Wed.Nov 23, 2016

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How to Get Your Team From ‘Under the Radar’ to ‘Rock Star’

EmployeeConnect

By Cindy O’Dea Practical HR Strategies. Are your staff at work just for the free cupcakes? Is your team just ‘showing up’? Are you disappointed that you have team members who watch the clock, don’t show any initiative or who spend just enough time working to believe they are ‘flying under the radar’? As a Manager, it’s part of your role to have staff that are engaged, thriving and working as hard as possible to achieve the shared goals and vision of the organisation so if they aren’t, you might

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3 Steps To Create An Employee Value Proposition That Is More Than Just Hot Air

Hppy

In the fight for talent, an organization must provide an effective value proposition to attract the type of employee it needs to deliver its business goals. But in my experience, most organizations create employee value propositions (EVP) based on high level aspirational intent which diminishes its effectiveness. “We’re building a company people love.

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When Less is More

Bersin with Deloitte

We’re all familiar with the issues of cognitive overload in our lives. The relentless onslaught of emails, messages, Facebook and Twitter feeds, and video news is taking more of our time every day. Research shows we now spend up to 6 hours a day checking email, which makes me wonder when we have time do everything else. In the […].

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The Future of Compensation is Crowdsourced

RecognizeThis!

By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – Shifting a portion of compensation to the crowd is one way companies can ensure greater effectiveness and alignment to performance. The transformation of performance reviews is a topic increasingly top of mind for many HR professionals. One of the major driving forces is the changing nature of performance itself. Whether you view it through the lens of the gig economy, teams-based organizing, or the knowledge economy, performance in modern organizations is simu

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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The Verdict On UK’s Uber Employee Classification Case Is “Groundbreaking”

ACA Times

Uber has proven to be both a gift and a curse over the years. While the mobile car service app appears to have cornered a market previously held by more traditional companies, it has allowed efficiency and accessibility to everyday commuters while also opening an untapped job market. Those benefits have not been without a fair share of burdens, especially since the Affordable Care Act came fully into effect.

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The 4 Rules Of Employee Engagement According To My Dad

TalentCulture

Sometimes life throws a curveball into the game, and it’s no more business as usual. My dad died seven months ago with the love of his life, my mom, at his side. He had a very long battle with Alzheimer’s, which had already changed him profoundly — and us, too. Now he’s at peace. In the fast few weeks, as my family faced the inevitable, we were constantly reminded of what kind of man he was: a true leader, fair and decent and genuine.

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Breaking News: Court Temporarily Blocks Overtime Rule

Paychex

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, a Federal Court issued a preliminary injunction to temporarily block the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing and enforcing its Final Overtime Rule. Read this article for details.

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What Thanksgiving Dinner can Teach us about Pay Conversations

Compensation Today

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the holiday season with the annual American Thanksgiving holiday. For many, this is a joyous holiday full of feasting on delicious food and enjoying the company of friends and family. But for others, this time can be uncomfortable, both on the waistband and in terms of the conversations had around the dinner table. As can be the case with family and friends, dinner table topics can get controversial, heated, or emotional.

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Science: Your Millennial Managers Are Destroying Morale

Evil HR Lady

Or maybe your Gen X-ers and Baby Boomers are destroying morale. Sometimes it’s hard to tell. As companies have switched from a seniority system to a meritocracy system , people who are better suited for management roles have landed in the senior roles. This is a great thing for business, but a recent study in Germany found a downside: Older workers don’t like working for younger managers.

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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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Payroll: The Accountant’s Key to Unlocking Stronger Client Relationships

ADP

Payroll: The Accountant's Key to Unlocking Stronger Client Relationships By Chris Rush, Division Vice President of Strategy and Business Development.

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HRE Column: On Recruitment Marketing

Steve Boese

Here is my semi-frequent reminder and pointer for blog readers that I also write a monthly column at Human Resource Executive Online called Inside HR Tech that can be found here. This month, in the aftermath of the recent Talent Acquisition Technology Conference and thinking about all the innovative and potentially disruptive HR and talent acquisition technology solutions that continue to appear in the market, I thought about how much I have heard and seen lately about the concept or category of

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What do the NFL and your new hire experience have in common?

Ceridian

By John Whyte, Senior Manager, Dayforce Talent Management, Ceridian. Football fans joke that in August, everybody is undefeated. We can all point to a great draft, a new coach, or a favorable schedule as reasons why this is our year. The same can be said of new hires at the onset of a new job – they’ve found a fresh, innovative company, they love the location, maybe there’s a pay raise or a great new boss.

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What Happens When Employees Work Out of Their Car?

TLNT: The Business of HR

It was bound to happen. After years of introducing technologies designed to make your car feel more like a home, some automakers are ready to start converting your vehicle into an office. Indeed, two different auto-related companies have announced Microsoft partnerships this year that are specifically designed to help boost business productivity while on the road.

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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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5 Key Facts About the DOL Overtime Delay

Paycor

On Tuesday, November 22, a United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas enacted a nationwide injunction on the Department of Labor’s White Collar Overtime Exemption, which was set to go into effect on December 1. The injunction prevents execution of the regulations, pending further Court proceedings. What happened? A U.S. District Court ruled for blocking the Department of Labor’s White Collar Overtime Exemption.

