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Reading Between the Lines on the 4-Day Work Week

Jason Lauritsen

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Why Your Company Should Invest in Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Namely

Building a diverse and inclusive organization starts with creating a culture that embraces and celebrates people’s differences. Investing in employee resource groups (ERGs) is a great way to give your employees a forum to meet like-minded people, raise awareness on key issues, and share their culture and values.

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Workforce Management Tools for Staffing Agencies

nettime solutions

Technology has changed for job seekers, hiring managers, HR professionals, and staffing agencies. It has sped up the application process, made recruiting and onboarding more efficient, and created new ways to engage with employees. Staffing Agencies Are in Demand. For workers and employers, staffing agencies can be big time savers. Each month, millions of workers find temporary positions via staffing agencies, according to the American Staffing Association (ASA).

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Who’s the Real Flight Risk? Why Employees Leave (And Stay)

Achievers

An excerpt from Staying Power . Who’s the Real Flight Risk? Why do people stay at your organization? Is it because they’re passionate about the work they do? Do they enjoy working with their colleagues and/or those you serve? Do they feel well-compensated and appreciated? Or is it for another reason? While I would like to think these positive reasons are the primary basis for why staff stay, that’s not always the case.

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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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Your Weekly Dose of HR Tech: Pocket Recruiter (@pkrecruiter)

The Tim Sackett Project

Today on The Weekly Dose I review the recruiting technology, Pocket Recruiter. Pocket Recruiter drastically reduces the time it takes to screen, source and evaluate candidates, helping recruiters achieve a higher interview to placement ratio. Pocket Recruiter is one of these new recruiting technologies built around the concepts of Machine Learning and A.I.

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What Do California's New Training Requirements Mean for Staffing Firms?

SHRM Resources

California’s expanded sexual-harassment-prevention training requirements raise new challenges for staffing firms and their diverse working environments.

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7 Questions to Ask When Implementing a New Payroll System for Your Staffing Agency

Efficient Hire

As a staffing agency, your payroll needs aren’t exactly the same as those for a typical employer. This means your vendor selection and setup process are different as well. Do you know what questions to ask when implementing a new. Read more. The post 7 Questions to Ask When Implementing a New Payroll System for Your Staffing Agency appeared first on Efficient Forms.

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These 5 Management Practices Create Uncommonly Successful Workplaces

15Five

Want to know a modern management secret? Ok, it’s not exactly a secret. I started explaining how we developed the Best-Self Management methodology in our last post. I shared how 15Five is a company of nearly 80 people, with near zero attrition in our company’s history. We’ve been extraordinarily capital efficient, and based on a reputable benchmark , we were recently producing about 2x the average revenue per employee of companies at a similar size and stage.

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Onboarding: Take Your Process From Basic to Strategic

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at SilkRoad , a provider of strategic onboarding solutions to drive workforce readiness and organizational transformation. Check out their research, “ The Value of Employee Engagement in the Age of Digital Disruption ” a valuable report for any HR leader who wants to see engagement and onboarding from the C-suite.

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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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What Happens to Recruiting in a Recession?

Allegis Global Solutions

Next week, I will be speaking about recruiting in a recession at Hiring Success 2019 , presented by SmartRecruiters. Here's a look into why I'm talking about the upsides of a down economy to an audience of mostly tech recruiters in the middle of San Francisco during the longest sustained period of job creation in US history. Besides, of course, having committed to a conference preview post with our partners at SmartRecruiters, and pitching a topic that's the antithesis of the rest of the agenda.

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7 Ideas for Celebrating Employee Appreciation Day

Engage2Excel

One week to go for the official “unofficial” Employee Appreciation Day holiday - in case this is news to you its March 1 st ! At Engage2Excel we know really terrific people are hard to find, that’s why we believe in the power of delivering appreciation and recognition moments to employees all year long…but we admit we get a little giddy for fun days like this throughout the year to show employees how much you value them.

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How to support LGBT+ employees throughout the year

HR Zone

Culture. How to support LGBT+ employees throughout the year.

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What is EQ and How Do You Improve It?

Reflektive

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is increasingly seen as an important trait in the workforce that matters as much, if not more, as IQ. People with strong emotional intelligence tend to be happier and more successful in life, and are better able to manage stress and interpersonal challenges. So what is emotional intelligence, anyway? SEE ALSO: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce in the Age of The Millennial.

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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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Is It Time to Add Flexible and Remote Work Options?

nettime solutions

Remote and flexible work options sound great in theory. After all, who doesn’t want to at least have the option to work from home, or somewhere other than the workplace? Also, with so much technology at our fingertips, working remotely can be easier than ever. However, if you’re setting up remote work options for the first time, there’s plenty to consider before you send out a company-wide email.

