TalentCircles
MAY 18, 2016
For organizations with seasonal fluctuations in business, hiring temporary workers is often a necessity. Regardless of when they need additional help -- whether it’s over the holidays or during temperature-dictated cycles (think beaches and amusement parks in the summer and skiing and snowboarding in winter) – everyone needs employees they can rely on.
What is Paul Thinking
MAY 18, 2016
Engagement. Everything is about engagement these days. If you’re in marketing you’re worried about consumer engagement. If you’re in HR you’re all about employee engagement. If you’re a B2B sales person you’re all about company engagement with your company. Engagement. Engagement. Engagement. (be honest – you said that like Jan Brady said Marcia. Marcia.
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Intoo USA
MAY 18, 2016
For many managers, there is perhaps no task more difficult than informing an employee that his or her job has been eliminated. Of course there are best practices we cover in our complete Layoff Notification Guide that help ensure a separation event can help all parties, and protect your brand. These range from the benefits you offer employees at the time of separation–like providing career coaching assistance through outplacement services –to ensuring they have all the proper paperwork to easily
Reflektive
MAY 18, 2016
Quick: Think about the time in your career when you felt you were performing at your peak. What were the circumstances driving that? Good boss? Great team? Maybe the role was perfectly suited for what you were good at, or wanted to be doing? What was going on that spurred you to perform at a peak level? WATCH: “ Reimagining Performance Management ” webinar with David Hanrahan.
Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo
HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.
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ATD Human Capital
MAY 18, 2016
There is a classic exercise often done at a mentoring program launch in which participants are asked to think of the best mentor they have had and why. The reason this exercise is powerful is because it helps participants uncover the golden truth of mentoring firsthand: Mentoring is about connection. Your favorite mentor may have challenged you, encouraged you, or helped you through a difficult situation.
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Intoo USA
MAY 18, 2016
For many managers, there is perhaps no task more difficult than informing an employee that his or her job has been eliminated. Of course there are best practices we cover in our complete Layoff Notification Guide that help ensure a separation event can help all parties, and protect your brand. These range from the benefits you offer employees at the time of separation–like providing career coaching assistance through outplacement services –to ensuring they have all the proper paperwork to easily
Ask a Manager
MAY 18, 2016
The new overtime rules that we’ve been talking about here for the last month were finally released by the Department of Labor today. This is no longer speculation; these rules are now final and will go into effect on December 1. The changes will require an additional 4.2 million American workers to be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week.
The HR Capitalist
MAY 18, 2016
"It's not show friends, it's show business.". --Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire. You've been there before, but then you forget. You recruited and signed a great candidate and generally crushed it in your role as a world-class recruiter. Your hiring manager's happy, the candidate's happy and you're happy. You close the open position and in a bad reference to an old hip-hop song, move on to the next one. 10 days later you get the call.
HRWatchdog
MAY 18, 2016
An estimated 4.2 million white collar workers will become entitled to overtime pay when they work extra hours as a result of the new rule. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the highly anticipated federal overtime rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to the White House , an estimated 4.2 million white collar workers will become entitled to overtime pay when they work extra hours as a result of the new rule, and wages for workers will increase by $12 billion over th
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Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.
WorqIQ
MAY 18, 2016
No one puts Mom as a job title on their resume. In fact many moms hide their mommy status when interviewing for a new job. They may even strip their resume of relevant volunteer experience that would reveal their motherhood status. Is this wise? Read More» The post Seven Reasons Being a Mom Helps You Lead Well appeared first on Switch & Shift.
HRExecutive
MAY 18, 2016
Some employers “still aren’t getting it when it comes to discriminating against employees with family responsibilities.”. So says Joan C. Williams, founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in a recent statement highlighting findings from a new UC Hastings study. And, judging by some of the statistics found in said study, it’s hard to argue that she has a point.
TalentCulture
MAY 18, 2016
I had to call my technical support contact last month about a simple billing question. When I finally got a live person, after enduring five minutes of Yanni’s greatest hits, her boredom just radiated through the phone. I guess I caught her mid-yawn. When I told her about my issue she asked me to wait while she pulled up my records. The silence between was broken only by her quiet sigh.
Steve Boese
MAY 18, 2016
Indulge me, if you will, with a short quote from The Book of Basketball : ( Isiah Thomas, NBA legend with the Detroit Pistons): "The secret of basketball is that it’s not about basketball.". Here’s what Isiah Thomas meant: the guys who have the best numbers don’t always make the best team. There is more to winning than just the raw talent (although that plays a huge role).
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The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.
Paychex
MAY 18, 2016
Switching retirement providers to better meet the needs of your small business and its employees may be a daunting, but ultimately beneficial, experience. Here are some common reasons why businesses decide to make the switch.
