Civility Partners
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
According to Forbes , one in five workers is working remotely and 98% of workers want to work remotely at least some of the time. Yet, despite the flexibility that hybrid and remote work offer, engagement is a major challenge. In fact, the 2023 State of Remote Work report by Buffer found that 27% of remote workers struggle with loneliness, and 16% have difficulty staying motivated.
Business Management Daily
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Few things contribute to poor employee retention rates as much as toxic leadership in the work environment. After all, people spend a great deal of time at their jobs. Who wants to face day after day dealing with the negative or bad behavior of those around them? While anybody in the office can possess toxic traits, the effect on organizational culture becomes especially dangerous in cases involving toxic leaders.
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HR Brew
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
When it comes to wages, for many employees the bare minimum is no longer enough. In light of heightened concerns around inflation and financial security, some companies have started to shift their focus from the minimum wage to a “living wage,” defined by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Institute as the amount a full-time worker must earn “to help cover the cost of their family’s minimum basic needs where they live while still being self-sufficient.
AIHR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
As an HR professional, your job isn’t done once a candidate accepts an offer and signs their contract. 81% of new hires say they felt overwhelmed by information while onboarding at their current company, while only 29% felt fully prepared for their new role after onboarding. This emphasizes the importance of an effective onboarding process for new hires, which often leads to improved employee engagement, motivation, productivity, and retention.
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Ensure your mid-year performance reviews are focused, productive, and growth-oriented with this practical checklist from Mitratech Trakstar. Designed for HR professionals, people managers, and team leads, this guide walks you through the full review process—from pre-meeting prep and feedback collection to action planning and follow-up. It also includes tips for creating a comfortable and effective review experience, plus ways to leverage tools like self-evaluations, PIPs, and development plans.
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Cezanne
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
7 tips for nailing your Q4 HR strategy this year in summary: A great Q4 HR strategy should tie up the year’s more strategic activities, whilst also preparing for the new year ahead. Focusing on your performance management processes, as well as keeping on top of compliance deadlines are two of the more important activities that should be completed. In addition, people professionals should look to review compensation planning, annual leave entitlements and employee engagement activities.
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Insperity
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
The days of thinking about human resources (HR) as merely a supportive, administrative function – say, passively managing employee documentation, overseeing timekeeping and administering payroll – are long over. Increasingly, leaders are recognizing the broader value of HR as a strategic partner and the critical importance of HR in overall business success.
Bayzat
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
After several chaotic years of mass resignations, quiet quitting, and high turnover rates, companies are beginning to recognize the importance of measuring and understanding employee engagement. This echoes the findings from a recent survey where 82% of business leaders and executives agree that HR metrics are a key factor for their organization’s success—and almost one-third want to see more frequent updates from HR teams.
HRExecutive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
When the pace of hiring begins to slow down, many leaders look to recruiting as an obvious place to cut costs. However, recruiters and other HR professionals know that it can be detrimental to remove resources from recruiting without an eye to strategy and an organization’s business priorities. Especially during times of cost-cutting, HR’s role is to make sure that business leaders have all of the information needed to efficiently make effective decisions. - Advertisement - In this article, we r
Civility Partners
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
In the past, recruiting was often a “spray and pray” approach—posting job openings everywhere and hoping the right candidate would find their way to us, even faxing over their resumes. Thankfully, recruiting today is far more strategic, thanks to the internet and advances in technology. To truly evaluate the success of your hiring efforts, you need to track key recruitment metrics.
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To keep your business running smoothly (and legally), HR needs to get compliance right every time. Our HR Compliance Checklist is your go-to guide to cover the basics and start your auditing processes, helping you identify and address any gaps in your HR functions. Remember, compliance rules can differ based on industry and location—you’ll still need to keep up with changing regulations, but our checklist can help you get started.
HR Lineup
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
In today’s fast-paced and increasingly globalized world, diversity in the workplace has emerged as one of the most important drivers of innovation, employee engagement, and company growth. Companies now realize that cultivating a diverse workforce can lead to better problem-solving, improved decision-making, and enhanced company performance. One powerful strategy to achieve diversity in hiring is the “Diverse Slate Hiring” model.
HR Digest
SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
Samsung Electronics is looking at global workforce cuts adding to over 30% of its overseas staff. Despite the launch of multiple successful products over the last few years, the company has seen tough competition from outside and resistance from workers from the inside in recent months. Samsung’s workforce reduction plans for 2024 will affect employees in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa.
EmployeeConnect
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Educational institutions face a wide range of challenges when it comes to managing their human resources. From recruitment to performance management , compliance with regulations, and ensuring employee satisfaction, schools and universities must juggle numerous responsibilities. For these institutions, investing in technology to manage HR functions has never been more essential.
HR Brew
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
It’s easy to get as excited as a kid in a candy shop when there’s an ever-growing selection of AI tools at your fingertips. This excitement for new AI tools in HR is palpable, as 77% of organizations surveyed by Workday plan to increase their use of AI for hiring in the next year. But leaders should be wary of investing in AI technology blindly, and instead ensure that any tools they invest in can solve an existing problem, Kerry Gumm, VP of HR services and experience at Allstate, warned during
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In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?
