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Employee Retention: 5 Strategies for Retaining Top Talent

Bonusly

How is your team retaining top talent at your organization? If you answer office snacks, Zoom happy hours, or annual superlatives…you’ll want to continue reading. ??. Recruiting top talent and employee retention is no longer just a threat for understaffed industries—it’s something we are seeing across the board. This is what your people ops team might feel at this exact moment: They fear losing crucial employees and being ghosted for interviews left and right.

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How to scale a remote team successfully

Bob

Since the pandemic, organizations around the world have had to shift to remote and hybrid work models fast–all while experiencing hypergrowth. We spoke with Sharon Koifman, the founder of Distant Job , about her thoughts on how companies can painlessly adjust to the new normal and successfully scale their remote teams. Before the pandemic, 7 million people in the US worked remotely.

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How to Create Jobs People Will Love: An Intro to Job Design

EngagementMultiplier

Job design is an important element of employee retention and successful recruitment but the concept doesn’t get much attention. However, creating jobs people will like is entirely possible, and doing so is important. A job’s design plays a significant role in employee satisfaction, engagement, and retention. If your organisation is struggling to fill a particular role or retain employees in a certain department, take a look at the jobs themselves.

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How to Engage New Hires Within Your Team

6Q

A new person will bring new ideas, new energy, and things you may not find out about for a few months. Engaging this new person is critical, getting them to feel welcome, to take ownership and, to be part of the team as soon as possible. What this means, is that they and the business, can move forward. But how do you do this? Well, here are a few top tips and exciting ideas on how to engage new hires!

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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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The 7 stages of hiring — and how to nail them every time

Homebase

Hiring the right employees requires a solid recruitment process — especially during a labor shortage like we’re experiencing today. It’s tempting (and understandable) to want to find team members quickly when you’re short-staffed, but taking the time to complete each stage of the hiring process will help you understand your needs, reduce stress, and find the right fit for your team. .

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5 Effective Text Recruiting Tips | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

This piece on text recruiting was originally published in June 2018. It was updated in January 2022 with new data and information about SMS recruitment. Millennials and Gen Z workers make up a whopping 46% of the full-time workforce in the U.S. When it comes to recruiting, that’s important, since millennial and Gen Z workers tend to have different expectations when it comes to the job search and accepting a job offer.

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What is employee experience — And how can you make it great?

Achievers

Ever read reviews on Glassdoor before interviewing at a potential employer? You’re not the only one. Eighty-six percent of job seekers look into online company reviews and ratings , relying on them for perspective on what it’s like at a new organization. And companies’ images on these platforms matter — a lot. Employees want to work at a place where they feel respected and valued at every stage of their careers.

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ACA Penalties Are Increasing in 2022

ACA Times

The IRS penalty amounts for non-compliance of the ACA’s Employer Mandate are again increasing in 2022. . Below is a rundown of the new penalty amounts and how the IRS will assess them. . 4980H(a) Penalty. For the 2022 tax year, the 4980H(a) penalty amount is $229.17 a month or $2,750 annualized, per employee. The IRS issues the 4980H(a) penalty when: An employer doesn’t offer Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) to at least 95% of its full-time employees (and their dependents) for any mo

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The Costs of Presenteeism and Absenteeism in the Workplace

Pathways

Employers have long been concerned about absenteeism’s impact on workplace productivity. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted an equally important but previously overlooked challenge: presenteeism. Below, we will differentiate between these two problems and explore the actual costs of these issues.

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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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Are These Mistakes Ruining Your 1:1 Meetings with The Boss?

The People Equation

Are you getting the most out of your 1:1 meetings with your boss? If you leave these meetings thinking, That’s an hour of my life I’ll never get back then it’s time to evaluate how to make things better. Believe it or not, face time with your direct supervisor can be worthwhile, if you’re willing to make a few tweaks. Read on to see if any of these barriers are standing in the way.

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5 Measures That Can Help Employees Who Have Kids

Hppy

Making your company a friendly space for parents is usually a good idea. Not only for moral reasons, but also for practical ones. Kids are usually the most important part of a parent’s life, so making parenting easier for your employees is a great way to boost their morale, as well as a way to improve your company’s overall retention rate. Even employees who don’t have kids will often feel more positively towards a company that makes sure parents in the staff are getting the support they need.

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ACA PCORI Fees Increasing in 2022

ACA Times

Earlier this month the IRS issued a notice indicating that the fees associated with Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) are increasing this year. For plans that end on or after October 1, 2021, and before October 1, 2022, the PCORI rate per covered individual is $2.79. As a reminder for employers, the rate for covered individuals with plans that end on or after October 1, 2020, and before October 1, 2021, is $2.66.

