October, 2024

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The new digital workplace reveals a tale of two Americas

HRExecutive

Rural American workers face significant hurdles in career advancement in an increasingly digital workplace , according to a new joint study by the University of Phoenix Career Institute and the Center on Rural Innovation. The research, comparing 1,000 rural and 986 nonrural U.S. workers surveyed in mid-2024, reveals an opportunity gap between rural and urban areas, indicating a population where HR leaders might surface untapped talent. - Advertisement - Tech deficits affect rural worker opportun

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25 Workforce Management Metrics You Should Track

Analytics in HR

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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How HR Can Leverage Technology to Improve Employee Engagement and Compliance

Hppy

Human resources (HR) has always been at the heart of organizations, managing talent, developing company culture, and ensuring compliance with regulations. But as businesses evolve in the digital age, the role of HR has expanded beyond traditional boundaries. HR professionals are now expected to harness technology to improve employee engagement, streamline administrative tasks, and ensure that companies meet ever-changing compliance requirements.

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8 ways HR expertise helps facilitate business growth

Insperity

Change is an inevitable part of doing business. Among these changes that businesses undoubtedly will encounter at some point is the need to efficiently and quickly scale up. On one hand, this is a great position to be in. It usually means things are going well in that the market is favorable, your product or service is proven, customers are happy and demand is high!

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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Debunking the top 3 misconceptions about HR

HRExecutive

A recent New York Times article contentiously titled “ So, Human Resources Is Making You Miserable? ” has ignited conversations within the HR community, highlighting outdated views of the profession. The article positioned HR as a largely bureaucratic function, focused on micromanagement and compliance, detached from core business strategy. - Advertisement - After over 22 years in HR, I know this portrayal is far from the truth.

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5 Science-Based Learning Styles for Reaching More Employees During Open Enrollment

Flimp Communications

Open enrollment isn’t just about making choices. It’s about education. To make better decisions, employees need to understand their benefit options. And as an HR team member, it often falls to you to be the teacher. There’s a lot of material to cover. During open enrollment, employees must learn (among other things): The differences between benefit plans and how those differences can impact their health, their family, and their finances.

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Workforce Planning is a Team Sport: Collaborating for Success

MP Wired For HR

Workforce Planning is a Team Sport: Collaborating for Success October 29th, 2024 Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn In today’s fast-paced business environment, workforce planning is no longer just an HR function; it has evolved into a strategic initiative that requires collaboration across various departments.

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Improv Your HR: Do you even want to change?

Evil HR Lady

Right now, I’m working with my improv students on a game called “Changes.” This is where you do a scene, and the director shouts “change,” and you have to change your last line. Here’s an example: I wish my students were so good. I wish I were so good. But practice makes you better. (I don’t believe in perfect improv, so practicing changes is what we do.

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Employee Benefits: Traditional & Creative Trends

Affinity HR Group

Several trends in traditional and non-traditional benefits are poised to transform the HR and benefits landscapes. GENERAL TRENDS Rapid technological advancements and shifting employee expectations have added another layer to recruiting and retaining top talent. The world of employee benefits must evolve to meet the changing needs of the workforce. Traditional benefits like health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off serve as hygiene factors or factors that help prevent employee dissat

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Choosing the Right Employee Hotline & Ethics Reporting System: Buyer’s Guide

Nearly half of employees face workplace misconduct, but most never speak up. What are they not telling you? This silent majority represents a $20 billion blind spot in your risk and compliance strategy. An anonymous whistleblower hotline service brings together people who have something to report with those who need to hear it. Download our buyers guide to discover what makes a reporting system successful, learn more about: What kinds of security provisions are necessary for a safe and secure pr

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For this HR “vigilante,” the C-suite was a stop, not the destination

HR Brew

For Cindy Gordon, it turned out that a role in the C-suite wasn’t the destination. The HR professional with more than two decades of experience working across different companies and industries found that consulting and fractional HR work was a better way for her to tackle interesting people challenges and deliver her expertise to executives in need.

