the accuracy and completeness of information reported to the Central Registration Depository (CRD) using the Form U4. In January 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a proposed rule by [.]. The post FINRA Rule 3110 – What Financial Firms Need to Know about FINRA Background Checks for New Hires and Transfers appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight.

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2016 Training Program Best Practices

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?

Meditative Running at WorkHuman

Globoforce

“Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see.” ” — Jimmy Buffett. For years, local HR teams have been badgering employees into participating in departmental weight-loss competitions. They’ve taken potato chips out of the vending machines and lectured workers about eating right and get more exercise. For once, HR is right. Exercise can boost your memory , keep you alive to see your grandkids , and may help fight anxiety. Exercise isn’t enough, though. Diet matters. Trust me: it wouldn’t kill you to go meatless on a Monday and get more fiber in your diet.).

The Secret Weapon to Winning the Talent War Begins with a "T"

Compensation Today

Jessica Miller-Merrell, blogging4jobs According to PayScale's 2015 Compensation Best Practices Report, the number one reason why people choose to leave companies is because they feel as though they are being paid unfairly. The key word here is "feel." Compensation, specifically salary, always seems to be a hard topic to talk about openly and honestly. Again, honesty is the best policy.

4 Trends That Will Pave The Future Of Marketing

SAP Innovation

The times they are a changin’. As always, Mr. Dylan was pretty prescient about things. Just a few months ago, we were collectively going gaga about nearly every major technology company foraying into wearable optics. Then suddenly, the pioneer of them all – Google Glass – was shutting up shop, or at least going into cold storage for now. You get the drift. Don’t miss out on the marketing party.

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How to use Social Media to attract talent

Allegis Global Solutions

Here are some tips for making the most out of social media to attract new talent

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Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success

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.

Avoid The Seniority Trap: The Best Leaders Walk Hand-In-Hand With Their Team

SAP Innovation

There is a song that haunts me. It’s a camp song, often misattributed to Albert Camus, which I learned as a teenager and which I find myself humming and reflecting on even now, more than a decade after I first learned it. The melody is simple but the lyrics are profound: Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

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how to handle the dreaded pay question when applying for a job

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m interested in applying for a job that asks for my salary requirements to be stated in my cover letter. This feels like a loaded question: if I shoot too high, am I pricing myself out of a job? If I shoot too low, am I condemning myself to be underpaid? You can read my answer to this question over at Inc. today , where I’m revisiting letters that have been buried in the archives here from years ago (and often updating/expanding my answers to them). how to handle the dreaded pay question when applying for a job was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager.

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Quality Interactions Affect Quality Results

DDI's Talent Management Intelligence

Manufacturing leaders must "step up their game” to meet customer demands, which can change daily on today’s manufacturing lines

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A Simple Guide to Evaluating Awards and Reports when Choosing a Software Vendor

Clickipedia

We know that by the time our potential customers engage directly with us, they have already done their research.  In order to ensure a thorough investigation, there are several vehicles to consider such as industry and technology websites, conversations with your peers, search engines and industry and technology analysts. And we all know that means a win-win for you and the vendor. Need a template?

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HR's Critical Role in Creating Productive and Meaningful Workplaces

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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Getting New Employees Up To Speed

TalentCulture

How fast is fast? How important is that your organization’s new employees become competent as quickly as possible ? client once asked me to figure out how long it would take for a group of new employees, recently hired for a call centre, to become competent. For example, your existing employees are probably operating at a 70% competence level when it comes to computer software. possible solution?

Five Employment law highlights from around the country

OmegaHR Solutions

Five news items to pay attention to in HR. Here are a few notable tidbits I came across as I was scanning news stories and blogs. The $15 an hour minimum wage trend picks up some steam as Los Angeles votes to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour in increments until it tops $15 in 2020. Small businesses (under 25 employees) will be delayed by one year.

Should you change your ERP? [Infographic]

FinancialForce

If you’re reading this, you most likely interact with your company’s ERP system or some other business app within your organization. But how often do you take a step back and examine whether these ERP apps could be better? How often do you find yourself struggling with building reports or entering data in multiple places? When it comes to ERP systems,  no two ERP suites are the same.