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USCIS Drops Proposed Immigration Filing Fee Increases

SHRM Resources

?The contested immigration filing fee increases proposed last summer by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will not go into effect.As the result of a lawsuit, the new fees were temporarily blocked days before going into effect on Oct. 2, 2020. On Dec. 28, the federal government voluntarily moved to dismiss its appeal, meaning the fees cannot be implemented.

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Rethinking the Gig Economy

HR Digest

The gig economy, alongside the future of work, has become a well-known subject of conversation. The gig economy involves working arrangements that are closer to “gigs” than traditional jobs. This originates from the idea that work is turning out to be more similar to playing a music gig at a bar, with no assurance of continuing with work, and workers are free to choose where to work next.

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Flexible working post Covid-19 part 1: the flexibility spectrum

HRGem

This is the first in a series of blog posts about flexible working post Covid-19. We all know that employees want to retain elements of flexible working (homeworking in particular) in the future.

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7 must-read books to help you prep for the year ahead

Sage HRMS

In the Sage Book Club series business experts share their top must-read books to help you prep your business, and yourself, for the new year. What business lessons did 2020 teach you? “Everyone was faced with challenges this year,” Garrett Wagner shared during our recent Twitter chat. “We learned that adapting and evolving is something […]. The post 7 must-read books to help you prep for the year ahead appeared first on Sage Advice US.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

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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Consider These 8 Options if Money is Tight in the New Year

Take It Personel-ly

If you are going into 2021 on financially shaky ground, you don’t need anyone telling you to shore up your emergency fund. Like many, you may have had to tap into it in the past year, and you might well be running on fumes. You need practical, actionable advice that you can take, even if […].

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Why Business Pamphlets and Brochures Are Not a Thing of the Past

Take It Personel-ly

If you’re like most people, you likely receive a barrage of emails every day. With all of these emails coming in, it can be easy to assume that print advertising is a thing of the past. However, when used correctly, print advertising, in the form of business pamphlets and brochures, can be quite powerful. To […].

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Avoiding Breakages: Preparing A Business For Disaster

New to HR

Many things can impede a flourishing business. Large or small disasters, whether they are man-made or natural, can have a massive impact on your company. The post Avoiding Breakages: Preparing A Business For Disaster appeared first on New To HR.

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On Being a Heart-Centered Leader

QAspire

The pandemic has added to the already significant challenges of business transformation. In this situation, businesses are realizing that they need to do more than just align the business models or update their strategy. Businesses need a fine balance of Brain (Strategy), Soul (Human-Centered Approach) and Movement (forward motion through execution).

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Do You Regret Your Life – 3 Ways to Turn it Around and Win

Thrive Global

All of us, at some point has a battle with ourselves, about the way our life is going. That battle can come when you are twenty-five, or forty-five. It does not matter when it happens, the key is to know that the battle is necessary. The battle is part of the game of life, and most often the battle will come many times throughout your life, and that is a good thing.

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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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Capture Your Thoughts !!

Everyday People

As we jump into 2021, we’re already being bombarded by more and more circumstances and situations. I’ll be honest, it’s hard to try and clear your head with all that is happening. I didn’t expect a magical switch to flip after we hit January 1st. That’s not realistic. On top of the constant waves of activity, there are distractions that are all clamoring for our attention.

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The Importance of Tenacity

Thrive Global

Howard was born into a low-income family in Brooklyn. He got a scholarship to college and started a sales career, eventually joining a small coffee wholesaling business as the third employee. They sent him on a trip to Italy, where Howard saw how coffee houses were places where people were social. He thought it would work in America. He pitched it to his employer, but they rejected the idea.

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Online Retailer Takes Care of Employees by Offering Payactiv

Payactiv

Industry: Retail Key Takeaways Retained trained employees with on-demand access to earned wages Increased employee engagement through financial wellness benefits Reduced the amount of time spent on processing pay advances About Revolve Revolve is an online retailer of over 500 brands of top designer apparel, shoes and accessories. Started by two friends in 2003, today it operates with over 1,000 team members and $601 million in net sales.

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Advance Your Career With Top-Rated Electrical Engineering Programs

New to HR

There are times in your life when change is warranted. Perhaps you’re ready for a natural career progression into more progressive roles with greater autonomy. The post Advance Your Career With Top-Rated Electrical Engineering Programs appeared first on New To HR.

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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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Microaggressions in the Workplace: What You Can Do About It

Vantage Circle

We can't control the filters that others choose when they look at us. ~Rachel Wolchin. What are Microaggressions? Microaggressions are statements, acts, or racist behavior against a target group. They are particular remarks, questions, or actions towards marginalized individuals and concern a group discriminated against or subject to stereotypes. It is more than an insult, insensibility, or widespread jerky behavior.

