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Should Employees be Paid for Commuting Time?

UpstartHR

An interesting piece of research on publicly available WiFi access in England led to a question that made me pause. Should employees be paid for commuting time? As someone that travels a fair bit for work, I know the value of being able to connect and work from any number of strange locations–restaurants, hotel lobbies, airports, etc. But what about the commutes that make up a significant part of the day for so many workers?

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5 Key Tips To Remove Social And Cultural Bias From Employee Self-Evaluations

15Five

“How’s your tennis game?” (This probably seems like a strange way to begin a post about performing employee self-evaluations, but bear with me.). Last weekend, my husband and I went out to dinner with friends we hadn’t seen in years, back when I was an avid tennis player. As part of our catching up conversation, our friends asked me this question. “It’s fine,” I replied.

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Mandatory Flu Shots: Can You Make Employees Roll Up Their Sleeves?

HR Daily Advisor

Believe it or not, summer is almost over, and it’s time to think about flu vaccines again! How effective will the shots be this year? Will you and your family get them? Can you require your employees to be vaccinated? Many employers believe that employees should be inoculated to keep the workforce healthy and the office fully staffed during flu season.

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Everyone Wants a Talent Brand That Candidates Love, But…

The Tim Sackett Project

Everyone wants a talent brand that candidates will love, but almost no Talent Acquisition function is actually willing to love those same candidates back! You get this, right!? Do you know why you love certain brands? It’s usually a combination of an experience you had with that brand. You loved their product or service, how they/it made you feel, how you were treated, etc.

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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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Who is responsible for low employee productivity?

cipHR

In a recent CIPHR webinar, Nick Whiteley from hfx assessed HR’s role in identifying the root causes of low productivity, and offered simple solutions for tackling this urgent challenge. Whether you’re playing Guess Who? or Cluedo , there’s a lot of fun to be had solving a good puzzle game. But in the workplace, the crucial puzzle of low productivity is much harder and less enjoyable to solve.

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Is Continuous Performance Management Here to Stay? Absolutely.

Cornerstone On Demand

About five years ago, I worked with a client who bristled at the idea of typical annual performance reviews. What they wanted to implement was a “conversation-based” performance review process. The process had to be employee driven; managers and employees held an ongoing, continuous dialogue about the employee’s performance throughout the year. At any point throughout the year, the employee’s colleagues or customers could also contribute performance input but the most important objective was th

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7+ High Volume, Low Unemployment Recruitment Strategies!

The Tim Sackett Project

Gather ‘round talent buffs and let me tell you a story – of a time not so long ago in a land not so far away. A little agency called The Bureau of Labor Statistics (you may have heard of them) released a report claiming that the unemployment rate dropped below 4% for the first time in 15 years. Did I mention that this is a true story? That’s right, in April 2018 the unemployment numbers dropped to 3.9% in the good ol ‘ US of A.

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Four HR Analytics Trends to Know

Reflektive

Analytics tools provide the opportunity for organizations to dive deeper into data than ever before. But HR analytics is relatively new territory for many companies, some of whom may be wondering whether the benefits are worth the cost. To gain a better understanding of the present state of HR data analytics, let’s examine some trends. SEE ALSO: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce in the Age of The Millennial.

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Crafting an Effective Total Rewards Program

eni

Above-average employee benefits packages have long been tools for employers to entice candidates. With a shift from healthcare cost avoidance to retention, top employers are placing more focus on building competitive employee benefits packages. Commonly referred to as Total Rewards Programs, today’s comprehensive benefits packages include employee services that go beyond traditional healthcare coverage and minimal fringe benefits.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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5 Things Keeping Financial Services HR Teams Up at Night

Cornerstone On Demand

It's an extremely challenging time to be holding the reins of an HR team at a financial services institution, with 45 percent of senior executives revealing their companies are hit by cyber attacks as often as on an hourly basis. Plus, as new technology emerges, so do new avenues for hackers to find vulnerabilities and attack. These ongoing data threats not only plague executives tasked with securing their organizations, but they also weigh heavily on HR departments in charge of hiring securit

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Putting the 'Total' in Total Talent Management

Allegis Global Solutions

We all know the biggest disruptors of the last ten years were; globalization, demographic changes and speed of technological advancements but what’s next?

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Can Managers and Employees Be Friends?

Reflektive

Let’s say you just got a new job in a management position. As you settle into the new role, you notice that your employees go to lunch together, they go out for drinks on Friday evenings, they even make plans to get together on weekends—but they never invite you along. Do they not like you? Are you doing something wrong as the new boss? SEE ALSO: Why Facebook Employees Are More Productive, Motivated, and Satisfied.

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Saba Buys Lumesse: Fills Critical Gaps for Technology and Customer Acquisition

Lighthouse

Things are moving quickly in the HCM technology industry. Last week I reported in from Saba Insight, the company’s annual user conference. This week news popped that Saba has entered talks to acquire Lumesse, a European talent management provider. Here’s the snippet from the news. In the News. Saba, a portfolio company of Vector Capital, to acquire Lumesse, extending Saba’s global leadership position in HCM.

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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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Pros and Cons of Offering Tuition Reimbursement to Your Employees

Justworks

What do today’s employees want? The answer, it seems, is benefits. A Glassdoor survey found that 4 out of 5 employees would prefer more benefits over a pay raise. In particular, with college costs soaring, tuition reimbursement as a benefit offered by employers is more and more appealing to employees. A survey by EdAssist found that half of millennials expected their employer to help pay for further education.

