Mon.May 02, 2016

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Guide your small biz to success with millennial employee engagement #NationalSmallBusinessWeek

Ceridian

By Deb LaMere, VP of Employee Engagement, Ceridian. A fundamental part of human capital management is getting to know your employees and understanding what motivates them to achieve at a high level. The difficulty, however, is when a new generation comes along and changes everything you thought you knew. Every new demographic group of employees is different – their styles of doing work, their attitudes about employment, belief systems and long-term career goals are all starkly unlike those

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FLSA: The song (no longer) remains the same…

i4cp

For nearly 100 years, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has provided legal guidance on the treatment of primarily non-exempt workers with regard to minimum wage and overtime. But what once seemed to be carved in stone may be about to change. What does this mean for your company and how will you respond? The back story seems simple… In March 2014, President Obama signed a memorandum to the Department of Labor (DOL) to review and update the longstanding FLSA regulations.

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Mercer and INTOO Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver Candidate Experience Solution

Intoo USA

Intoo (formerly CareerArc Outplacement) announced today a strategic alliance with Mercer–a global consulting leader in advancing health, wealth, and careers, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC)–to provide employers with an innovative technology solution designed to enhance the candidate experience, protect employer brand, and keep job applicants interested in future opportunities.

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TriNet Celebrates Small Business Week

Trinet

May 1-7, TriNet is celebrating Small Business Week on the TriNet blog in order to honor those we serve – small business owners and entrepreneurs. Small Business Week recognizes the critical. Visit site for full story.

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

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.

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Quick Update: Understanding Revenue Procedure 2016-24

ACA Times

In the April 18th edition of the Internal Revenue Bulletin, you will find “Revenue Procedure 2016-24,” a term that applies directly to annual health care percentage modifications under the Affordable Care Act including premium tax credits, exemptions, employer-sponsored minimum essential coverage and individual contribution percentages. This term references modifications that fall within sections 36B and 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code, and these percentages are used to determine credits and

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News You Might Have Missed – May 2

Kazoo

Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well and HR industry news you might have missed. Stay tuned every few weeks as we give you a rundown of the industry news you might have missed. This Googler Explains How To Design Your Time Rather Than Manage It. Your to-do list can become overwhelming so breaking your day into these four quadrants helps boost productivity.

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Does Your Company Qualify for This ACA Tax Credit?

Justworks

We’ve made a simple guide to answer all your ACA questions, which you can download here. Now that many employers are required to offer some kind of healthcare , it’s beneficial to know what tax breaks your company may be eligible for. As of 2016, The Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA) has transitioned into Phase II of the tax credit breaks, which is good news for employers — it means that potential credits for-profit small businesses are eligible to receive have jumped from 35% to 50%.

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Gen X Used to Feel Entitled Too- Did You?

Trish McFarlane

So, you think the Millennials invented the idea of feeling entitled? Well, it’s not true. No, other generations of young people have felt entitled. I felt that way too. Yes, Gen X has our share of dreamers and employees that were so eager to take on new challenges. The difference I’m seeing is that when I was early in my career, I had older and wiser bosses who knew just when and how to put me in my place.

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How Workplace Assessments Can Help You

ATD Human Capital

It is the rare employee who hasn’t taken a personality or competence assessment at some point in her career. In fact, according to the most recent estimates from Bersin by Deloitte and the Society for Human Resource Management , the assessment industry is estimated to generate $500 to $800 million a year and has grown by 10 percent annually in recent years—and it shows no signs of slowing down.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

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.

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The Gig Economy is a Lie

Laurie Ruettimann

This past year, I began working with a start-up company on a big idea that required more and more of my attention. As the work ratcheted up, I was swamped with stuff to do. My other consulting services needed to be dialed down. Unfortunately, the start-up company hit a snag. I am now looking for more freelance work to fill the open spots on my calendar.

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2 Keys to Millennial Retention: Personality Assessments and People Analytics

ATD Human Capital

“At least 40 percent of Millennials see themselves staying at their current organization for a minimum of nine years” —Jennifer Deal and Alec Levenson (2016). I know what you are thinking: “That can’t be right. Millennials see themselves staying with their current employer for nine years?” Indeed, many people think that Millennials are only focused on job hopping and taking the next excellent adventure, but it is time to dispel these generational generalities.

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Goodbye Millennials. Hello Gen Z! Employee Engagement for a New Generation.

Quantum Workplace

Congratulations – you’ve spent the last five years or so getting to know and working with the Millennial generation. You’ve let them work remotely, prioritized work-life balance, and given them opportunities for growth and leadership.

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Snapchat, Ghosts & Not Being Old & Lame

NoExcusesHR

I've been experimenting with snapchat lately. The tarnished image of the app is gone (yes, it is) and it has now moved to powerhouse status rivaling the other heavy hitters in the social media space. What has been an unexpected surprise to me is how many long-time social media "experts" ( ahem, I hate that word ), have come out proclaiming the futility of using snap for recruiting, because they do not see a way forward.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

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.

