HR Bartender
JANUARY 21, 2018
According to the December 2017 jobs report, U.S. unemployment is at 4.1 percent , a 17-year low. Obviously, this is good news. We want everyone who wants a job to have a job. However, it’s also a challenge. Really low unemployment means that recruiting is tougher. A lot tougher! It can take much longer to find qualified candidates and fill open positions.
Ask a Manager
JANUARY 21, 2018
It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My team is flipping out and thinks a colleague didn’t deserve to attend a thank-you lunch. My workplace holds an annual conference/event for all of the employees (250+ people). There is a committee in charge of planning and all the logistics. A few people who were on the committee had retired or left for jobs at other places, and the committee was a bit short-staffed.
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ConnecTeam
JANUARY 23, 2018
Employee shift scheduling should be a breeze, right?! You don’t want scheduling to take up much of your time but it still does. Your average manager spends 3.14 hours a week making up the employee schedule. Even major brands and large corporations get massive scheduling migraines, and have been known to make million-dollar errors in their shift scheduling.
Namely
JANUARY 25, 2018
Small HR teams face big challenges. Earlier this week, Namely and HR Open Source hosted a panel of experts and found that size isn’t necessarily everything. Led by Ambrosia Vertesi , VP of People at Duo Security and Co-Founder of HR Open Source, the discussion featured industry veterans including Kara Chambers , VP of People Insights at The Motley Fool, Maia Josebachvili , VP of Marketing/Strategy at Greenhouse, and Nick Sanchez , Chief People Officer at Namely.
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HR Bartender
JANUARY 25, 2018
Mr. Bartender and I recently went on a vacation just before the holidays. It was wonderful and relaxing…but that’s not the purpose of today’s post. One of the activities we participated in was an escape room. Escape rooms are a physical adventure game where players solve a series of puzzles and riddles using clues to complete the secret plot in the room.
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Advos
JANUARY 25, 2018
Happy Friday. Our weekly recap of funding, mergers & acquisition, and partnership news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace is below. Sign-up for our weekly Hot in HR newsletter to get these updates via email. FUNDING. *This week’s Fundings: $60M+. Indianapolis’ Springbuk raises $20 million for its employer-facing health analytics software.
HR Daily Advisor
JANUARY 25, 2018
Strategic focus is a business buzzword these days. Just Google the term. You will find that many top business publications have recent articles on the topic. I don’t think that is a new revelation, however. In business—indeed, in life—there is only so much time and energy available. There always are things that must be done—ordinary, important tasks that consume a significant quantum of available time and energy.
The Tim Sackett Project
JANUARY 26, 2018
I work in an industry where I’ve been told for a decade technology is going to take my job. The staffing industry is a half a trillion dollar industry worldwide. The entire industry is built on us banking on the fact that someone in corporate TA is going to be lazy. Ouch! That should sting a little! So, I don’t really bank on you being lazy at my company.
HR Bartender
JANUARY 23, 2018
A couple months ago, I wrote an article about how to properly resign from your job. Shortly after, I received a note from an employer about a challenge they’re facing, and it reminded me that organizations need to know what to do when an employee resigns too. Here’s the reader note: As an employer, I had an employee who was working on an important project that didn’t even resign, they just left and never responded.
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Cornerstone On Demand
JANUARY 24, 2018
Remember writing notes on pieces of paper, folding them into airplanes and tossing them across the classroom to the delight of a friend? As any grade schooler knows, that level of personalized messaging is incredibly powerful. And it's often missing in today's internal company communications, especially when it comes to employee wellness programs. Of course, you're now working with digital tools , not pen and paper.
UpstartHR
JANUARY 22, 2018
Recently I caught a story on Yahoo Finance about the analysis of more than six billion nights of sleep data released from FitBit. We all think about sleep in almost abstract terms–I sleep or I don’t, I’m sleepy or I’m not, etc. But this has a real, tangible effect on how we operate as humans and how we perform at work, at home, and elsewhere.
Visier
JANUARY 23, 2018
Imagine a world where every great HR initiative gets properly funded: Retention programs are fully backed by the C-suite, recruitment snafus are nipped in the bud before they become big problems, and even the CFO meets employee engagement initiatives with near-giddy enthusiasm. Sound like some kind of far-fetched utopian vision? Maybe, but there are practices your HR team can put in place today that will bring you closer to making this fantasy a reality.
HR Bartender
JANUARY 26, 2018
Being a consultant or freelancer really wasn’t cool back when I became one. If you went to a professional association meeting and said you were a consultant, people immediately made the incorrect assumption that you were going to start a sales pitch. Sadly, it may have been because it happened all too often. Thankfully, today’s consulting world is different.
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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.
Achievers
JANUARY 23, 2018
Knowing what makes employees quit — and then heading off those problems — is the goal of every HR department. While you’ll never be able to avoid individual events that disrupt the lives of workers and their families, it’s helpful to have an overview of preventable causes for employee churn. People leave jobs for several classic reasons, according to Harvard Business Review , all of which are somewhat predictable.
