February, 2024

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Did Elmo just light a fire under HR to confront the employee wellness crisis?

HRExecutive

Elmo, one of the furry stars of Sesame Street , is beloved by kids and parents alike for his sweet, wholesome nature. But things took a dark turn on Elmo’s social media last week—a situation that, employee wellness experts say, should raise the alarm for HR leaders. - Advertisement - The character took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Jan. 29 with a simple question: “How is everybody doing?

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What HR Should Know About Tenure and Academic Freedom

Cupa HR

From an HR perspective, faculty positions can often look very different from other professional and staff roles on campus, especially when it comes to those faculty on the tenure track. But as HR’s role in academic staffing expands, it’s critical to understand tenure and its role in supporting academic freedom, says Joerg Tiede, the director of the department of research and public policy with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

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Using HR Data to Tackle Real-World Business Issues

TalentCulture

Sponsored by ZeroedIn SUMMARY Not long ago, trying to glean insights from HR data was a frustrating process at best. Relevant information was usually locked away in siloed systems. Even when data was accessible, it was often incomplete, inconsistent, or outdated. According to 2017 research from Deloitte, 71% of companies considered people analytics a high priority. […] The post Using HR Data to Tackle Real-World Business Issues appeared first on TalentCulture.

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What HR leaders can learn from Taylor Swift

HRExecutive

Those in HR leadership can learn a thing or two from musician Taylor Swift, especially when looking at how she built and evolved her brand, image and reputation. - Advertisement - “What do I/we want to be known for?” permeates every action and corporate decision Swift makes, and it’s something every business leader should consider.

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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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Start date of the NLRB’s joint-employer rule is delayed again

HR Brew

The effective date of a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that would make it easier for organizations to qualify as a “joint employer” was pushed back, once again. The rule, which had been set to take effect Feb. 26, was pushed back two weeks, to March 11. A Texas federal judge delayed the start date after holding a hearing for a lawsuit challenging the rule, which was filed by business groups including the US Chamber of Commerce.

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What is HR Analytics? All You Need to Know to Get Started

Analytics in HR

HR analytics allows HR professionals to make informed decisions and create strategies that will benefit employees and support organizational goals. This has a significant impact on organizational performance , leading to as much as a 25% rise in business productivity, a 50% decrease in attrition rates, and an 80% increase in recruiting efficiency. In this article, we will explain what HR analytics is, its benefits, as well as how to get started and grow in your HR analytics capabilities.

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Register Now for Leaves of Absence Seminars

HRWatchdog

Pregnancy disability leave (PDL), the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), mandatory paid sick leave, reproductive loss leave ( new for 2024 !), bereavement leave, jury duty and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) ― these are just SOME leaves of absence that California employers must accurately manage.

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Benefits of cross training employees and top considerations before you start

Business Management Daily

In the back of his mind, Joel always feared this day would come. Gina, one of his best employees, submitted her letter of resignation. With a low unemployment rate and two elderly parents in need of care, she decided the time was right to live and work closer to them. While Joel wished her well, he wondered how her absence would affect operations. Joel knew he could not possibly replace her very quickly, so he asked Gina to spend the two weeks leading up to her last day teaching other team membe

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When healthcare and higher ed collide, innovative hiring is key

HRExecutive

As South Florida’s only academic-based healthcare system, the University of Miami Health System, known as UHealth, isn’t just a premier destination for patients but for talent as well. - Advertisement - This includes Alison Mincey, senior vice president and CHRO of UHealth and the University of Miami. She says the unique interplay of the organizations’ missions—exemplary patient care, breakthrough research and educating the next generation of leaders—is among the reasons she jo

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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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How HR pros can be inclusive leaders

HR Brew

Despite recent coverage suggesting that employers are scaling back on DE&I, some are doubling down on diversity. In fact, 97% of companies had at least one DE&I initiative in 2023, and 78% prioritized it more in 2023, according to a Workday survey of 2,600 HR professionals and business leaders. In her forthcoming book, Stumbling Towards Inclusion: Finding Grace in Imperfect Leadership , set to be published on April 16, author and psychologist Priya Nalkur explores what it means to be an

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What Is IN / OUT in the Year Ahead? Start Creating Artificial Intelligence Experiments

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Artificial intelligence (AI) is dominating today’s news cycles. What companies are using AI? What is this person or that person saying about the future of AI? What snafu did AI do lately? Don’t get me wrong. These articles can be helpful in understanding AI and its capabilities. But the other thing that can be helpful is actually working with it.

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The Crucial Role of Strategic Planning

EmployeeConnect

Businesses and organisations are faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities. In this era of constant change, strategic planning has become more crucial than ever before. This blog post aims to delve into the significance of strategic planning in 2024, exploring how it can guide entities through uncertainty and pave the way for sustained success.

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Attention on Deck: Register Now for HR Boot Camp

HRWatchdog

An HR professional’s job is essential, challenging and stressful — but also can be rewarding. In the Golden State, keeping track of and administering California’s onerous employment laws can be a full-time job in itself. Whether you are relatively new to HR — or a seasoned pro — a little support can go a long way towards doing your job with confidence.

