Wed.Aug 17, 2016

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Hiring Remote Workers? Look For These 5 Qualities (Infographic)

15Five

Great workers don’t necessarily make for great remote workers. Knowing how to manage your time and stay accountable completely independent of an office or manager close-by, are vital skills that employees in an office don’t necessarily have to master. Before hiring a remote worker who will be operating from a distance, you need to look closely at their communication skills, work ethic, and time management skills.

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The Importance of Technology in Modern Workplaces

Everwise

How much weight does technology carry in the modern workplace? According to a recent study unveiled by Dell and Intel, conducted by Penn Schoen Berland, a leading international research firm, trends in the Internet-of-Things space could be making its way into offices worldwide. In the 2016 Future Workforce Study , researchers surveyed 4,000 full-time employees.

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The Dark Side of Collaboration

WorkHuman

“Most of us now work in teams, in office without walls, for managers who prize people skills above all. Lone geniuses are out. Collaboration is in.” – Susan Cain, author and co-founder of Quiet Revolution. Do you agree with Susan? Has your office succumbed to the open office, collaboration-heavy trend? Do you think it helps or hinders productivity? Susan calls it “ The New Groupthink ”—and argues that it’s taken over offices and schools.

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Heads Up About Code 4980H

ACA Times

One of the most talked about issues regarding employers and health care for their employees is under Internal Revenue Code 4980H. This Code, being Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, mandates that if a full-time employee has received a premium tax credit (PTC) or cost sharing reduction (CSR) , the applicable large employer (50+ full-time or full-time equivalents) may have to make a shared responsibility payment where applicable.

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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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Engaging Introverts by Expanding Silence

ATD Human Capital

Jocelyne led a team of software developers who knew each other quite well and had worked together for years. Some group members were extroverted, while others were less so. Todd, a relatively new member, was quite introverted. Sensing a growing unease between those who were more vocal and those who tended to be quiet, Jocelyne realized that she had to change the group’s communication patterns.

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Surprising #1 Predictor of Talent Acquisition Performance

Bersin with Deloitte

The corporate talent acquisition (TA) landscape has long been seen as a reactive yet necessary cost of doing business. In the past, recruiters posted positions and then simply forwarded resumes of candidates to hiring managers in hopes of a match. This model worked because many organizations simply did not know of a better way to […].

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What does Massachusetts’ equal pay law mean for employers?

Workable

Will Massachusetts be the first state to close the gender pay gap? On August 1, the state passed the most robust equal pay law the United States has ever seen. Massachusetts’ expanded Equal Pay Act targets salary history, pay secrecy and a comprehensive definition of ‘comparable work’ as a way to break the cycle of pay disparity between men and women.

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BEYOND BLUE BLAZERS: The Pants Choices of Professional White Men In America.

The HR Capitalist

You're just a walking billboard for all the latest brands You've got no taste in music and you really love our band You're haircut is atrocious, it's been the same since '83 Your glory days are over and so's your stonewashed jeans. --Local H. Stereotypes. Sometimes they're out there because they're true. The safest place to talk about stereotypes in the workplace involving race and gender is to to talk about the demographics you belong to.

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Reference Checking Is Old Hat… Or Is It?

Outmatch

Every recruiter, hiring manager, and HR professional knows the ins and outs of reference checking. It’s a practice as old as hiring, and the concept is simple: talk to the people who know firsthand what it’s like to work with a candidate before you commit to hiring them. But sometimes it’s the most familiar things that we tend to ignore—especially when those things seems like a hassle.

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Unlocking Employee Potential with the Power of Continuous Feedback

Speaker: Erin Daruszka and Nakisha Dixon

Recent studies show that only 21% of employees feel their performance and growth are within their control. What if the answer to employee development and high performance lies elsewhere? Enter continuous feedback. Imagine a work environment where feedback isn't a dreaded annual event, but a constant source of growth. Join us to discover how ongoing, actionable feedback empowers your team to take ownership of their performance, boosting engagement and development.

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Then Everything Changed

NoExcusesHR

"I felt like I was the ultimate brand champion for my company. Then suddenly.the economics didn't make sense anymore and I was gone." "Everything was on track for so long. But then I realized things were just wrong. How did it all get so messed up?" "I was a rising star. Everything I touched turned around and was a big success. But one day I was called into the office.my position could no longer be supported.

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5 Tips to Train Your HR Team on Mobile Recruiting Workflows

Paychex

Mobile workflows are changing how companies approach talent acquisition. Find out what companies need to know in order for their HR teams to excel using modern recruiting methods.

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The 5 Big Recruiting Myths Too Many Companies Believe

TLNT: The Business of HR

Although most companies today know that great employees are worth their weight in gold, they cling to outdated strategies to acquire new talent. Here are 5 of the most common myths we see businesses continuing to believe and how to shift your company culture away from these outdated ideas in favor of smart recruitment methods.

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4 ways to improve the core of your culture

Ceridian

What does a great corporate culture look like? Some may say that it’s a culture where craft beer can be poured directly from taps in your lunch room. Or where lunch is catered in twice a week, and you play inter-office softball once a week. While these are all great activities that can have an impact on retention, engagement and recruiting, are these definitions diluting what corporate culture really is?

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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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How to Make the Most of Strategic Business Partnerships

WorqIQ

Massive tasks or projects have the capacity to strain the limits of any company’s knowledge and resources at times. The CEO must decide if it’s worth spending valuable time and money to tackle something that could dramatically affect the team’s productivity. Often, only an outside third party can knock out those projects and get the company from point A to point B.

