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Register Now for Avoiding Meal, Rest Break Traps Webinar

HRWatchdog

Meal and rest breaks are among the trickiest aspects of managing a workforce in California. Misunderstandings can be costly — for instance, each workday that an employer fails to provide a meal break to an employee as required, the employee is owed one additional hour of pay at their regular rate of pay. And, in California, laws governing meal and rest breaks continue to evolve — mostly not in favor of employers.

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4 Benefits of Competency-Based Hiring | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

Hiring teams base their decisions on many factors, most significantly a candidate’s experience, qualifications, and core competencies. Core competencies are the unique traits, attitudes, and behavior patterns that enable employees to succeed in that particular role. Experience and expertise are easy to assess. But competencies are not always easy for talent acquisition professionals to identify and are often overlooked in traditional hiring processes.

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Insist on These 3 Requirements for Interim HR Expertise

hrQ

With a struggling economy and dynamic workforce conditions, today’s organizational success depends on agility and resilience. Hiring interim talent can be a critical component of an organization’s labor strategy to ensure business continuity and manage risk. Leveraging interim talent can help fulfill an HR organization’s short-term needs as well as drive long-term strategy.

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Using social media for hiring: how to get it right

cipHR

From established social media platforms such as LinkedIn to newer apps such as TikTok, we explain how to make social media part of your recruitment strategy Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are a constant feature in our lives – we spend (often too much) time refreshing our feeds or updating our statuses, satisfying our curiosity about what’s happening in others’ lives.

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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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Payroll Costs: An Overview of Total Expenses

Zenefits

Payroll costs are all the costs that an organization needs to pay to compensate its employees for their labor. These costs include, but go beyond, wages and salaries. Also included in payroll costs are employee benefits, paid time off, bonuses, commissions, the employer-paid portion of payroll taxes, and the cost of administering the payroll process.

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Employee Training & Development and How It Helps Retain Your Top Talent

SutiHR

Why Investing in Employee Development is Essential for Improving Retention Rates and How Employers Can. The post Employee Training & Development and How It Helps Retain Your Top Talent appeared first on SutiSoft.

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Why recruiting in your own back yard is no longer enough | UrbanBound

UrbanBound HR

If your company is struggling to hire the talent you need to grow your business, you are not alone. For many employers, recruiting remains a top challenge. That’s why more employers are making long-distance recruitment part of their talent acquisition strategy.

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Why employee satisfaction matters more than happiness

Workable

At Workable, we’re not just in the business of creating innovative HR solutions; we also strive to build a strong and thriving company culture. As the CHRO at Workable, I often hear discussions about employee happiness and its role in the workplace. While it’s important to cultivate a positive environment, we believe that prioritizing employee satisfaction is a more effective way to support our team and drive success.

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Three More Brilliant Tips for Dealing with an Angry Boss

Civility Partners

A few years ago, we shared five simple tips on how to deal with an angry boss , and the response was overwhelming! We’re back with even more tips to help you navigate this challenging situation with civility in mind. According to a survey conducted by the Workplace Bullying Institute, managers and bosses represent a staggering 65% of people who bully in the workplace.

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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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When extroverts and introverts collide – new lessons in conflict

TLNT: The Business of HR

In most workplaces today, it has (quite rightly) become the accepted norm that there can be no room for certain types of conflict – that is anything which constitutes bullying, or any conflict which borders on being discriminatory or that resembles harassment.

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Personality, Trust, and Commitment on Virtual Teams

IO At Work

Research investigates how employee personality may influence how much they trust their virtual team leader and how this can impact team commitment.

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Career mobility: the new college degree

HRExecutive

Buy or build? The answer to this classic workforce development question should be clear by now: Hiring from the outside costs 20% more , takes longer and often hurts morale for existing workers. - Advertisement - Despite all the evidence that internal hiring makes more sense than external, research conducted by University of Phoenix and Executive Networks of 300 HR leaders and 300 knowledge workers across America found that fewer than half of all open roles are filled by internal talent today.

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What is a Social Consequence of Using Tobacco?

EX Program

Have you ever talked about a group of employees using these phrases: “I think [a group of people] are foolish.” “Some people who [engage in a behavior] may be smart, but most of them aren’t.” “I dislike [a group of people].” Think these phrases are derogatory or judgmental? It might surprise you to learn that [.] Read More. from What is a Social Consequence of Using Tobacco?

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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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5 Ways Compensation Practices Harm Your Employees and Company

Betterworks

Should companies tie their compensation practices to performance? On the surface, this seems logical to both employees and employers. The war for talent remains real despite a soft economy and the rise of AI. In fact, according to 2023 research by Payscale, 35% of companies say pay is the No.