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HiBob and Deel partner to cut through payroll bureaucracy for the global workforce

Bob

At HiBob, our number one goal is to make life for our customers and prospects as easy as possible. Whenever we develop a new module or update features in Bob, we make decisions based on conversations with our customers, industry experts, and market research. The same goes for who we build partnerships with. I’m thrilled to announce HiBob’s partnership and integration with Deel , a payroll and compliance system for modern, global organizations.

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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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Your Hiring Pulse report for January 2022

Workable

We’ve suggested a couple of perspectives including: A more concentrated – and higher quality – candidate pool as a result of applicants being more selective in their jobhunt; and. Frustrated employers just locking in on the “good enough” candidate rather than the “ideal” candidate. In December’s Hiring Pulse , we warned SMB employers against the latter strategy – being quick to hire just to fill those looming gaps – because while it’s a great stopgap measure, it can hurt in the long run.

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How to Best Communicate with Your Remote Workers

IO At Work

With remote work becoming much more common, researchers explain how employers can best communicate with their employees to improve performance and reduce burnout.

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Must-read HR books you may have missed in 2021

HR Zone

Culture The best HR books you may have missed in 2021.

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our new-grad employees see less glamorous work as beneath them

Ask a Manager

This post, our new-grad employees see less glamorous work as beneath them , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am 26 years old. I have been in the working world for several years. Our office just hired a couple of new grads. I find some of the ways they talk about work tasks to be naïve to the point of being demeaning.

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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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10 Failproof Employee Engagement Ideas

SHRM

No matter your specific business, if your employees aren’t engaged, your customers won’t be either and that is going to negatively impact productivity and your bottom line. Employees who are happy and excited about the work they’re doing have an infectious energy that makes people unable to resist doing business with you. Emotions are more contagious than Covid!

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Flexible work hours: it’s important for 58% of US workers, survey finds

Workable

In short: we included flexible work in our new Great Discontent survey of US workers. Flexible work, however, is more complex than it sounds – it consists of two distinct areas of flexibility including location and time. They are two very different things. For instance, some jobs can be performed remotely but require fixed timelines, such as a customer support role during business hours or a position requiring synchronous collaboration with others such as in software engineering.

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Top recruiting mistakes you want to avoid

Insperity

Has finding high-quality talent become a challenge? Make sure you’re not committing the biggest recruiting mistakes, which only make the process that much harder. Here are some of the most common mistakes your team can make while recruiting and how to avoid them. 1. Basic, less-than-compelling job postings. Review a recent batch of your company’s job postings.

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Blue Monday 2022: How HR can turn January into a more positive month

HR Zone

Employees Reframing Blue Monday in 2022.

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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 Will Be Your Big Unlock In Recruiting?

The Tim Sackett Project

Okay, the first thing you’re asking is what the heck is an “Unlock”, right? Well, an “ unlock ” according to Scott Galloway is: “An unlock is the discovery of an accelerant for the brand, product, or service invisible in plain sight. The mold on cheese curing disease was a substantial unlock (penicillin). So is administering a small dose of a pathogen to immunize someone from the complete, more harmful pathogen (vaccines).” An early unlock in recruiting

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Remote Work Is Here to Stay: Are You Ready?

HR Digest

Remote work is here to stay, and rightly so, it has become a common practice across industries. It’s estimated that over half of employees now work remotely, at least part-time. . The benefits of remote work include increased productivity , flexibility, and job satisfaction. It also helps companies save money because they don’t have to pay for office space or other overhead costs. .

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8 Very Effective Staff Conflict Resolution Strategies

6Q

Put a group of employees from different back grounds together and add the everyday stresses of work and you are bound to have conflict. Businesses that embrace staff conflict resolution strategies will be able address it without a disruption to the work. According to Kirchoff and Adams (1982), conflict can arise through four conditions; High stress environments.

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The resolution free guide to a great 2022

HR Zone

Employees Why resolutions don’t work and what to do instead.

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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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8 Hard Truths in Recruiting, as Told in Percentages!

The Tim Sackett Project

33% – basically, recruiting is the rule of three. If you post a position, on average, over millions and millions of jobs and applicants, you basically get a 1/3 ratio. Of those that apply about 1/3 fit what you need. Of those, you screen about 1/3 will move on to a hiring manager interview. A manager will interview three and make an offer to one. 50% – Almost every organization has a success rate in hiring that is around 50%.

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HR Challenges (And Solutions) For 2022

HR Digest

It is a new year, and the HR challenges for 2022 are currently one of the hottest topics for many human resource professionals out there. How do you plan to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to HR issues? What are some of the biggest challenges facing HR professionals today? As the workforce continues to change, emerging challenges of HRM professionals come to the fore every day.

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Your Next Employee Survey Needs to Ask This Question

TLNT: The Business of HR

What’s the fastest way to improve your employees’ engagement? Is it creating a more transparent, accountable, and empathic culture? That would be great, but it’s not going to happen quickly.

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