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Telltale Signs Your Employees Are in a Hostile Work Environment

HR Daily Advisor

Did you know that one-fifth of Americans recently reported that they work in a hostile environment? And disturbingly, that may not be as surprising to discover in the wake of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Source: nullplus / E+ / Getty. According to legaldictionary.net, a hostile work environment occurs when there is “unwelcome or offensive behavior in the workplace, which causes one or more employees to feel uncomfortable, scared, or intimidated in their place of employment.”.

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Why Performance Management Still Sucks

Jason Lauritsen

I’ve spent a large part of the last year writing a book about performance management. . One of the big questions I wrestled with was “how did we get this so wrong?” That question isn’t all that hard to answer when you look at the history of management and discover that it was based on a contractual, compliance-based model. This helps explain how we ended up with compliance-based processes like the annual performance appraisal and performance improvement plans.

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Raising Minimum Wage: What’s the Big Deal?

Employment Metrix

In just two weeks, the pay bump that Amazon promised its 250,000 employees and 100,000 seasonal workers will go into effect in the U.S. and U.K. Earlier this month, Amazon announced that it will be raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour, regardless of employees’ full-time, part-time or seasonal status – just in time for the holiday season. But if this extreme bump in pay seems too good to be true, well, it kind of is.

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HR Passion Series #13: Barbara Lovejoy, Director of OD at FastMed Urgent Care

Kazoo

We’re happy to bring you insights and inspirations from esteemed HR Professionals. We’ve created the HR Passion Series as a medium to connect individuals in the HR World, to learn from each other, create community, and inspire. This is where you get to hear full, unedited opinions and answers from top practitioners in the field who are excited to reach out and share with the community.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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5 Things Great Employers are Doing to Drive World Class Candidate Experience in 2019!

The Tim Sackett Project

I’m still struck at how for the most part, we treat candidates like garbage. Historically in Talent Acquisition, we had this really weird power dynamic that took place. We believed we (TA) had jobs to give out or not give out, like prizes, so we would force candidates into our processes and make them jump through hoops. It’s been a super hard habit for many of us to break!

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Your employees might be leaving because of their terrible commutes

Fast Company The Future of Work

As the unemployment rate continues to drop and the labor market turns into a seller’s game, employees are getting pickier about what they will tolerate. And, increasingly, the rush hour blues are getting the better of them. A new survey by staffing firm Robert Half found that nearly one-quarter of workers have left a job due to a bad commute.

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HR Passion Series #13: Barbara Lovejoy, Director of OD at FastMed Urgent Care

Kazoo

We’re happy to bring you insights and inspirations from esteemed HR Professionals. We’ve created the HR Passion Series as a medium to connect individuals in the HR World, to learn from each other, create community, and inspire. This is where you get to hear full, unedited opinions and answers from top practitioners in the field who are excited to reach out and share with the community.

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Want to Improve Your Candidate Experience? Ask Yourself These Key Questions

Cornerstone On Demand

Nearly 50 percent of U.S. employees are actively searching for a new job. That means that half of the currently employed workforce will quit to work for your company if you offer them a better opportunity. Still, today's companies put up so many application hurdles and create so much confusion in their hiring process that many candidates don't finish—or even start—applications.

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my coworker is rude and insubordinate

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I am a manager in a unique position within my organization — I sit on the sales team, but work closely with all operations departments to coordinate requests from my clients. Essentially I straddle the line between sales and servicing, and work with almost everyone in my organization in some way. Luckily, we have a wonderful team, and everyone works really well together … except for one person in the accounting department, Ella.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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Your Weekly Dose of HR Tech: @Hiretual – Find, Engage, and Pipeline Candidates

The Tim Sackett Project

Today on the Weekly Dose I review the sourcing technology Hiretual (Hire-Tool). So, I’ve been hearing from my sourcing friends for about two years that Hiretual is awesome and I need to check them out. Hiretual is a modern sourcing technology platform that allows a Sourcer or Recruiter to quickly search for possible talent online from dozens of different possible sources.

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6 Reasons Why Poor Workforce Planning Stunts Growth

Pingboard

Effective workforce planning occurs when an organization considers both internal and external factors to determine its future staffing needs and long-term organizational structure. This type of planning offers a range of benefits. It can help to ensure that the company has the talent it needs, where it needs it, and when. It also helps employees remain productive and engaged, and ensures that they have the necessary skills to help the company continue to grow.

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Conference Twitter Primer ERE Recruiting Conference #ERERC 2018

Advos

Once again using HRmarketer software, we analyzed the #ERERC conference website and tweets to come up with the following Conference Twitter Primer — all the information you need to socially prepare for this recruiting and talent acquisition conference! Enjoy. Note: This is a Twitter primer so if a speaker or sponsor or exhibitor does not have a Twitter ID, you won’t find them on this primer.

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Learning Opportunity: FREE #HR and #Payroll eSymposium

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. Check out the latest research from The Workforce Institute at Kronos how employees across the globe view their relationship with work. Part one, “ The Case for a 4-Day Workweek? ” explores how employees spend their time on the clock and if the standard 40-hour workweek is most effective.

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Protect Your Business: Tackle the Future of I-9 Fraud with Expert Strategies

Speaker: Speakers

Is your business ready for the future of document fraud? AI advancements have made forgery easier, increasing risks for employers. With 85% of identity fraud last year linked to impersonation, proactive compliance is essential. Join WorkBright’s webinar on October 8 to equip yourself with crucial insights for protecting your business from fraudulent I-9 documents, including: Understanding Risks: Learn about new fraud tactics impacting your business.