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Leveraging contingent talent to solve workforce challenges and drive innovation

HRExecutive

Across industries, especially in sectors like technology and healthcare, organizations are increasingly grappling with skills gaps. As innovation accelerates, many businesses are finding it harder to maintain a workforce that can keep pace with rapidly changing demands. From mastering new technologies to navigating complex regulations, companies are under pressure to recruit skilled professionals, often in niche areas. - Advertisement - One solution that is gaining traction is leveraging conting

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What is Headcount Reporting? A Complete Guide for Employers

HR Lineup

Headcount reporting is a critical aspect of workforce management that helps organizations maintain a clear understanding of their staffing levels and resource allocation. It provides a comprehensive view of the number of employees within a company, segmented by various categories such as department, job function, location, and employment status. This data enables employers to make strategic decisions around hiring, budgeting, and workforce planning.

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The Role of Relocation in Mitigating Healthcare Staffing Gaps

UrbanBound HR

According to the most recent jobs report , the healthcare industry is currently grappling with two job openings for every new hire. That is quite a staffing gap, even for this famously talent-strapped sector. Fortunately, a strategic relocation program can help hospitals and other healthcare employers ease their staffing shortages, both by widening the scope of their talent searches and increasing their appeal to candidates.

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4-Week Roadmap for New Hires

Nearly one-quarter of employees (23%) admit they’ve cried within the first week! Give new hires a positive start with this four-week onboarding roadmap. This schedule outlines all the turns, detours, and speedbumps new hires can expect in their first month. We’ve included suggestions for each week to help you make your new employees’ highway to success an easy road.

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A Small Business’s Guide to Hiring Seasonal Employees

Extensis

Quick look: Approximately 75,000 seasonal employees work in the U.S. across various industries, from accounting to retail. These workers help businesses meet increased demand during their peak periods, alleviate workforce burnout, and potentially reduce long-term recruiting costs. Here, explore what you need to know about hiring for seasonal positions, from compliance considerations to incentivizing staff to come back next season, and how a PEO can help you achieve year-round success.

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How to Implement an Artificial Intelligence Policy [Part 3]

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes It’s one thing to write a great policy. It’s something different to implement it. We’ve been talking about artificial intelligence (AI) policies in this series. The first article focused on why organizations need to have both AI strategies and policies. In the second article, we discussed some things to consider when writing an Artificial Intelligence policy.

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Jacqui Canney, CPO of ServiceNow, on approaching HR with a product mindset

HR Brew

The HR world is small, and it gets smaller as you move up in the industry. Jacqui Canney’s career path is a good illustration of this phenomenon. Before she became CPO at HR software company ServiceNow, Canney spent more than two decades at Accenture, where she connected with Pam Craig, the firm’s former chief financial officer, who helped her land her first C-suite role with Walmart.

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IRS Increases Safe Harbor Affordability Threshold for 2025 Tax Year

ACA Times

The IRS updated its affordability threshold for the 2025 tax year to 9.02%. This is an increase from 8.39% in 2024, and employers should prepare accordingly. The post IRS Increases Safe Harbor Affordability Threshold for 2025 Tax Year first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Truly Tackle Employee Turnover with Data-Driven Solutions

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Tired of quick fixes that don’t work? Learn how to tackle turnover with tailored, data-driven solutions that create lasting change. Join our webinar led by HighMatch’s Dr. Craig Ellis, an experienced Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, as he introduces a data-driven framework to help you solve your toughest turnover challenges. Dr. Ellis will guide you through a holistic approach to understanding why employees leave and how to implement targeted solutions at key stages of your hiring process

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The power of support: Empowering every ability in the modern workplace

HiBob

**This is a guest post written by members of Bobbility, HiBob’s newest ERG (or, BRG for Bob Resource Group!), for Bobbers with disabilities. Work is people-powered, and professionals everywhere and in every industry use their abilities to get tasks done differently, especially if they are disabled. Here at HiBob, two of our core values are trusting and empowering each other and doing what we say.

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The Role of Generative AI in Recruitment: Revolutionising Candidate Sourcing and Screening

EmployeeConnect

Recruiters are constantly looking for ways to streamline processes and find the best candidates more efficiently. Enter Generative AI —a game-changer in recruitment that’s transforming the way HR teams approach candidate sourcing and screening. While traditional recruitment methods rely on manual processes, generative AI offers new possibilities for automation, personalisation, and speed, enabling HR teams to identify and engage top talent more effectively.