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Motivating employees close to retirement

Everwise

Earlier this month, motivating employees close to retirement surfaced as one of the most popular topics in the Everwise user community of Learning & Development (L&D) professionals and learners. That’s not surprising–employees approaching the traditional age of retirement of 65 are one of the fastest growing segments of the workforce. Approximately 10,000 Baby Boomers have reached this stage every single day since 2011.

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The State of Workplace Wellness Around the Globe

CoreHealth Wellness Technologies

We surveyed wellness thought leaders around the globe and asked them for their views on the future of workplace wellness. Here is their forecast for the state-of-the- wellness- union for 2019.

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8 Recruitment Strategies to Attract the Best Talent

TalentLyft

Implementing these 8 recruitment strategies will help you attract and hire the best talent. The current job market is extremely competitive. A strong and planned recruitment strategy can help you stand out of this competition. Read More.

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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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4 Ways We Can All Challenge Ableism in the Workplace

Allegis Global Solutions

I have an invisible disability that I almost never disclose. I have severe, degenerative and genetic hearing loss and it impacts my ability to communicate. Aside from fear of discrimination, I also — and perhaps primarily — don’t disclose because I have an internalized stigma about disabilities. Cultural messages about disabilities come strong and steady from cradle to grave, coupled with the seemingly invisible interface of assuming that people are worth only what they produce.

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Employee engagement: whose responsibility is it?

HR Zone

2nd Oct 2018. Employee engagement: whose responsibility is it? Employee engagement is a two-way street - managers have to actively listen to their teams, but equally team members have a stake in making. By. Jasmine Gartner. Training consultant.

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Coming Soon: Flexible Fitness Memberships from Justworks x ClassPass

Justworks

Let’s face it, traditional corporate wellness programs have become stale, uninspiring, and one-size-fits-all. At Justworks, we believe that all employees deserve high-quality, highly-personalized options for pursuing their physical, mental and financial health. We know that supporting your employees’ health and fitness goals can be tough when everyone’s preference for how, when, and where they exercise is different.

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How Employees Can Remain Happy at Work

Hppy

Nobody wants to be miserable at work. The daily commute, toxic team members, an unsympathetic or unhelpful manager, or even just the awareness that you’re not doing what you’re passionate about, can all lead to stress and a general lack of joy in the workplace. Employers who commit to keeping their staff happy are few and far between, so if you want to really distance yourself from the misery and take charge of your own happiness, you might need to make a few changes to your life.

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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 Technology Helps HR Spend Less Time on Paper and More Time on People

TalentCulture

There are very few career paths as multifaceted as human resources. HR professionals need insight into human behavior, legal acumen and a proficiency for numbers and data. They need to be strategists, consultants and people developers. They need to be visionaries while at the same time rolling up their sleeves and being doers. How can HR do it all? Perhaps “doing it all” shouldn’t be the goal.

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5 tips for coaching and developing employees through failure

Insperity

How do you coach and develop employees in the workplace to help turn their failures into successes? It’s not like you can flip a switch and transform a worker from “poor performer” to “standout employee.” If you could, someone would already have packaged and sold it, and every CEO in the country would be buying it. When mistakes happen – and they inevitably will – you can try your most inspirational pep talk, hoping you’ll leave your employees in grateful awe, happy they work for you and ready t

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Do You Care About Onboarding? You Should! [INFOGRAPHIC]

BambooHR

Table of Contents How Long Should Onboarding Last? Why Do New Hires Leave? How Can You Improve the Onboarding Experience? Onboarding Infographic Each of your employees only gets to experience one first day on the job. Effective employee onboarding on day one (and through the weeks and months thereafter) can mean the difference between an […].

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9 ways NOT to conduct a performance review

HR Morning

The end of the year will be here before you know it, and with it — for many — comes the annual performance review. . And while every good manager wants the review to be useful for the employee, many performance evaluations can get a little off track. Strangest reviews. Evil HR Lady Suzanne Lucas took to LinkedIn and Facebook to ask people for their stories about performance reviews gone wrong.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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#WorkTrends: How to Rethink the Modern Workplace for Gender Equality

TalentCulture

New research shows that diversity and inclusion are a top priority for leaders. So why does the needle seem to be moving backward when it comes to gender equality at work? On this week’s episode of the #WorkTrends podcast we dive into some of the answers with Dorothy Dalton, who is working to shift the conversation about men, women, work and bias. Based in Belgium, Dalton has been working in talent management and recruitment for […].

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Does your HR system bring your services to life?

HR Partner

Pop quiz: does your company provide HR or payroll services or both? While this question comes across as a very dull and obvious one, it is one that more companies should ask before embarking on their HR transformation journeys. This question is more relevant than ever before as most companies are spending a significant amount of time and money on projects, with the hope to ultimately transform their employee experience (EX).This employee experience is significantly impacted by HR services and sy

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How to Use Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

BambooHR

Understanding what emotional intelligence is and why it’s so important in the workplace is crucial in today’s increasingly competitive world. Dale Carnegie once said, “When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion.” People are by nature emotional creatures, but only the emotionally intelligent can recognize […].

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