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5 Employee Soft Skills Your Remote Teams Need

Caliper

As organizations begin to see signs of recovery from 2020’s disruption, hiring demands are scaling up. The fight for top talent will only get fiercer, and without a clear plan in place for your hiring practices, your competitors will reach the best candidates before you do. With many organizations continuing to adopt a remote work or flex-work format, understanding the competencies and skills that remote workers need for success is crucial.

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What is workforce planning, and why is it important?

Workable

Table of contents: What is workforce planning? What is involved in workforce planning? How to create a workforce plan. What is workforce planning? Workforce planning is the people side of planning, but some businesses skip it, thinking that people will just appear when needed. Workforce planning aligns core business goals with people strategy. It makes no sense to plan on a new product launch next year without thinking about R&D, supply chain, and sales staff.

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Get to Know the ACA’s Rule of Parity

ACA Times

3 minute read. Without the proper tools or subject matter expertise, tackling the responsibilities of the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate on your own can be overwhelming. . This is especially true if you are an employer in an industry which relies on employing large numbers of variable-hour employees, such as restaurants, staffing organizations, and home healthcare facilities. .

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Why hiring tech is necessary but can have dangerous implications

HRExecutive

After a year of tragically high unemployment rates, 2021 is expected to experience a huge hiring boom. According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of job openings reached a series high of 8.1 million on the last day of March. Although the April jobs report ended up being slightly lower than expected, many experts are forecasting that unemployment will continue to decline as vaccination efforts ramp up and states reopen.

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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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Recruiting Talent in a Post-Pandemic Healthcare Workforce Shortage

Precheck

Recruiting Talent in a Post-Pandemic Healthcare Workforce Shortage Jun. 1, 2021. Antique Nguyen Marketing Specialist. In 1991, Congress declared the first Tuesday in June to be National Healthcare Recruiter Recognition Day. Now, after 30 years, a pandemic, and a healthcare workforce shortage , healthcare recruiters are more important to hospitals and healthcare systems than ever before. .

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HR Trends: The Key Reads of May 2021

Intoo USA

Welcome to our first monthly summary of the best reads on HR trends! May featured a lot of discussion on returning to work post-COVID, emotional intelligence in the workplace, reskilling, and more. Let’s dive in! HR Trends for May 2021. People have mixed feelings about returning to the office. Cathy Merrill, chief executive of Washingtonian Media, worries whether recreating the positive office culture her team had before the pandemic is possible.

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Boese: 3 HR technologies that can help employers struggling to hire

HRExecutive

One of my geeky interests is following the monthly labor market reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The most prominent of these is the Employment Situation Report , better known as the Jobs report. This is where we learn about job gains and losses for the prior month, the overall unemployment rate, the labor force participation rate and more.

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How to Engage in Healthcare Workforce Planning

Precheck

How to Engage in Healthcare Workforce Planning May. 25, 2021. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. The COVID-19 pandemic put an immense strain on healthcare workers and exacerbated the ever-growing healthcare workforce shortage. Even contingent labor pools, a common go-to for healthcare organizations to bolster staffing, were stretched thin last year. In the pandemic's early months, one travel nursing organization saw their order volume jump more than seven times year-over-year levels.

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Research-based tips for helping your workforce recover, reconnect and re-engage

HR Zone

Change Research-based tips on managing change.

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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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ACA State Reporting Deadline for California is May 31

ACA Times

3 min read. May 31 is the deadline for self-insured employers and health insurance carriers to submit applicable ACA information to the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) for the 2020 tax year. The deadline for submitting ACA state reporting information was previously March 31st but was extended by the FTB. Since this is the first year for the additional ACA reporting in the state of California, we thought it best to cover everything you need to know about filing before the deadline later this

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CHROs Take on Elevated Role as HR Metrics Grow in Importance

Trusaic

With the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) putting new human-capital data disclosure rules into place, companies’ HR leaders will find themselves taking on more prominence and responsibility. That’s because publicly traded companies will now be required to disclose a variety of human capital information. According to HR Executive , this represents an exciting opportunity: “The role of HR has finally risen to its rightful place: the boardroom.

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People Behind Visier: Ruth Yeo

Visier

Name: Ruth Yeo. Title : Privacy Director and Data Protection Officer. Residence : Vancouver, BC. Hometown : Vancouver, BC. Ruth is the Head of our Privacy and Data Protection Program. In this role, she ensures Visier operates in compliance with privacy laws and regulations , and guides the Visier team to appropriately handle and process personal and customer data in a trustworthy manner. .

