HRExecutive
JANUARY 8, 2016
Despite much stronger U.S. jobs reports—the latest released by the Department of Labor this morning showing an increase of 292,000 jobs added in December—employers have typically kept wages in check. Many have expected the tightening labor market to begin to lift take-home pay, but with a few exceptions, that hasn’t materialized. Indeed, wages dropped a penny in this latest DOL report.
Cielo HR Leader
JANUARY 7, 2016
Healthcare boards are losing sleep over how to ensure their healthcare systems are delivering quality care to their communities while keeping costs under control. There are two areas where most boards have done a particularly good job. The first is tracking and evaluating key metrics for their organization’s financial performance. The second is measuring the quality of patient care.
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ClearCompany HRM
JANUARY 7, 2016
We’ve all seen those competition based television shows. right ? Shows like American Idol, Dancing With the Stars and, MTV’s Making the Band. All of which include a panel of judges (or just Sean Diddy Combs) sifting through contestant after contestant voting off the weaker links to find the eventual winner, the perfect fit. Finding the best candidate for the job is no easy feat, especially when the cost of hiring and training a new person is through the roof.
HR Bartender
JANUARY 3, 2016
During this past holiday season, I spoke with several colleagues who were being “forced” to take their vacation time. You know how this works. Year-end is approaching. The finance department does not want a huge vacation accrual on the books. The policy says “use it or lose it.” So the manager says, “Start taking some vacation each week.”. According to a study supplied by the Northern California HR Association (NCHRA) , over $65 billion is in limbo each year due to employees not taking their ent
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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Visier
JANUARY 7, 2016
One fascinating source of information that the BLS publishes is known as JOLTS , or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. There is a goldmine of information contained within that gives us insight ranging from the state of the economy to how hard it will likely be to make that next critical hire. And something exceedingly rare has just appeared. In the following graph, we see how many hires are being made, by comparison to the number of job openings: For nearly the entire history of the JOLTS d
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ClearCompany HRM
JANUARY 4, 2016
Maintaining a competitive advantage in this marketplace can be challenging. Despite the booming HR tech industry and advances in HR management, bad hires, low performers and toxic employees somehow make their way onto the payroll and wreak havoc on company resources. That’s where. Quality of Hire. comes in, but defining the term and having the means to measure it don’t come easy.
HR Bartender
JANUARY 8, 2016
According to the latest white paper from the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Public Policy Council, organizations are turning down business because they don’t have qualified people to do the work. 87 percent of respondents said the skills gap was affecting business performance in the areas of customer service, growth and service delivery. I’m not sure that the challenge of finding qualified candidates is surprising, it’s been brewing for a while.
ExactHire
JANUARY 8, 2016
ExactHire wrapped up a successful 2015 with the final Monday FunDay of the year on December 21. In addition to the monthly competition and employee workiversary/birthday celebrations, we added a Sweet Treat Exchange for everyone to enjoy. Combining these activities made for an exciting, sugar-charged day that once again brought our company together to enjoy and relish in our unique work culture.
The People Equation
JANUARY 6, 2016
Nobody likes to be micro-managed. Yet nearly all of us have felt the intense pressure of a manager who was too involved in the minutiae of our daily work lives. There are many reasons why leaders micro-manage. In some cases, a hands-on approach actually has benefits, according to this BBC article by Sydney Finkelstein. Leaders micro-manage because they have concerns that employees will make a mistake or can’t do the job properly.
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What is Paul Thinking
JANUARY 8, 2016
Is it just me or have we seen a huge uptick in pithy sayings set top of beautifully photographed scenes? Like you, I read them and nod my head in agreement. In the past these visual soundbites (or do we call them site bites?) were quotes from famous people or people who had earned some level of accomplishment and notoriety. People who had earned Nobel awards, Pulitzer prizes, fourth-grade spelling bee runners-up.
HR Bartender
JANUARY 5, 2016
I think today’s reader note addresses a very common management issue – delegating. Hi Sharlyn. I’m an HR representative dealing with my first ever firing of a high level manager. My CEO believes we need to replace this manager but I don’t believe we do. This manager delegated his duties so heavily he made himself dispensable. Do you have any suggestions that would help me in this situation?
nettime solutions
JANUARY 5, 2016
Productive workplace practices focus on performance and the improvement of that performance. Aligning your employees with that concept can help reinforce the significance of key productivity drivers. Often times, many mistake this to mean they need to work harder in order to prove themselves worthy and/or valuable to a boss, colleague or even an entire team.
Justworks
JANUARY 6, 2016
It’s important to know the difference between a perk and a benefit. Want to learn more about both? Download our free guide here. Saving money is really important for a startup. Every dollar counts, especially with there being a Series A crunch going on. You want to survive as long as you can without needing to raise further funds.
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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.
Trinet
JANUARY 4, 2016
This post is part of the TriNet ongoing series about the Affordable Care Act and its effects on small business. Midsize companies can start 2016 with some welcome news from the government! The IRS. Visit site for full story.