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Learn about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)

Achievers

There’s no doubt that today’s workforce is rapidly changing, as millennial and Gen Z employees continue to transform the modern workplace. This new, multi-generational labor pool has ushered in a new set of expectations that employers can’t afford to ignore. Companies across industries are to take a long, hard look at how they approach complex topics, including diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Embracing humanity in HR: A call to action for today’s HR leaders

HRExecutive

Current national and global events have pushed HR leaders into the spotlight in our organizations. Our input is now critical in discussions on talent scarcity, workplace flexibility, employee wellbeing, wage inflation and tech disruption, to name a few, and in ongoing debates about diversity, equity and inclusion and environmental, social and governance initiatives. - Advertisement - Recent conversations with HR colleagues have served as a reminder of the openness, empathy, dedication and collab

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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The number one item on Gen Z’s job wishlist is not what HR thinks

HR Brew

In Grease , Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta sing the lyrics, “You’re the one that I want.” Gen Z is singing those same words, but the one that they want is job security. Some 69% of students and recent college graduates said job security is very important when considering a new role, according to a report published by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Handshake earlier this year.

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How to Achieve Workplace Equity at Your Organization

Trusaic

Striving for pay equity is a modern-day imperative for organizations. However, leading employers are looking more broadly at workplace equity. Building an equitable workplace involves a holistic approach to providing equal access to opportunities and treating people fairly. While achieving pay equity ensures your employees are paid fairly, workplace equity ensures they are treated fairly throughout the employee lifecycle.

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Digital Twins, Digital Employees, And Agents Everywhere

Josh Bersin

I recently heard Elon Musk predict that every citizen would have multiple Optimus robots in their homes within five years. And while I often ignore his predictions because they’re exaggerated, I think he’s on to something. We are about to witness an explosion of Digital Employees in our companies, and these may be the “robots” Read more» The post Digital Twins, Digital Employees, And Agents Everywhere appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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The Hidden Cost of Data Fragmentation in HR: Why a Holistic System is Essential

EmployeeConnect

Companies rely on vast amounts of data to manage operations effectively, make informed decisions, and improve performance across departments. Human Resources (HR) is no exception, playing a critical role in recruiting, onboarding, payroll, performance management, and compliance. However, as companies adopt more specialised tools and systems to handle HR tasks, many HR departments face a growing challenge: data fragmentation.

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Challenges and Solutions in High-Volume, High-Stakes Hiring

Facing a hiring surge that feels like conducting a complex orchestra? Our guide is your roadmap to harmonious high-volume hiring. In it, you’ll learn: Strategies to maintain quality while hiring at scale The real math behind agency vs. in-house recruiting Secrets to a stellar candidate experience during hiring spikes Resource optimization techniques for stretched TA teams Don't let resource constraints or market pressures derail your hiring goals.

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10 Reasons Every HR Leader Must Attend 15Five’s 2024 Thrive Conference 

15Five

Thrive is 15Five’s annual event for strategic HR leaders, people managers, and industry experts to come together to explore new ways to unlock the full potential of their teams, their business and their people managers. This year, Thrive is going virtual, making it easier than ever to attend and benefit from our exciting lineup of sessions, speakers, and experiences – all from the comfort of your own space.

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3 myths about using AI in HR that IBM busted

HRExecutive

Conversations in HR circles today rarely take place without a mention of AI. Attendees at last month’s HR Tech saw it for themselves, with AI dominating the discussion, from keynote sessions to the innovation on the expo floor. The big question was, how can people leaders integrate AI in HR in a way that takes advantage of the value of the technology without sacrificing the value that traditional human-led HR has brought to organizations?

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Gen Z and millennial workers are confused about open enrollment—and they don’t know they can turn to HR for help

HR Brew

Getting a root canal, breaking an arm, and giving up sweets for a month are just a few things employees would rather do than pick a health insurance plan. Over half of Gen Z and millennial workers (51%) admit to randomly choosing a health insurance plan because they didn’t understand their choices, according to a recent Justworks report. Now, you may be wondering, “Why didn’t they reach out to their HR team?