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Cartoon Coffee Break | Executive Assistant Needed

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: This post is part of our " Cartoon Coffee Break " series. While we take talent management seriously, we also know it's important to have a good laugh. Check back every two weeks for a new ReWork cartoon. Is your cookie-cutter hiring habit hurting your business? Find out why it pays to look outside the box for new talent.

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Four Ways Businesses Can Create an Environment That Encourages Employees to Vote

Trinet

Midterm elections are right around the corner and this is a great time for employers to create an environment that encourages employees to vote. Here are some tips for employers wanting to support their employees as they exercise their right to vote, for the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 6 and beyond.

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The Five Keys of Employee Engagement - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

Engaged employees fully invest their best selves in the work they do. But what is employee engagement and how is it created? Employees and leaders intuitively know that when we find a place where we can throw our hearts, spirits, minds, and hands into our work, we are happier, healthier, and produce better results. Yet, most of us struggle to understand exactly why we engage in some environments and don’t in others.

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Rewarding Ambition: Determining Compensation Within Your OKR Process

15Five

One of the most common questions we get asked as leadership team coaches is how Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) should be used to determine salary, compensation, or bonuses. A growing number of organizations are eliminating the annual performance review altogether, but a need still remains for metrics and KPIs to determine compensation and promotions.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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Bookmarked: Get to Know the Woman Behind the Scenes of HR's Longest Running Survey

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: This post is part of our " Bookmarked " series, where we ask some of our favorite HR experts, analysts and business professionals to answer questions about their career, life and aspirations for the future. Be sure to bookmark it for next month! Erin Spencer has spent almost five years at Sierra-Cedar working behind the scenes to program and analyze the Sierra-Cedar HR Systems Survey.

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Support Your Employees’ Financial Health

eni

Even though financial stress and strain may not be apparent among members of your workforce, studies show that about one-third of employees believe their financial concerns are negatively impacting their lives. The modern workforce spans generations from young, recent graduates to soon-to-be retirees. While financial concerns may vary by employee age and stage, they are common stressors for many employees across all industries.

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Six Facts About Employee-Manager Relationships

Reflektive

We’ve examined some myths regarding the employee-manager relationship, now let’s face the facts. Happy Employees Work Harder. A study from BI Worldwide found that 9 out of 10 employees who say they’re happy at work also agree that they “feel an obligation to work as hard as I can for my organization”, compared to just 6 out of 10 unhappy employees. SEE ALSO: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce in the Age of The Millennial. 93% of happy employees in the same study agreed that they are “willing

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Why wellbeing should be promoted in the workplace

HR Zone

Employees. Wellbeing in the workplace.

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HR’s Complete 2025 Calendar of Important Dates

HR leaders can use this calendar from Paycor to track important HR and payroll tax dates. The 2025 calendar includes: Tax filing dates Federal reporting deadlines Bank holidays Links to relevant tax forms …and more! Get your 2025 HR calendar today!

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Assurance Agency: Where Happy Employees Equals Happy Clients

Cornerstone On Demand

What’s the secret to business success? Companies everywhere look for the answer to that question every day. For Assurance , one of the largest and most awarded independent insurance brokerages in the U.S., the answer was simple, “Happy employees equals happy clients.” These words became a galvanizing mantra and spurred the company to land on multiple “best places to work” lists and a 98 percent client recommendation rate.

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Key Takeaways from Visier’s Women in Leadership Event

Visier

Recently I was privileged to host Visier’s inaugural Women in Leadership event in Charlotte, NC. Our aim was to have our attendees–all women leaders and aspiring leaders–leave the event feeling uplifted, inspired, and armed with key takeaways they could apply to their own lives right away. Thanks to our incredible speakers, I feel we succeeded. Here is some of what they said.

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Five Strategies to Improve Manager and Employee Relations

Reflektive

While managers and employees are better off as colleagues than friends, it’s still important to develop strong relationships between the two sides. Here are five strategies for improving the employee-manager relationship. SEE ALSO: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce in the Age of The Millennial. Schedule Regular One-on-One Check-Ins. This is where positive manager-employee relationships begin.

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Why flexible working beats the 9-5

HR Zone

Retention. Why flexible working beats the 9-5.

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[Free Templates] Plant the Seed for Successful Onboarding!

Our Free Welcome Email Templates (designed for both in-office or virtual employees) are ready for you to customize and use to plant the seeds of success for new team members.

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Layoff Survival Checklist: How to Retain Talent & Manage Reputation Post-Layoff

Intoo USA

Communicating layoffs is never an easy task. Delivering the news to exiting employees, remaining employees, and to the public requires detailed preparation. What happens after you’ve completed the layoff notification meeting ? The effects of a layoff last far beyond the notification date, impacting employees who transition out of your workforce and employees who remain; turnover and talent poaching are common challenges following a downsize.

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3 Ways to Align Expectations Within Your Team - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

A few years ago, I wrote an article for Entrepreur.com about why it is more important to align expectations than to merely manage them. This blog is a follow-up discussion to that original article. More than ever, proactive leadership is critical in today’s world of complex communication. When we simply manage expectations, the implied meaning is that we are in survival mode.

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Announcement: New HR Certification Materials are Live!

UpstartHR

I had a powerful moment last week. I went back and checked some of the statistics on the website for how people find the blog, and there have been tens of thousands of HR pros that found upstartHR via Google because they were looking for help with HR certification content. That truly blew me away! It’s that kind of support that has encouraged me to work on developing critical study materials that fill the gaps in the HR certification industry.