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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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Crucial HR KPIs you need to make data-driven decisions

Business Management Daily

How effective is your hiring process? Are your employees engaged with their work? How much revenue do you lose due to things like absenteeism and presenteeism? These are all questions that measure the effectiveness of your human resources department, and the best way to answer them is by paying attention to essential HR KPIs (key performance indicators).

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These orgs hired a chief AI officer. Does your company need one?

HRExecutive

With the ascent of AI-driven platforms and services, many companies are seeking machine learning leadership and expertise to keep their business strong. That’s leading some organizations to invest in a chief AI officer (CAIO), a position that experts say is expected to grow alongside the complexities of automation and artificial intelligence. - Advertisement - Does your company need a CAIO?

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Global minimum benefits standards are on the rise. Here’s what that looks like

HR Brew

Not all policies surrounding benefits such as vacation and healthcare are created equal. While an employer would be required to grant full-time workers based in Germany 20 days of vacation, for example, the same wouldn’t be true for employees in the US, where there’s no federal statute requiring paid vacation. Similar country-level disparities exist for parental leave and other benefits.

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Affordable Care Act Penalties Increase Again in 2024

ACA Times

The IRS recently made available the 2024 ACA penalty amounts for non-compliance with the Employer Mandate. And they have increased yet again. In Rev. Proc. 2023-17, the tax agency makes… The post Affordable Care Act Penalties Increase Again in 2024 first appeared on The ACA Times.

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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 Maximize Productivity with Employee Time Tracking?

Hppy

Paul J Meyer, famously considered the founder of the self-improvement industry, once said, “ Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” These words encapsulate the essence of a truth universally acknowledged in both personal and professional development realms.

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Rethinking Intern Compensation: The Case for Lump Sum Payments Over Short Term Housing Benefits

UrbanBound HR

Corporate interest in internship programs is growing. In fact, internship hirings rose by more than 9% last year –and that number is expected to grow to more than 22% this year. As competition for up-and-coming talent intensifies, employers are reconsidering the way that they compensate interns.

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Glad you’re here: Welcoming Pento to the HiBob village

Bob

When we founded HiBob in late 2015, we had a vision of changing the modern world of work. We knew that the cumbersome, rigid, and time-consuming technology we used previously to manage people could not be the same technology that powered businesses of today and in the future. We aimed to make our platform, Bob, an HCM that was all-encompassing and easy to use for not just HR but also managers and employees.

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Workday To Acquire HiredScore, A Potential Shakeup In HR Technology

Josh Bersin

This week Workday announced intent to acquire HiredScore , a leading provider of AI-based matching tools for recruiting (called “talent orchestration”). While it wasn’t discussed much in the earnings call, this deal is a big positive for Workday and could have big implications for the HR Tech market. Let me explain. (I have not been.

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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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What HR needs to know about lifestyle spending accounts

HR Brew

If you’re in need of a spa day but can’t afford one, don’t worry—your employer will pay for it. Or it might, if it offers a lifestyle spending account (LSA). LSAs came onto the scene in the 2010s, but employers really started to take notice of them in the last few years, Kevin Robertson, executive director and CRO of HSA Bank, told HR Brew. Some 51% of employers surveyed by benefits provider Benepass offered an LSA benefit in 2023.

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Why today’s best office designs require an HR leader’s touch | With photo gallery

HRExecutive

HR’s role in office design is shifting from one of involvement before the pandemic to one of influence post-pandemic, as greater organizational focus on employee experience continues to expand HR’s role, say experts. - Advertisement - As employers continue to struggle to attract the workforce back to the office post-pandemic, many are moving toward more intentionally designed spaces that meet evolved employee needs.

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3 Non-Monetary Incentives for Employees

Hppy

Employee appreciation is a great way to keep your staff motivated and elevate your employer branding. You can reward them with cash bonuses and other monetary compensation types. However, this isn’t the only way to appreciate your workforce. Non-monetary incentives are innovative ways to reward your employees outside the standard benefits and financial compensation.

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How To Create Psychological Safety And Inspire High-Performing Teams

Forbes Coaches Council

By cultivating trust and open communication, leaders can create a more collaborative culture where team members feel safe, supported and able to do their best work.

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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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Employee Reskilling Is The Answer to the Talent Shortages At Work

HR Digest

The need for reskilling and upskilling in the working environment has been at the forefront of many HR conversations and employee reskilling especially is likely to require considerable investments in the upcoming years. While keeping up with changing times has always been a necessary consideration regardless of the industry, the rapid upsurge of technology recently has really highlighted the need for reskilling programs in order to understand how to do a job you might have been doing for years

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Importance of Construction Workforce Planning | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

Construction companies are in the midst of a labor shortage that isn’t letting up. The industry averaged 445,000 job openings per month in the last three months of 2023 —a record number. More than half of contractors say they plan to increase their headcount, but it’s clear the demand for skilled workers is far outpacing supply. Now is a crucial time for your human resources team to optimize your workforce and plan for future staffing needs.

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InStride CEO talks education benefits, workforce planning, and L&D

HR Brew

Craig Maloney, CEO at InStride, practically runs to his desk every morning. The CEO has been at the helm of the workforce education company since June 2023. Maloney has a long career leading tech-enabled services companies in the healthcare and benefits space, but when the opportunity to join InStride came along, he couldn’t pass it up. There are “a lot of winners and losers in healthcare.