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Why True Leadership Is Defined By Employee Personal Growth

WorqIQ

Take a look at the great leaders of history, and you’ll notice one key similarity. Lincoln, Churchill, Mandela, for example – they all held the interest of the people at the heart of their campaigns. Even in the workplace, it’s this ability to put others first that enables managers to succeed where their predecessors failed. […] Read more.

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Can Your Name Make You Less Hirable?

HR Daily Advisor

A recent study has found that indicators of minority status like names and experiences in résumés lead to fewer callbacks. Today’s Advisor examines the details of this study. Accidental bias can be a tricky problem to solve. Recruiters with implicit biases are rarely aware that they are selecting certain candidates over others based on those biases.

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Influencer Marketing Gone Wrong—Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes

TalentCulture

Are you responsible for managing campaigns to roll out a new product or service? Or are you one of the essential cogs in the HR machine with a job that includes finding top talent? In either scenario (and in many others) influencer marketing may be exactly what you’re looking for. As I’ve said before, I am a brand champion for talent , and I think it’s important to understand how influencer marketing is reshaping the way businesses market and sell their products.

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Leadership: Assessing Organizational Health

QAspire

Leadership in a business context is challenging because its effectiveness depends not just on a leader’s key traits but also on organizational decision making, competitive forces and constantly changing external situation. On the other hand, people want to work in healthier organization cultures where they can maximize their chances of adding value – both to their own selves as well as to their organizations.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

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?

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The Power of Effective Onboarding to Drive Amazing Employee Retention Rates

Workology

This post is sponsored by BreatheHR. Employee friendly HR software designed to help tame your business. . For Americans facing the opening strains of the twenty-first century, one thing is clear, we are going through a time of change and volatility. When you look past the obvious rancor of politics and focus in on things that affect everyday people the workplace is just as uncertain in many ways.

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Recruiting on a Budget? 5 Free Ways to Enhance the Candidate Experience

The Muse

It doesn't take a big budget to recruit the best employees—here's five cheap ways to make a candidate feel special and want the job.

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Gen Z Tech Habits: Different from Millennials, Gen Z’s Habits May Surprise HR

Sage HRMS

I admit it; I’m getting old. But I didn’t realize just how old until a recent software conference where I had a speaking session on the subject of intra-company communications. Among my topics of conversation were: What information needs to be communicated. Whom it needs to be communicated to. How it needs to be communicated. It was during my introduction – as I mentioned the third item in this list and gave the briefest of teasers – that I let following words escape: “ …and although emai

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Thought Diversity: A New Way to Hire, Manage and Reward

TLNT: The Business of HR

When you think of effective workplace diversity , you probably think of people of different genders, races, and cultures putting their diverse backgrounds to good use. You may also think about legal requirements and ensuring compliance.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

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.

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86 the “100% cured” policy for employees returning from FMLA leave

The Employer Handbook

My other car is a minivan. Last Summer, I blogged here about how requiring an employee with a disability to stay out of work until 100% cured (i.e., a no-restrictions policy) automatically violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. As courts have described it, the policy does not allow a case-by-case assessment of an individual’s ability to perform essential functions of the individual’s job, with or without accommodation.

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When Hiring, General Abilities Predict Success Better Than Specific Skills

Criteria Corp

How can you tell if your job applicants have what it takes to succeed in a particular position? There are so many factors that go into a hiring decision, and resumes can only tell you so much. Resumes are notoriously unreliable, with research suggesting that up to 78% of resumes contain misleading statements, while 46% contain actual lies. Similarly, your candidates’ work experience and educational background aren’t a guarantee that they possess critical thinking skills or problem solving abilit

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Leading a Top Employee Through Failure

Acacia HR Solutions

If you think about things that are easier said than done, accepting failure has to be towards the top of that list. We all do it. In our hearts and minds we know it isn’t the end of the world. We know that some of the best things have been born out of repeated failures.

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The Gig Economy Controversy: Changing the Face of Employment

Paychex

The growth of the gig economy is creating challenges for companies that hire independent contractors. Some labor experts are recommending creating a new category of workers to make the gig economy more accommodating for both companies and independent contractors.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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job candidates who call for more information before we’ve invited them to interview

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work for a company with a very small number of permanent employees (10) that employs a large number of entry-level seasonal workers (~25) at a couple points in the year. The company is so small that we don’t have landlines; we just have company cell phones, and we have no HR department. The phone number that goes on our website, brochures, etc. is my number (since my role involves dealing with the public) so although I do not hire anyone myself, I am the one who job seek

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Is There Really a Generational Divide at Work [Infographic]

WorqIQ

Human Resource and Business Leadership blogs have been writing about how to bridge this divide for years now. How to hire Millennials and why you must treat them differently than older workers is another focus of the many sermons, I mean posts. Read More» The post Is There Really a Generational Divide at Work [Infographic] appeared first on Switch & Shift.

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I was fired and then offered my job back a week later

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work for a small law firm as an attorney and left a higher paying job with a firm in another state to work there. I’ve been employed there for five months, but I’ve only been working for three months because I was severely ill and had surgery unexpectedly two months into my tenure, and was on medical leave for two months.

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