Careerminds
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Technical skills alone are not enough to ensure success at the managerial or executive level. The ability to understand and manage emotions—both one’s own and those of others—is becoming an increasingly critical tool for leaders. This skill set, known as emotional intelligence (EQ), has emerged as a key differentiator for effective leadership. But what exactly is emotional intelligence, and how can it be assessed and developed to benefit managers and executives?
Business Management Daily
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Prioritizing workforce development is essential for maximizing employee productivity and retention. Employees desire career growth opportunities. Furthermore, businesses require employees committed to continuous improvement to uphold productivity. In addition, they need to maintain high-performance standards. Performance development plans (PDPs) are excellent tools for keeping managers and employees on track with ongoing performance development, mentorship, and learning.
HRExecutive
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The percentage of employers offering healthcare benefits to employees’ dependent grandchildren is on a steep rise, doubling in the past two years, according to a recent report by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. - Advertisement - This trend comes as 3.3% of U.S. grandparents, or 6.7 million people, live with their grandchildren, according to a U.S.
The Employer Handbook
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Folks, I’ve lost track of the number of disability accommodation requests on which I’ve counseled human resources concerning employee requests to work full-time from home. So, when I came across a recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit involving a failure-to-accommodate claim where the employer insisted on a 100% telework accommodation, I read with interest, as we lawyers like to say.
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Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.
HR Lineup
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
In today’s business environment, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have become central to the success and sustainability of organizations. As part of this transformation, the need to tap into underrepresented talent pools has gained importance. But what exactly is underrepresented talent, and how can organizations source this talent effectively?
HR Brew
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Last fall, Amazon launched its Q AI assistant for businesses. The tool, unlike commercial, general audience products like ChatGPT, was designed to work within business applications for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers to impact their workflow and improve productivity. HR leaders are among the many in the workplace enlisting Q to find new ways to leverage generative AI and make it easier for employees to meet business needs.
Hppy
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Hiring the right healthcare professionals can make or break an organization. With the stakes so high, filling critical roles isn’t just about meeting qualifications—it’s about identifying individuals who thrive in the demanding, fast-paced environment of patient care. Every recruitment decision impacts the well-being of patients, the dynamics of medical teams, and the overall reputation of the facility.
Tandem HR
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
As the election season approaches, small businesses have a unique opportunity to foster civic engagement within their workforce. Encouraging employees to vote is more than just a gesture; it’s a strategic move that can enhance employee satisfaction and reflect positively on your company’s values. While some executives may hesitate to broach this topic lest they encourage political talk to infiltrate the office, the benefit outweighs the potential pitfalls.
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Hubstaff’s new report, The AI Productivity Shift, highlights how 3,000+ professionals and 140,000+ users are transforming the way they work with AI. Adoption is high—85% are using AI—and the potential is just beginning. Teams that integrate AI into daily workflows report 77% faster task completion, 70% improved focus, and stronger results across the board.
HiBob
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The working world is changing. That’s not news to you. As the saying goes, the only constant in life is change, and the working world is constantly evolving and switching things up. But in recent years, it feels as if this is especially true. On the heels of the COVID pandemic, global economic and political turmoil, a major shift in workforce expectations, and a surge in digital transformation spearheaded by AI advancements, we’re now facing what SHRM CEO Johnny C.
HR Brew
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Are employees working while vacationing? Or are they vacationing while they’re working? It can be hard to tell: 72% of employees say they work while on PTO, according to a recent survey from employee experience transformation company Perceptyx. Working on PTO can be a sign of deeply-rooted cultural issues, said Emily Killham, senior director at Perceptyx and head of the Center for Workforce Transformation.
Avature
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
In today’s fast-paced business world, staying ahead requires focusing on genuine innovation and development instead of chasing trends. In this sense, Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool that can revolutionize how organizations manage talent and streamline hiring practices. However, the conversation around AI is often driven by hype.
HRExecutive
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The HR technology industry’s active fall season is underway, with the HR Technology Conference & Exposition , Sept. 24-26, fast approaching. Earlier this month, Oracle hosted CloudWorld, the tech company’s massive user conference and technology showcase, in Las Vegas. Oracle’s product and service offerings span a wide range of information technology solutions as well as a full suite of enterprise applications beyond HR; nonetheless, the HCM technology elements were readily apparent at
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Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.
HRWatchdog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
One of our employees has asked to bring an emotional support dog to the office. I know about service animals in the workplace. Do we legally have to allow an employee to bring a support dog to work? The answer is maybe. Employers may have to allow an employee to bring an emotional support animal to work as a reasonable accommodation. ADA and FEHA The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) protect job applicants and employees who have
HR Brew
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Are your employees happy? If they are, it may be waning. Employees who’ve been with a company an average of less than three years are 3% happier than those who’ve been with a company three or more years, according to a BambooHR analysis of employee satisfaction data from January 2020 to June 2024. While Anita Grantham, BambooHR’s head of HR, hopes new employees’ happiness might be the result of recruiters and hiring managers accurately advertising a role’s responsibilities and investing in onboa
HR Digest
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The complex ups and downs of the work environment today have made the mission of addressing workplace isolation a high-priority task. Employees spend a large majority of their time within the workspace and having a healthy work life is critical to their overall well-being. The overwhelming presence of work leaves little time for socialization, so even if employees try coping with work isolation by managing their lives outside, it can be extremely difficult.
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