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We’re Only Human 51: IBM #Think2019 with Special Guest Madeline Laurano

UpstartHR

Last week Ben and his closest 40,000 friends visited San Francisco for the 2019 IBM Think Conference. The event, despite the rainy weather, was a smashing success. HR Track sessions were standing room only and the customer panels, featuring world leading firms such as UnitedHealth Group and AECOM, were fantastic. . In this episode, Ben is joined by Madeline Laurano of Aptitude Research to talk about the event and some of the key takeaways from the event.

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Are those cliché HR metrics working for you?

HR Zone

People. Are those cliché HR metrics working for you?

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Webinar Recap: 5 Trends That Will Drive Performance Management in 2019

Reflektive

In January of 2019, Meghan M. Biro hosted a Reflektive webinar focused on the major trends driving performance management in the coming year. A nationally recognized HR and technology analyst, Biro is the founder of TalentCulture and the host of the twitter chat and podcast #Worktrends. She regularly writes for Forbes , Entrepreneur , and The Huffington Post.

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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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update: we have twice-daily mandatory group therapy at work

Ask a Manager

Remember last week’s letter-writer whose office was requiring people to attend twice-daily group therapy ? Here’s the update. Hi! OP here! OMG it’s been a week. So when I wrote this, I called out the whole week because I couldn’t wrap my head around all of this, and I had luckily enough gotten a job interview somewhere else. I appreciate your comments and the support and advice and I’m going to give some back.

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#DisruptHR HSV 2.0 is Coming April 2019

UpstartHR

TL;DR version: DisruptHR HSV is coming back to Huntsville! See links below for details. Early bird tickets available through March 31st. ————-. It all started with an event. A real, no-kidding live event. Back in 2009 I had just started blogging, and a friend and I set up a mini conference as a way to get people together, expand relationships, and learn together.

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4 Ways to Hire More People with Disabilities

SHRM Resources

Hiring people with disabilities may seem daunting. Find out how these companies have tested the waters and developed methods to create a workplace that suits the applicants and works for the business.

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How to Train Someone to Translate Business Problems into Analytics Questions

Analytics in HR

Analytics translators perform some of the most essential functions for integrating analytics capabilities in a company. They define business problems that analytics can help solve , guide technical teams in the creation of analytics-driven solutions to these problems, and embed solutions into business operations. It’s specialized work, calling for strong business acumen, some technical knowledge, and project management and delivery chops.

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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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ISTR 24: Symantec’s Annual Threat Report Reveals More Ambitious and Destructive Attacks

Symantec

ISTR Volume 24 is here, providing insights into global threat activity, cyber criminal trends, attacker motivations, and other happenings in the threat landscape in 2018.

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The Wider Angle of the Employee Experience

Digital HR Tech

Employee experience is not only a top priority for organizations today. As d igital thinking is transforming our consumer habits and experiences in respect to every interaction we have with a person, product, place, service or company, the employee experience – which is defined by various moments – is gradually becoming an expectation from the workforce.

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3 Trends That Will Shape Recruiting in 2019

SHRM Resources

In 2019, employers will entice applicants by hiring for soft skills and potential, offering more-flexible work options and being more open about pay.

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Tell Me About a Time…Bringing Your Interviewing Game to the Next Level

The SHRM Blog

The resumes are in, the interviews scheduled, and you print up the same set of behavioral interview questions you’ve been asking for the last 5 years. But know, your candidates are prepared, they’ve researched, prepped, Googled responses to every interview question imaginable. You need to put in the same amount of preparation, your goal is to hire the BEST people, so your interview game needs to be next level.

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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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Tell Me About a Time…Bringing Your Interviewing Game to the Next Level

SHRM

The resumes are in, the interviews scheduled, and you print up the same set of behavioral interview questions you’ve been asking for the last 5 years. But know, your candidates are prepared, they’ve researched, prepped, Googled responses to every interview question imaginable. You need to put in the same amount of preparation, your goal is to hire the BEST people, so your interview game needs to be next level.

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Human Resources KPIs: An In-depth Explanation with Metrics & Examples

Analytics in HR

“Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion”, is arguably Edward Deming’s best-known quote. It is impossible to improve at managing people if you do not measure the results of your work. If you do not define what ‘good performance’ looks like and how you can measure it, how will you find out if you’re doing well? So in business, if you don’t measure your progress towards your HR goals, how will you know how successful you are?

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To Have and to Hold

SHRM Resources

Amid one of the tightest labor markets in the past 50 years, employee retention is more critical than ever.