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Is Your Region Effectively Engaging with Older Workers? Six Strategies for Success

EDSI

Are your state and local workforce strategies optimized to support and engage older workers in your region? In this blog, we're sharing important information on serving older adult workers ages 55 and up, including workforce insights, labor market metrics, barrier remediation and 6 strategies you can use to more successfully engage with older workers.

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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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GDPR: what has been the impact on HR?

HR Zone

Business GDPR turns three.

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How to Ensure Candidate Retention and Happy Staff 

Hppy

As the owner of a business, you know how important it is to have happy employees. Employees who are content with their work and enjoy coming into work every day will always be more productive than those who feel unhappy or unmotivated. . Apart from this, the company needs to understand how to motivate every individual on their team, no matter what their strengths are.

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someone keeps farting in important client meetings

Ask a Manager

This post, someone keeps farting in important client meetings , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in upper-middle management at a large business and entertainment events company and recently we got back to regular face-to-face client meetings. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been having some intense and lengthy meetings in our office with a potential local client, which could really take our company to the next level if it works out.

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Seven Tips For a Great Video Interview

Engage2Excel

We may be living and working in a new world with unique challenges, but the world of video interviewing is not new. Many in the younger generations have already adopted casual use of video conversations via FaceTime, Facebook and Instagram before it was a necessity, the challenge is to help other demographics utilize the medium effectively for recruiting and hiring.

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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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The leadership revolution: why it's time to embrace a 'radical mindful' approach

HR Zone

Change What is radical mindful leadership?

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An Employers Guide to Agile Compensation Strategies

Hppy

To accelerate the pace of change in the workplace, a lot of work is being done. First, the employer has lost power. We are now in an employee’s market where companies fight tooth and nail to get the best talent. Due to the increase in pay grade information, the employees know how much money there is in the market, so they are not scared to ask for fair wages.

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my boss liked my work — until we met in person and she saw my weight

Ask a Manager

This post, my boss liked my work — until we met in person and she saw my weight , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: After losing my job due to Covid-19 a year ago, I spent months job hunting and interviewing. As an overweight woman, sometimes I suspected that I was facing weight discrimination, but of course it is almost impossible to know for sure.

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What Makes an Effective Employee Engagement Survey?

EmployeeConnect

Employee engagement surveys have become the most commonly utilised tool to effectively engage employees in the workplace. Many Human Resources (HR) leaders have become more conscious of the benefits that ensuring high levels of employee engagement brings, which has led to HR professionals utilising employee engagement surveys to push towards acquiring the benefits of employee engagement much faster.

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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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15 Tips for Conducting a Job Interview—So You Can Make the Right Hire

The Muse

Use these 15 tips to help you prepare for and conduct a job interview that’ll get you all the information you need to make the right hire.

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How to Develop Leadership Skills in HR

Hppy

Taking a leadership role in the human resource department requires a wide variety of skills. It is for this reason why Human Resources leaders often stand out. They possess certain qualities that are natural to them but can also be developed through focus and training. If you want to excel in a Human Resources career, you need to hone your leadership qualities and skills.

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Tips for Onboarding New Hires in the Post-Pandemic Workplace

Perceptyx

COVID-19 ushered in a new way of working. Employees proved they could remain productive while working from home, and have expressed they want workplace flexibility to continue in the future. Data collected by Perceptyx indicates employees prefer a hybrid workplace model —a policy that gives them the option to work in a physical workplace or at home.

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How to Tell if a Remote Only Job is a Scam

Evil HR Lady

100 percent remote jobs are a hot ticket. After a year of working from home, some people have decided they never want to go back to the office, and, unfortunately, scammers are preying on them. When you interview for an office-based job, you go in for an interview and can see their situation. You meet actual humans and see their office space. Scammers can (and have) go to great lengths to scam people, but they are not likely to rent office space to get a copy of your social security number and d

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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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How and Why Human Resource People Can and Should End Ageism

SHRM

HR and DEI people have the opportunity and responsibility to end ageism. It is hardly news to report that the American workplace is not friendly towards older people. For as long as it has existed, in fact, our corporate culture has been less than welcoming towards people of a certain age. Even in today’s litigious climate, where many lawyers are happy to take a case in which a company appears to have illegally discriminated against a person based on a physical attribute, blatant (although har

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Didn’t Get an Internship? Here Are 10 Things You Can Do to Boost Your Career Anyway

The Muse

Try one or more of these internship alternatives to make the most of your summer and boost your career anyway. (You can also use these ideas any time of year!).

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Job Openings Reach Record High, But Where Are the Applicants?

SHRM Resources

The number of available jobs in the U.S. is at a record-breaking high while unemployment remains significantly elevated, leading employers in need of workers to wonder, where are all the job applicants?

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