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Costco Not Joint Employer of Woman Hired by Staffing Agencies

SHRM Resources

A woman who was hired by staffing agencies to work at specialty events on the Costco premises was not a Costco employee, a federal appeals court ruled. The trial court, therefore, correctly dismissed her claims against Costco under California's wage and hour laws, the appellate court said.

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How to minimize the impact of global crises on your employee and customer experience

Qualtrics HR

Recent global crises have caused significant labor shortages – and the impact is leading businesses to reevaluate how to attract the right talent and protect their customer experiences from the fallout. Read our analysis and tips on balancing labor shortage with great CX. As we move towards the 2021 holidays and the new year, ongoing labor shortages are becoming an ever-more glaring issue.

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Furlough vs. layoff: What’s the difference, and what do employers need to know?

Insperity

When an organization needs to reduce its payroll due to financial hardship, there are two options employers may consider: furlough vs. layoff. Everyone has heard of these terms, but many people don’t know the difference between what it means to furlough an employee or lay them off. And it doesn’t help that these terms are often used interchangeably.

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Temporary staffing startup Jobandtalent raises $500M at a valuation of $2.35 Billion to develop and expand operations

SelectSoftware

Temporary staffing startup Jobandtalent raises $500M at a valuation of $2.35 Billion to expand.

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6 Strategies to Navigate Social Determinants of Health for a Better Workplace

In today’s dynamic work landscape, where the lines between personal and professional life blur, understanding the intricate interplay between social determinants of health (SDoH) and emotional wellbeing is paramount. Employers must acknowledge that the whole person comes to work and every aspect of a person’s personal and professional life, especially their mental health, comes with them.

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With Caregivers In Crisis, Companies Need to Step Up

Thrive Global

With the wider availability of COVID-19 vaccines and most kids around the world back in school and daycare, you might think that caregiving employees—those juggling jobs and responsibilities for family members—would be breathing a bit easier. In fact, according to a new BCG survey of more than 19,000 employees in Japan, Germany, and the US, caregiver stress levels are higher than ever.

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How HR Can Improve Mental Health and Productivity in the Workplace

Pathways

Right now, HR professionals are more focused on employee well-being than ever before. The new normal provided a fresh perspective on how employee mental health shows up in the workplace. In addition, record-high turnover rates have made it clear that business outcomes are directly related to employee mental health.

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How to Improve Team Spirit in Your Office

Hppy

Your office is your second home, a place where you spend the most productive time of the day. Having a great office environment is beneficial to both the employer and the employees and every visionary leader makes every effort to ensure that their office has a productive environment. It’s become widely accepted that a team is more than just a sum of its members’ experience, vision and brains – collaborative efforts have a synergistic effect that brings consistently better results than coul

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I feel insulted by the rolls at my new job, coworker uses baby talk, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, I feel insulted by the rolls at my new job, coworker uses baby talk, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. And how can we kick off December other than with… 1. I feel insulted by my new job.

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Overworked and Overwhelmed. Welcome to HR Today.

TLNT: The Business of HR

Earlier this year, Lattice surveyed over 700 HR professionals to better understand their challenges and priorities. The resulting 2021 State of People Strategy Report found that 42% of HR teams cited emotional exhaustion and burnout as their top challenges. They also said that they’re feeling overwhelmed and understaffed. Considering how critical these teams will be in driving the economic recovery, results like these should give us all pause. .

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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How to develop the agile leaders of tomorrow, today

HR Zone

Strategy Three ways to build resilient and agile leaders.

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13 Ways HR Leaders Are Reskilling For a New Future of Work

SHRM

What is one way you are reskilling for a new future of work? What area of HR are you reskilling? To help HR professionals consider what skills to update, we asked HR leaders, recruiting specialists, and business professionals this question for their insights. From reinventing job postings to using people analytics models, there are several ways HR professionals can reskill for the business world’s ever-changing landscape.

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“I will confront you by Wednesday of this week”

Ask a Manager

This post, “I will confront you by Wednesday of this week” , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Several years ago, a reader shared with us this epic email that was sent by their company’s boss after a holiday party gone terribly awry, and as we enter the holiday season we remember its glory. “This happened about ten years ago, but the email I received from our boss was so epic I preserved it.

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Boese: 3 ways HR tech can help employees find meaning at work

HRExecutive

One of the most interesting work and labor market developments in the pandemic era has been the tightening of the labor market, especially in the U.S. The combination of near-record-high job openings with the surge in American workers voluntarily leaving their jobs—along with workers’ ongoing concerns for their own health and safety, and lack of affordable childcare—have created a kind of labor market perfect storm, making the filling of open positions and employee retention HR’s top chall

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Performance Review Calibrations Made Easy

Every company aspires to be the best, and performance reviews are the cornerstone of that journey. However, discrepancies in how managers rate their teams can lead to unfairness.