About Human Resources
MAY 18, 2016
Responsible for managing the work of others? If so, you know it's a challenge. But, performance improvement coaching - done well - will help employees improve.
WorqIQ
MAY 18, 2016
A healthy level of confidence is important for getting ahead in business – so you can likely thank confidence (along with many other things!) for the position you’re in today. While you’re securely in (or approaching) a leadership position, it may be wise to step back and check that overconfidence won’t hurt your future decision-making. High rates of entrepreneurial failures and the “winner’s curse” oft attributed to mergers and acquisitions are just two examples of the popular danger of unreali
NoExcusesHR
MAY 18, 2016
Many of us have jobs. Some of those jobs are pretty good.some are brand new because we're new to the world of work.others are at an in-between-stop along the journey. and a select few have something completely different. Your Squad Success is often achieved through hustle, grinding, and hard work. This is true! There are no shortcuts. However, success is never achieved in a vacuum.
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Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.
HR Morning
MAY 18, 2016
Is the DOL’s new overtime rule going to be a burden for businesses? Yes. There’s no denying that. But compared to the original proposal, there are some things to be happy about. . To be clear, we’re not saying employers should be excited for the rule. Rather, if you were expecting the final rule to be as daunting to comply with — or worse — than the proposed rule , there are some things to be happy about.
IO At Work
MAY 18, 2016
Although the number of women in management roles is increasing, women are still underrepresented in higher-level management positions. In order to address this issue, many organization are implementing work-life practices (e.g., flexible work schedules, offering childcare). While these practices sound appealing, do they actually increase the number of women in higher-level management positions?
Paychex
MAY 18, 2016
With retirement plans come ERISA fiduciaries and their responsibilities: What are fiduciaries, and how do they help keep your retirement plan safe and functioning well for your employees?
Compensation Today
MAY 18, 2016
Kate Jesse, Payroll Administrator, PayScale and Mykkah Herner, MA, CCP, Modern Compensation Evangelist, PayScale The US Dept. of Labor released the final new rules on Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime standards today. The much anticipated ruling has been a buzz amongst HR professionals since the draft was released almost a year ago. While many of us have been talking about it behind closed doors, now that the ruling is official, it’s making a much more public splash on the Today Show and
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As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?
Paycor
MAY 18, 2016
After months of speculation, today the Department of Labor announced its final overtime changes that will affect the Fair Labor Standards Act. Previously, it was believed that the new salary exemption threshold would be $50,440, but it has been lowered in the final rule. The changes are estimated to affect 4.2 million American workers, who will be newly eligible for overtime pay.
45 Things
MAY 18, 2016
For a while now, you’ve noticed that you are falling more and more behind at work, even though you’re exhausted at the end of the day because you’ve been so busy. It’s not like you’re goofing off – you just have too much to do! So, you figure maybe a couple of the new apps you’ve heard about will do the trick as they’re designed to make you more productive , organized and efficient.
Strategic HCM
MAY 18, 2016
One of the most interesting comments at HR Tech MENA yesterday was in a panel when moderator, Abdulhussain Tejani, suggested that as well as selling business cases HR needs to get better at expressing the costs of not doing something. I agree and think this is a core opportunity for HR analytics as this provides a powerful new opportunity to businesses to understand the capabilities of their workforces, the way these capabilities support their business performance and the activities which develo
Ask a Manager
MAY 18, 2016
It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. I have to work with someone who sexually harassed my friend. A very well-respected member of my small professional field sexually harassed my friend while working with her. The employer punished him accordingly, and quietly/discreetly, so not many people know about it. He’s still very active in the field.
Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow
The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.
Laurie Ruettimann
MAY 18, 2016
There’s a conspiracy theory out there that the CIA has been involved in drug trafficking since the 1960s. Starting with America’s involvement in Southeast Asia (remember that old war?) through our current conflict in Afghanistan, people on the internet believe that the CIA moved drugs across the globe to impact political outcomes while simultaneously working to distribute crack cocaine in African American neighborhoods in Southern California and providing big pharmaceutical compa
Criteria Corp
MAY 18, 2016
For most employers, interviews continue to be a pivotal factor in the hiring process despite mounting evidence that interviews can be incredibly unreliable for predicting job success. One study found that impressions made in the first 10 seconds of an interview could impact the interview’s outcome; another study suggested that employers hire people that they like the most on a personal level; and research has consistently demonstrated that unstructured interviews are one of the worst predictors
Strategic HCM
MAY 18, 2016
I'm in Dubai where I gave today's opening address at HR Tech MENA focusing on digital HR. For me this is about the top, creating value, level in the value triangle , or the systems of productivity which lie on top of the systems of record and of engagement. I took attendees through my thoughts on digital from a technology, process and workforce (not just generation y) perspective and talked about it's impact on data and analytics, where for me at least technology may be the biggest enabler but c
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