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Leadership Grid: A Guide to Building Better Leaders

Primalogik

Leadership is critical to the success of any organization. Effective leaders are always in high demand. However, not all leaders are created equal, and many struggle to inspire and motivate their teams. That’s where the Leadership Grid comes in. Developed by management experts Robert Blake and Jane Mouton in the 1960s, the Leadership Grid is a powerful tool for evaluating and improving leadership effectiveness.

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Difference Between Sourcing and Recruiting

Recruiters Lineup

In today’s competitive job market, finding the right talent is a critical challenge for companies. This is why the process of identifying, attracting, and hiring qualified candidates is an essential aspect of human resource management. However, there is often confusion between the terms ‘sourcing’ and ‘recruiting.’ While they are closely related, they are not the same thing.

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10x growth in just 5 years at Carta: the strategic HR lessons learned

HRExecutive

Managing change and growth is a table-stakes capability for any HR leader today. However, overseeing the people function at an organization whose workforce grew 10-fold in just five years demands strategic steps on everything from agility to humility, and an ongoing willingness to put people at the center of business strategy. - Advertisement - That’s what Paige Bailey brings to the table as chief people officer of Carta , a software company that helps organizations manage capitalization tables

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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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Mobile Recruitment 2023: A Definitive Guide

HR Lineup

In today’s digital world, mobile devices are an essential part of our lives. According to Statista, there were 3.8 billion smartphone users in 2021, and the number is expected to grow to 4.3 billion by 2023. With the increased use of mobile devices, mobile recruitment has become an integral part of the hiring process for many organizations. In this definitive guide, we will discuss the importance of mobile recruitment, the benefits it offers, and how you can leverage it to attract and hire

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How will the rise of AI affect the future of learning at work?

LACE Partners

Is HR going to be affected by the rise of AI as other industries have been? The latest episode of our podcast discusses the increasing role of AI in the world of work and the future of learning in this context. Our host Chris and LACE Executive Director, David Pacifico speak to Brian Murphy , Senior Director Employee Skilling at Microsoft and Charles Jennings , Managing Director at Duntroon Consultants.

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Understanding the Importance of Exit Interviews in Enhancing Organizational Performance

HR Digest

Exit interviews provide employers with a valuable opportunity to understand their workforce better and address areas for improvement. The HR Digest’s mini-guide highlights the importance of exit interviews and the role such formalities play in employee attrition. This also emphasizes the significance of conducting exit interviews effectively and provides guidelines for maximizing their effectiveness.

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Beyond Buzzwords: How To Drive Clear, Effective Communication

Forbes Coaches Council

Corporate jargon is so widely used today that we may not realize the ways it actually impacts communication.

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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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A Guide to OFCCP's Proposed Revisions to the Scheduling Letter

DCI Consulting

By: Cassie Alfheim, Amanda Bowman and Evan Szarenski On April 18, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) released a revised version of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s ( OFCC P ’s ) proposed s cheduling l etter and i temized l isting. As we previously discussed in a n early blog post , the initial proposal for revisions was very substantial.

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Vital Business Practice: Closed-Loop Communication

Forbes Coaches Council

What are the steps for creating a solid, repeatable practice of closing the loop?

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Anxiety as a Workplace Disability: Understanding the ADA and Reasonable Accommodations

HR Digest

An employee sued the company and was awarded $450,000 by Jury after unwanted birthday party induced a panic attack at work place. Anxiety, along with other mental health issues such as OCD, panic disorders, and PTSD, is considered a disability by the Social Security Administration. This article explores anxiety as a disability under the ADA, reasonable accommodations for anxiety, and workplace accommodations for anxiety.

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Bad EEOC position statements can come back to haunt you. Just ask this employer.

The Employer Handbook

There will come a time in your HR or employment law career when you must respond to a Charge of Discrimination filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by filing a position statement. The EEOC has a great resource on effective position statements and stresses that the position statement should clearly explain the employer’s version of the facts.

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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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10 HR Compliance Issues Facing Employers Today

Extensis

Quick look: If it feels like HR laws and regulations are constantly changing, it’s because they are. Here, we dive into the top 10 HR compliance issues facing today’s SMB employers, from recent pay transparency legislation to the rules limiting non-compete agreements and how a PEO can help business leaders navigate it all. Employers consistently face challenges that can have significant impacts on their organizations.

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Reasons your CEO wants you back in the office

HRGem

I’ve been writing for a while now about the fragility of flexible working progress, and the potential for a ‘great reversal’ of hybrid work.

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SDLT Considerations: Taking a Commercial Lease

Mitrefinch

The legislation surrounding Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) isn’t at all straightforward or clear. We have therefore summarised the main SDLT issues a tenant should consider when entering into a commercial lease. When does an SDLT return need to be made to HMRC? When entering into a lease, an SDLT return needs to be submitted to HMRC and any applicable SDLT paid, where: the lease is for a term of 7 years or more; and the lease premium is £40,000 or more and/or the yearly rent is, on average, £1,000 o

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