Cornerstone On Demand
JANUARY 24, 2018
By now most organizations know they need a Human Resource Information System (HRIS). But when it becomes clear that an existing solution is soon to be obsolete, the choice to either keep finding workarounds or scrap the solution in favor of a new tool is a tough one. Recognizing that it’s time for a change is key. Outdated HRIS are inefficient, costly and cannot meet the flexibility and functionality needs of the modern workforce.
Reflektive
JANUARY 23, 2018
Performance management is the responsibility of your human resources or people team. This sounds like a no-brainer. But what if I told you we disagree? Here’s the situation: traditional performance management is broken, and most organizations know this. That’s why 81 percent of companies are updating the way they manage performance. Fixing this problem takes more than new technology; it requires a change in the way your entire company views performance.
PeopleStrategy
JANUARY 22, 2018
According to a Gallup poll , around 85% of employees class themselves as either ‘not engaged’ or ‘actively disengaged’ at work. No wonder employee engagement is a perennial issue. But what does a ‘disengaged’ employee look like? Disengagement can take many forms but some of the most common are: doing just enough to get by (if that), not recommending their employer to others, complaining to teammates and avoiding their manager, and making excuses for their mistakes.
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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.
Hppy
JANUARY 22, 2018
Most organizations take products too seriously. They have a culture that believes their products convey value and stress features, cool technology and price as the reasons why people should buy from them. Also read: The Best Companies Have A Culture Of “Yes”. A product – centric strategy and organizational culture is severely flawed. Products don’t make companies great.
Cornerstone On Demand
JANUARY 23, 2018
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.
Justworks
JANUARY 22, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service announced in 2014 that effective immediately, “Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) will expire if not used on a federal income tax return for five consecutive years.”. This announcement generated some confusion. People wondered if it means that an individual's Social Security Number (SSN) or a business's Employer Identification Number (EIN) will expire if it is never used.
Visier
JANUARY 25, 2018
Editor’s note: Engagement surveys are a mainstay in the arsenal of HR tactics. However, in spite of numerous innovations in engagement tracking, such as tools that help companies measure engagement more easily and more often, the engagement process alone still can’t answer the question: “How does engagement actually affect workforce and business outcomes?
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Hppy
JANUARY 24, 2018
Even if you have a job that offers plenty of satisfaction in terms of both rewards and engagement, there can still be times when things go wrong and you find yourself having negative thoughts about your workplace, your colleagues, even your own suitability for the role itself. These types of thoughts are only natural responses to difficult situations, but they can lead to real problems with stress, which affects not only your own health but also the company’s bottom line and the national economy
Cornerstone On Demand
JANUARY 22, 2018
Reprinted from ERE Media ( www.ere.net ). What does the future of hiring look like at my organization? Who should we be hiring to set ourselves up for long-term success? How are we helping talent get from where they are now to where they want to be? As head of talent acquisition at Cornerstone OnDemand, I've been thinking about these questions lately as we prepare to ring in a new year.
PeopleStrategy
JANUARY 22, 2018
You’ve selected a new HR technology system for your organization and now, a critical time begins. You need to effectively prepare your company to adopt and use this new technology – otherwise, you will not see the highest return on your investment. A conscientious and empathetic approach to change management can help your organization maximize success as you move to a new HR technology system.
Achievers
JANUARY 23, 2018
Knowing what makes employees quit — and then heading off those problems — is the goal of every HR department. While you’ll never be able to avoid individual events that disrupt the lives of workers and their families, it’s helpful to have an overview of preventable causes for employee churn. People leave jobs for several classic reasons, according to Harvard Business Review , all of which are somewhat predictable.
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Hppy
JANUARY 23, 2018
I am not sure if this train is even moving based on what I see and hear. Women in the workplace are still underrepresented at all levels. With all that has been taking place the last while with harassment, sexual harassment, bullying and downright condescending behaviour it is no wonder that gender diversity hasn’t advanced at all. What a shame as I think back over my career of all the absolutely intelligent and gifted women I had the pleasure to work with and we are losing out on some great tal
Cornerstone On Demand
JANUARY 21, 2018
Dear ReWorker, An employee told me that she is planning to quit, but didn't provide a date for her last day on the job. Her role is critical. I want to start searching for a person to replace her, but do I have to wait until she actually gives me an exact date before hiring someone new ? Sincerely, Ready to Rehire __ Dear Ready to Rehire, This is a tricky situation.
Justworks
JANUARY 26, 2018
In many businesses, employees are paid wages or a salary, and that compensation is subject to income tax withholding and employer taxes. But sole proprietors, partners in a partnership, and the members of a limited liability company are not paid wages because they are considered to be self-employed. So how do such individuals take money out of the business?
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