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Q&A With Sony Sung-Chu, SVP and Head of Science & Innovation, Businessolver

Workology

This interview is part of a series on Workology that features an HR Technology company, its innovators and its features. For this post, we’re talking to Sony Sung-Chu, SVP and Head of Science & Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Four smart ways to boost employee morale this winter

HR Zone

Employees How can HR boost employee morale this winter?

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my coworker is enraged that I call my cat “my baby,” my interviewer called me a schmuck, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, my coworker is enraged that I call my cat “my baby,” my interviewer called me a schmuck, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. My coworker screamed at me for calling my cat “my baby” I am a woman in my early thirties and my partner and I are childless by choice.

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3 CHROs share their greatest lessons of 2021

HRExecutive

At the beginning of 2021, many HR leaders likely were looking forward to the pandemic winding down and the new world of work starting to get underway. However, as the year comes to a close and employers everywhere are on edge with news of a new COVID-19 variant, the start of a new normal continues to remain elusive. So, what lessons have HR leaders taken from this year of uncertainty?

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Discover the 4 Big Recruitment Challenges for 2024

It’s no secret that today’s hiring market is tough! The constant changes can make it seem impossible for HR leaders, hiring teams, and hiring managers to remain flexible and agile. However, there’s a silver lining amongst all the hiring chaos, as these changes also bring great opportunities and fresh ways for HR leaders to gain that competitive edge in the race for top talent.

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5 Ways To Look After Your Employee Development

Corn on the Job

Leading employers know how critical it is to prioritise employee professional growth. Why? Talented professionals want to work for a company that will help them grow professionally. Managers should not underestimate the value of career advancement. If they do, they risk lowering morale and productivity by making talented employees feel unappreciated.

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How to Say "No" at Work

45 Things

Do you find it difficult to say "no"? You may find it easy to say "no" to brussels sprouts, but much tougher to say "no" to a work colleague who seems to want your help with something that doesn't sound entirely ethical or may violate company policy. Or, what about the valuable customer who is pressuring you to do something you don't want to do? These are tricky situations because you need to maintain relationships with these people, but also believe that "going along" doesn't feel right and cou

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3 Key Steps to Creating a Great Candidate Experience

TalentCulture

The world of recruitment has undergone a power shift in the last decade. With job openings at a record high and alarming talent shortages in some industries, candidates have more […]. The post 3 Key Steps to Creating a Great Candidate Experience appeared first on TalentCulture.

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5 takeaways from Oracle’s HR analytics report

HRExecutive

Human resource leaders are becoming more adept at using data analytics but they still face challenges in the pursuit of integrating people insights into their HR and business strategies. This was among several findings published in Oracle’s recent The State of HR Analytics 2021. Advertisement The report examined HR leaders’ attitudes and practices when analyzing people analytics in order to make changes in their organizations’ operations.

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Balancing Cost and Care: 3 Key Considerations for Cost Optimization in 2024

Discover essential strategies for employers to balance cost optimization with care. The top priorities for employers in 2024 are retaining talent, growing revenue and sales, and attracting talent. To achieve these goals, employers are turning towards comprehensive total rewards strategies informed by data-driven insights. Hear from industry experts on cost optimization strategies and how to leverage these approaches for a healthier workforce.

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Powerful Ways to Market Your Business on a Limited Budget

Take It Personel-ly

Without marketing, your business cannot have success in its field since your business builds brand awareness and converts leads primarily through successful marketing strategies. Thus, when you create marketing strategies in-house or hire businesses to do the work, you should be careful and attentive to make the right choice. But what if you have a […].

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Automation Aids Closing of Key Skills Gaps

SHRM Resources

Now more than ever, HR and talent leaders need real-time information on the growing gap between skills available in their workforce and the competencies needed to.

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Stratus.hr Named a 2021 Best Company to Work For by Utah Business Magazine

Stratus

Sandy, Utah, December 2, 2021 – Stratus.hr, the premiere PEO for human resources outsourcing in the Intermountain West, has just been named a “Best Company to Work For” by Utah Business Magazine for the third year in a row. “This type of recognition never gets old,” said John Farnsworth, co-owner and CEO of Stratus.hr. “We’ve all heard about employees quitting in droves this year, so this is especially meaningful given the current labor market.”.

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Here’s how Deloitte thinks EX, retention will change in 2022

HRExecutive

The coming year will bring a new focus on employee experience, technologies that add to that experience and the need to tear down the silos that contain disparate systems and their valuable yet underused data, predicts John Brownridge, digital workplace leader at Deloitte Consulting. Further, organizations’ reliance on Zoom, MS Teams and other video meeting platforms will have to ramp up to enhance collaboration.

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From Prevention to Survivorship: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses

Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.