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6 ways to motivate and engage employees (that you can do in the next 5 minutes)

cipHR

Motivating and engaging employees doesn't need a huge budget for initiatives, it doesn't require a committee to try and persuade employees to take part in company events and it certainly doesn't need company policies and procedures dictating how engagement 'should work'! There are much simpler, immediate actions that business leaders can take to improve morale, happiness, productivity and engagement within the workforce, and you can start to make them in the next 5 minutes!

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The Latest Mobility Trends in HR

Paychex

Thanks to shifting technology processes and better mobile devices, it's possible to deliver a top-notch HR mobile system for all levels of your organization. See what mobility trends HR managers should be aware of when making critical decisions about their business' HR system.

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China Streamlines Rules For Expat Workers

TLNT: The Business of HR

On Nov. 1, China launched a limited release of its unified work authorization application policy. The change is touted as a major overhaul of the previously regionally-based immigration program that will hopefully streamline the Chinese work permit application process.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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Thanksgiving, Artful Ashes, what I am thankful for

HRNasty

Thankful For Artful Ashes, you made a huge difference for me in 2016, and this a post of thanks to Greg, Christina, Minhi and the crew there in Ballard Washington. Readers of this blog know that 2016 was a tough year for Mr. and Mrs. HRNasty. In 2015, Mrs. HRNasty was diagnosed with breast cancer. She went […] The post Thanksgiving, Artful Ashes, what I am thankful for appeared first on by HRNasty, HR gone rogue.

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Being An HR Wingman Is Killing Your Career!

TLNT: The Business of HR

“There’s a very fine line between being a servant leader and being a servant. Servant leadership is intentional. Being a servant is reactive.

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In 100 Words: Face The Light

QAspire

In moments of uncertainty, inspiration came to me in form of a tweet with a visual that read, “If you see shadows, it is because there is light.”. I instinctively told myself, “If you face the light, shadows fall behind.”. The mindset of abundance asks, “What’s possible?” instead of “What could go wrong?” and focuses on those possibilities because constraints are almost a given in work and life.

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saying no to an intern who wants to extend her internship

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m managing an intern for the first time this fall and it has not been great. Some of that is on my inexperience and discomfort with managing but also this intern is terrible at communicating (not just let me know if you’ll be late, let me know if you’re going to miss a deadline!). I emailed her reminding her of her end date as agreed on at the start of the semester and got a response that said basically “can I extend my internship?

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

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

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Three Reasons to Foster a Culture of Gratitude Year-Round

Maritz Motivation

“ Gratitude, particularly if practiced regularly, can keep you healthier and happier.”. — Alex Korb, Ph.D. Whether we experience the outpouring of love and gifts of attention, consideration and acts of service from our family and friends or witness a spirit of giving around us, the holiday season and an aura of thanks tend to go hand-in-hand. While major calendar holidays always offer opportunities to show appreciation for employees and teammates, fostering a culture of gratitude should be a yea

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Judge blocks new overtime regulations: what this means for your business

Replicon

Just days before its implementation, the new federal overtime rule has been stalled indefinitely by a nationwide injunction from a Texas-based federal judge. Originally scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1, 2016, the new overtime regulation intends to raise the salary limit for those exempt from overtime to $47,476 (the current limit is just $23,660, […].

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everyone wants to know why I’m not eating at office food events, telling people they can’t bring a plus-one to the holiday party, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Everyone wants to know why I’m not eating at office food events. Now that it’s holiday time, I’m in a food conundrum. Due to multiple food allergies, I have to scrutinize every bit of food that I eat. I’ve found myself in a company that has many social events for employees that revolve around food.

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Preventing Whistleblowers in the Workplace: OSHA Expands the Rights of Whistleblowers

HR Daily Advisor

by Kara M. Maciel, Esq. and Dan Deacon, Esq., Conn Maciel Carey . In part one of this article, we focused on how the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has become more aggressive in its whistleblower enforcement efforts. Together, the EEOC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have recently taken steps to make it easier for employees to demonstrate that an employer acted with retaliatory intent.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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how to make sure workload is divided fairly, how to tackle a project you’re dreading, and more

Ask a Manager

Over at the Fast Track by QuickBase today, I take a look at several big work-related stories in the news right now: how to make sure your team’s workload is divided fairly, how to tackle a project you’re dreading, and more. You can read it here. You may also like: people are gossiping about my boss having an affair my manager wants twice-a-day reporting on how I’m spending my time, affair is causing a scandal, and more can I ask for a second chance to interview if I feel like I didn’t get

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Tech Pioneers Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Workology

Yesterday President Obama awarded his last round of Presidential Medals of Freedom, to 21 scientists, artists, athletes and activists. Obama has awarded more Medals of Freedom than any other president and this ceremony came as a surprise to some — just months ago he held what most thought was his last Medal ceremony. In his speech yesterday he said that his joy in giving out this Medal comes the opportunity to honour those who represent the best of America.

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Why a Team Trip to Thailand Showed Me the Best Investment Isn't Perks—It's People

The Muse

Investing in a week-long vacation to Thailand wasn't just about drinks and massages—it helped the team more than they thought possible.