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The True Meaning and History Behind Talent in Talent Acquisition

Workology

We use the term ‘talent’ a lot in HR and recruiting but what is talent really and how important is it to our organizations? The History of Talent. The word talent is of Latin origin meaning to scale, balance and sum. In Greek and Roman times, it was one of several ancient units of mass and was a commercial weight. The weight of talent and its value were equivalent to a naturally occurring precious metal including gold and silver.

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Are Employers Ready for the iGen?

TalentCircles

Although the jury is still out on whether they are the iGen or Generation Z, the teens and young adults born around the mid 90’s show a lot of promise for employers. Unlike Generation Y before them, Gen Z appears to be more realistic and career-minded. As this age group starts to enter the workforce, they have some strong attributes to bring to the table and hiring managers and business leaders would benefit from making an effort to get their attention.

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Here’s How to Prevent Accidents and Avoid New OSHA Fines

TLNT: The Business of HR

The numbers are staggering. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration there were 4,281 deaths in the workplace in 2014. On average, 12 workers are killed each day.

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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Celebrating an employee accused of domestic violence with a song about domestic violence — bad idea.

The Employer Handbook

It is fairly common for Major League Baseball pitchers to have music played when they enter a ballgame. For example, the great Mariano Rivera famously entered games in the ninth inning to Metallica’s Enter Sandman. Aroldis Chapman (pictured above), can hurl a baseball 103 miles per hour with his left hand. He enters games to the sweet soothing Wake Up by Rage Against the Machine.

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what’s your boss doing reading your emails?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’ve been having trouble at work. I went on medical leave from September to December, during which time my boss started to receive my email. When I returned to work, she decided to keep reading my email. I know this because frequently she comes to my office to ask me questions about them. Yesterday she called me in for a meeting, and pulled out a large folder with my emails printed out with notes on them.

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Celebrating an employee accused of domestic violence with a song about domestic violence — bad idea.

The Employer Handbook

It is fairly common for Major League Baseball pitchers to have music played when they enter a ballgame. For example, the great Mariano Rivera famously entered games in the ninth inning to Metallica’s Enter Sandman. Aroldis Chapman (pictured above), can hurl a baseball 103 miles per hour with his left hand. He enters games to the sweet soothing Wake Up by Rage Against the Machine.

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I’m in charge of assigning work to my manager, but he won’t do it

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: When I first started my job two years ago, I was on a design team with one other man, “Frank,” who had started a few months before me. For the first six months, both of us reported directly to the director of marketing, “Rebecca.” At six months, Frank pushed hard for a promotion to become creative services manager and was promoted by Rebecca.

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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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Is Your High Potential Program Biased?

DDI

Learn how these 10 common cognitive biases could be creating dysfunction in your high potential program.

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Cross the Chasm Between New Hire and Big Contributor With Continuous Employee Onboarding

Lumesse

Cross the Chasm Between New Hire and Big Contributor With Continuous Employee Onboarding Published date: August 17, 2016 Home. Meet our Bloggers. About Us. Contact Us. email. facebook. linkedin. twitter. google+. Losing talent is a costly proposition. In the UK, the average cost of replacing an employee is estimated to exceed £30,000, and in the U.S. replacing hires have been cited as a staggering several times the cost of the departing employee’s salary.

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Debunking the Myths About Paycards

FingerCheck

FingerCheck360 payroll offers employers many options for paying employees, including direct deposit, check, and paycards. While we’ve already written an article titled “ Paycards 101 ,” concerns persist about the drawbacks of paycards. Today we are writing to address those concerns. What are paycards? Paycards provide many benefits for employees who are unbanked or underbanked – who don’t have or can’t get a traditional bank account.

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4 Reasons to Avoid Hiring a Growth Hacker

Workology

Consider, if you will, an ethical software company, vowing to never be evil and to raise shares to a confident $50 stock price. Things are going according to plan until one eager HR manager decides to post a opening for a “Growth Hacker”… 1. They Don’t Get Business Development, Only World Domination. Growth Hacking can be one of two things: They’re an astounding code breaking genius, who at the age of 11 broke the Pentagon code and as 21 is now incrementally steali

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Why the New "Don't Ask, Don't Tell (Your Employer)" Pay Law Might Work

Compensation Cafe

The gender pay gap is in the news. Again. But this time, the news is good; one state is taking a new approach to closing the gender pay gap, and I think it's going to get us closer to making pay gaps - ALL gaps, irrespective of protected class - a thing of the past. On August 1st, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed Bill S.2199 into law. The new law, which will go into effect in July 2018, prohibits employers from asking about or investigating a candidate's salary history before making

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The Secret to Attracting Amazing Talent (Hint: It’s Not a Ping-Pong Table)

The Muse

Your employer brand is the secret ingredient to attracting the right talent to your company.

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DOL agrees to pay $7M to settle claim it didn’t pay OT to thousands of workers

HR Morning

Ah, sweet irony. The Department of Labor — those folks who designed the new overtime rules that’ve been driving you crazy over the last few months — has agreed to pay $7 million to settle a claim that the agency didn’t pay earned overtime to thousands of its own workers. . The settlement ends a decade-long wrestling match between the DOL and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 12, which represents about 3,000 employees in the Washington, D.C. are