SHRM Resources
JUNE 23, 2019
Nearly all HR professionals surveyed by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) agreed that external, independent workers—whether contract, freelance or gig-based—add value to their organizations, but most still have concerns about the legal implications of hiring and managing these workers.
HR Management
JUNE 23, 2019
Today’s workforce is evolving at an unbelievable pace. While yesterday’s professionals may have been tied to the standard eight-hour workday, modern workers are now opting for more flexible work arrangements. This has paved the way for what we now know as the gig economy, which Small Biz Trends states makes up more than a fourth of U.S. workers.
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Ask a Manager
JUNE 25, 2019
A reader writes: I was hired about six months ago at a small business. I’m in my mid-20s and this my first professional job after completing grad school. It’s just me, the owner/director, and a part-time assistant. Because we’re such a small office, I spend a lot of time one-on-one with my boss. Sometimes she’s a lovely person, other times she’s quite difficult to handle.
TalentCulture
JUNE 25, 2019
Your benefits are missing the target if employees don’t engage with them. Meghan M. Biro offers four strategies for making sure your benefits programs succeed in engaging employees. The post 4 Strategies for a Better Health Benefits Experience appeared first on TalentCulture.
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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SHRM Resources
JUNE 23, 2019
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, president and chief executive officer of the Society for Human Resource Management, on June 24 challenged HR professionals to create more-inclusive workplaces, specifically calling on them to hire people with disabilities, people with criminal histories, veterans and people over age 50.
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Ask a Manager
JUNE 27, 2019
Remember the letter-writer whose coworker kept complaining about her tattoos ? Here’s the update. So, the situation with Carol has been resolved. I actually spoke to her the same day you posted my letter; I ran into her in the break room and she started in again. I interrupted her and said, “That’s enough. I have asked you politely and now I’m telling you – stop commenting on my tattoos.
Forbes Coaches Council
JUNE 27, 2019
Not sure if you're ready for that big promotion? Check out this list from the career experts of Forbes Coaches Council to see if management is really the right path for you.
TinyPulse
JUNE 27, 2019
Performance reviews are key to offering helpful feedback to a manager or employee. But not knowing what to say or write can make the process downright painful, especially on a deadline. When feedback is such a key part of boosting employee engagement , it's important to get it right.
Workology
JUNE 27, 2019
As a recruiter, you’re in the matchmaking business, matching workers with jobs and employers with employees. Your job is pairing people who can work well together. You’re a professional matchmaker, Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.
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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.
SHRM Resources
JUNE 22, 2019
HR professionals need to share their thoughts with government leaders to help shape policies that elevate HR and improve workplaces. One of the critical issue on HR’s radar is how to close the skills gap.
HR Morning
JUNE 24, 2019
All wellness programs are not created equal. One-off wellness initiatives aren’t enough to achieve the ultimate goal, which is really two-fold: get employees healthier and keep healthcare costs down. Firms need to be smarter and invest in a well-designed health strategy in order to see a return, say researchers. 3-pronged approach. Effective wellness programs have good ROI of $1.50 to $3.00 per wellness dollar spent over a two to nine year time-frame, according to a recent U.S.
Take It Personel-ly
JUNE 28, 2019
Trends and information are moving faster than ever before in the contemporary business world. To keep your head above water or, better yet, to succeed in this environment, it is necessary to keep your processes flexible and economical. This applies to both your workforce and your physical infrastructure and whether your company is based in […].
Engagedly
JUNE 27, 2019
Putting together a high-performing team isn’t just about tossing together a bunch of fantastic individual contributors and then hoping for the best. You might as well throw together a few sticks of dynamite, pour oil on it, and […].
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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.
HR Zone
JUNE 27, 2019
Retention. Parenting: a bad career move?
Hacker Earth
JUNE 26, 2019
Data science is one of the most sought after jobs of the 21st century. But how do you hire a data scientist who fits the bill? According to Firstround.com , in a competitive field like data science, strong candidates often receive 3 or more offers, so success rates of hiring are commonly below 50%. The key is to have prospective candidates go through the recruiting process quickly, helping close data science positions faster.
SHRM Resources
JUNE 28, 2019
Too many hiring managers avoid telling candidates the truth about a job. Their logic is that if applicants find out how hard they will work or how boring the core of the open jobs are, they will walk away. This is a mistake. To hire effectively, you have to be honest about what working at your firm is like and what it takes to be successful.
Business Management Daily
JUNE 28, 2019
Didn't make it to Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) annual conference in Las Vegas? Our editors were there to scoop up all the HR wisdom for you. The post 15 great HR lessons from America’s largest human resources conference appeared first on Business Management Daily.
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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.
HR Morning
JUNE 26, 2019
Feeling a bit more burned out at work on these hot summer days? Get in line. A Gallup study of nearly 7,500 full-time employees done last summer found that 23% reported feeling job burnout very often or always, while another 44% reported feeling job burnout sometimes. That means about two-thirds of full-time workers experience job burnout. Those are meaningful numbers, made even more so when you consider exactly what the professionals mean by the term “burnout.”.
Take It Personel-ly
JUNE 25, 2019
Do you want to be your own boss? Have you been thinking of starting your own online business? If yes, you are not alone. Over 543,000 new businesses get started each month in the U.S., according to Forbes. Still, being your own boss demands more than hatching an idea, quitting your tedious job, and sitting […].
HR Zone
JUNE 24, 2019
People. Four ways to ensure the wellbeing of women at work.
Bonusly
JUNE 25, 2019
What’s the state of employee engagement in 2019? Well, you’re about to find out. You may have noticed that we try our best to include the most up-to-date and legitimate statistics in our blog posts. So when we got the opportunity to partner with HR.com on a survey of our own, you know that we jumped at the chance! We pushed the survey, called The State of Employee Engagement, live in the first quarter of 2019.
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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?
Qualtrics HR
JUNE 27, 2019
The Experience Economy is changing the way businesses operate across the globe. Organizations are judged by the experiences they deliver across the 4 core pillars of business – customer, product, employee, and brand. And while 80% of CEOs believe their business delivers a superior experience, only 8% of their customers agree. At Qualtrics, we call this the experience gap.
The Muse
JUNE 25, 2019
Want to combat the talent shortage? Use these three strategies to expand your candidate search and attract remote workers to your company.
Evil HR Lady
JUNE 25, 2019
An employee recently came forward with an accusation that two other employees were selling and buying drugs in the company parking lot. My boss says we can only investigate if the complaining employee has proof of the problem. This is his policy for all employee complaints, even harassment. He says that if the complaining employee doesn’t provide proof, we can be accused of unfair targeting.
Criteria Corp
JUNE 28, 2019
Another SHRM conference has come and gone. With over a thousand exhibitors, hundreds of events, and keynote speakers ranging from Brené Brown to Martha Stewart, the SHRM conference can cause a bit of sensory overload, but we’ve distilled our experience at the conference down to a few core themes.
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.
ADP
JUNE 24, 2019
Monique's father and grandfather were amazing men who could design and build almost anything. Her dad used his technical skills to start and run a.
Workology
JUNE 25, 2019
There were so many amazing workshops and sessions during the June 2019 Annual SHRM conference it was difficult to choose which to attend, but I knew well ahead of time that HR transformation would be. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.
Degreed
JUNE 26, 2019
We’re all about looking ahead, but sometimes the best place to start is a look at where you’ve been. We started the year the way we always do — with our users in mind. We remain tightly aligned with and driven by our primary goal of improving the experience that our clients and their workforces have with Degreed. Even with an enterprise Net-Promoter Score of +69, we know there’s always room to be better.
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