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Activism as Self-Care

Thrive Global

I’m still reeling and recovering from Wednesday. With everything going on in the world, I constantly ask myself: How do I protect my mental well-being when the world is in chaos? Am I supposed to completely retreat? This is a popular strategy for folks right now, and for good reason. While meditation and journaling are in my self-care toolkit, I’m going to offer an additional perspective on self-care.

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From Panic Room To Recovery Room: How to Make Smart, Informed Decisions 

HR C-Suite

One unfortunate side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been what sometimes seems as arbitrary or inconsistent guidance and dissemination of information. The result has caused a lack of confidence in medical and governmental leadership and questioning of details. In addition, the politicization of something that should be mainly grounded in science has led to […].

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How to Make Peace with Letting Go of Someone Who Left You

Thrive Global

Are you trying to make peace with letting go of someone who left you? Have you been working through the end of the relationship but are having a hard time accepting that it is over and moving on? You are not alone. The end a relationship is like a death and learning to accept it can be beyond difficult. All of the hopes and dreams we had for the future have been dashed – how do we recover from that?

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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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Three Strategies Successful Service Organizations Must Do In 2021

Forbes Leadership Strategy

As customer service continues to be vitally important to running a business, there are several things customer support organizations must focus on to separate themselves from the competition.

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A Different Way to Zoom

Thrive Global

“We are on a planet that orbits an insignificant star. The star is on the edge of an unremarkable galaxy, which itself is one of at least two hundred billion others. Our sun has 700 trillion septillion sisters.” Tim Ash. One of the small yet mighty self-fidelity practices I frequently call on is the practice of zooming. I am not talking about video-conferencing.

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5 Ways To Lead With Emotional Intelligence

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Businesses will need to implement more than just expanded benefits to support workers during this challenging time. The focus on well-being must be accompanied by empathetic leadership.

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Two Questions, a Quote and a Song for the New Year

Thrive Global

One of my favorite questions from the Zen tradition is: What is the impossible request your life asks of you? Great question, don’t you think? (If you are thrown or put off by the word “impossible,” just omit it.). So, what is the request your life asks of you? Either way it’s a challenging question with some real heft and depth. It’s a question that turns our usual thinking upside down from inquiring what we want from this life to instead asking what does life, this life, our/my life request fr

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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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EEOC Releases New Details On Systemic Age Discrimination: What You Can Do

Forbes Leadership Strategy

In a press release on Friday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission made it very clear that many common practices in hiring and firing may involve systemic age discrimination. Here's what to do.

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How do you want to feel this year?

Thrive Global

I had a friend who said she was struggling with coming up with her new year’s resolutions. She said she felt directionless. My heart broke when I read that text. We are never directionless. We are always exactly where we are meant to be, learning what we need to learn. The lessons we learn prepare us and ready us for our next chapter, our next blessing.

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Worried About America? 4 Ways You Can Help The Nation Heal Right Now

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Disbelief and cynicism won’t change the United States. Actions will. Here are four ideas on how you can help fortify the heart of America right now.

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Haryana Schools to Reopen From Today

Thrive Global

All schools in Haryana will be starting today , i. H. On December 21, 2020, open again for students in grades 9 and 11. According to guidelines mandated by the state government, students wishing to attend classes in schools are required to carry a medical fitness certificate issued by a doctor with parental consent. The fitness certificate to be submitted by the students does not have to be obtained until 72 hours before the schools reopen.

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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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Boeing’s $2.5 Billion Near Miss: A Faulty-To-The-Max Update

Forbes Leadership Strategy

It’s been said that “you get justice in the next world, in this world you get law.” Does Boeing’s $2.5 billion settlement over 737 MAX crashes bear this maxim out?

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The Week my Mom Died

Thrive Global

That week is painful for obvious reasons and continues to be today. However, I am thankful for one thing and that is being able to spend some one-on-one time with her just days prior to her passing. . I did not know at the time that she would pass in just 4 days. My mom (Betty) was diagnosed with acute leukemia in the fall of 2006. We were told that she had less than a year to live.

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The Curious Case Of Engineering Schools And Sustainable Investing: MIT Is Not Alone

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Many of the world's leading universities have policies regarding sustainable investing for their endowments. A study of 12 prestigious engineering schools reveals that none of them do. MIT is well placed to take a leadership position through its endowment, the MIT Investment Management Company.