HR Bartender
JANUARY 7, 2016
After close to a year of vacillating about it, I finally have an Apple watch. Honestly, I wasn’t sure I needed it and I’m still not sure it’s a “must-have” accessory. But I can say it’s easy to wear and the data I’m starting to see from it is starting to make it more valuable every day. In the month or so that I’ve had the watch, I’ve realized a few things.
What is Paul Thinking
JANUARY 6, 2016
Looks like I’m going to try and channel my inner Steve Boese or my inner Kris Dunn and try to draw some connection between what’s going on in sports and what’s going on in the business world. First some backstory (not that you need it…). One of the things I’ve been working on for 2016 (all five days of it) is to try to have a more structured schedule, and that means taking time for breakfast and not spending that time in front of the computer.
Justworks
JANUARY 7, 2016
With the new year upon us, make sure your company is doing it all it can to keep its employees happy by ensuring morale is high. SAD (or Seasonal Affective Disorder) can be the strongest in January and February when days tend to be shorter and colder. When morale is low, the obvious result is disengaged employees and a suffering business. And trust us, low morale can really cost you.
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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.
WorkHuman
JANUARY 4, 2016
Stress gets a bad rap. It’s been called the silent killer. We often look for quick, easy tips for reducing stress in our lives. We worry about loved ones who experience too much stress. But just as change is constant, so is stress. According to Psychology Today , “Stress is simply a reaction to a stimulus that disturbs our physical or mental equilibrium.
ACA Times
JANUARY 7, 2016
More than 83,000 consumers selected Affordable Care Act health care plans through the Healthcare.gov online marketplace during the ninth week of open enrollment, according to the “weekly snapshot report” issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. The enrollment period ends Jan. 31. The volume for the week of Dec. 27 to Jan. 2 was down sharply from the nearly 275,000 who selected insurance plans during the eighth week of open enrollment.
Reflektive
JANUARY 6, 2016
As one of the largest global organizations that employs thousands upon thousands of employees, Accenture has a tough challenge: it’s essential to have an effective performance evaluation system in place, but it’s also tremendously challenging to make any changes or updates once a system is in place. However, after conducting their own research and seeing research conducted by other organizations, Accenture has made the bold move to revolutionize their traditional rankings and once-a-year perform
Justworks
JANUARY 4, 2016
Things have been moving along nicely with your business. Perhaps it started as a sole proprietorship and then you brought on another partner and decided to expand to a Limited Liability Company (LLC). But at some point, you decide that the time is right to incorporate your business. This is known as forming a C-Corp, which gets its name because it is governed by the Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code.
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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?
Achievers
JANUARY 4, 2016
Gone are the days of poor working conditions, grueling hours, and no benefits. In recent years, companies have seen the importance of offering quality perks for their employees. This realization has spawned a steadily building competition among companies as they try to out-perk other employers. But with the myriad of options available, from unlimited vacation time, to office dogs , to free lunch, how can you tell if you’re creating a real impact or just spinning your wheels?
Ask a Manager
JANUARY 3, 2016
It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Slow employee is listening to podcasts while she works. We hired someone, Beth, a few months ago. She is doing usual entry-level work and is slow, with lots of mistakes. We hired another person, John, who’s doing the same work, but much better. So I know that it’s possible to do that work better as an entry-level worker.
Trish McFarlane
JANUARY 8, 2016
In business, we are constantly told that we need to see the big picture. We are reminded to set long-term, meaningful goals. We are considered successful and are rewarded when we can take a vision and turn that into reality over the course of time. But sometimes, when the stress in our workplace becomes too much, you just have to make it through the day.
ATD Human Capital
JANUARY 6, 2016
In this Q&A Podcast I speak with Lisa Downs, owner of DevelopmentWise Consulting in Redmond, Washington, which specializes in leadership coaching and consulting. She also facilitates Essentials of Identifying and Developing High-Potential Employees , part of ATD Education’s Essentials series. Focusing on technical (STEM) professionals, Lisa Downs works with individuals and organizations to ensure they have the leadership and team performance solutions they need to be successful.
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.
Achievers
JANUARY 6, 2016
In 2016, look for organizations to tighten their focus on people management, from building an inclusive company culture to increasing employee engagement. HR trends to watch for 2016 include these three hot topics: 1. Increased use of data analysis. Analyzing data to gather consumer information has been a staple of marketing strategy for decades, but data analytics is only now starting to catch on for HR professionals.
Spark Hire
JANUARY 8, 2016
While you may think of it as a convenient way to send your friends pictures as you go about your day, Snapchat can actually be an important business tool, particularly for hiring mangers. Companies are becoming increasingly dependent on Snapchat as part of their recruiting efforts. The app, which allows you to send quick pictures that then disappear, is a favorite of millennials.
Justworks
JANUARY 8, 2016
In our guide to setting up a C-Corporation , we covered how corporations run into the risk of double taxation. What does this mean? The profits that the corporation makes are taxed and then any dividends that are distributed to shareholders are also taxed. The S-Corporation (or S-Corp) is an eligible C-corporation that can be converted and treated as a S-Corporation through a specific IRS tax election.
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