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Want to boost employees’ perception of HR? Look at your benefits strategies

HRExecutive

As followers of Sapient Insights Group know, we place a lot of emphasis on helping HR teams elevate the awareness of their work and their contributions to the business. Our annual research allows us to identify the HR practices, technologies and other factors that correlate to high business and talent outcomes—information that HR leaders can use to make an impact.

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How to Navigate Reasonable Accommodations Tackled in Upcoming Webinar

HRWatchdog

In 2023, 22.5 percent of people with a disability were employed — a record high since the data was first collected in 2008. As more people with a disability are in the workforce, HR professionals have to navigate often challenging legal obligations, which includes providing reasonable accommodations. CalChamber’s upcoming Navigating Reasonable Accommodations webinar can help provide clarification.

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The post-hire work HR has to do for skills-based hiring to succeed

HRExecutive

The landscape of talent acquisition is undergoing a seismic shift. According to recent data , 40% of employers on LinkedIn are now using a skills-first approach to fill open roles—up 20% year-over-year. However, while the chatter around the value of skills-based hiring continues to rise, recent research from the Burning Glass Institute shows that for roles where degree requirements were dropped, companies saw just a 3.5% increase in hires without a bachelor’s degree.

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Technically HR: LinkedIn to offer ‘verified recruiter’ badges for…verified recruiters

HR Brew

Many moons ago, the blue checkmark was a coveted badge on a popular social media platform with a cute bird mascot. This was a simpler time. The landscape has since been upended by an eccentric billionaire, but back when humans “tweeted,” the blue checkmark noted to other users that the person communicating on the platform was indeed who they said they were.

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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 Best Workplaces Are Creating More Well-Being for Employees in 2024

Great Place to Work

Consider these practices to help every employee in your organization thrive. In the immediate aftermath of the pandemic, employee well-being became a top priority for company leaders. Yet, despite years of investment, measures of well-being in the workplace have stagnated. In a 2023 market survey of 4,400 U.S. employees, Great Place To Work® found that the number of employees reporting a psychologically and emotionally healthy workplace hasn’t changed much since 2021.

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Staff Scheduling Made Easy: 5 Key Tips for Small Businesses

Homebase

Running a small business comes with its fair share of challenges. Staff scheduling is one area that can be extra tricky to manage. However, with the right tools and strategies, these challenges can become opportunities for growth and efficiency. Without an established system in place, things can get chaotic, time can slip away, and employees may become frustrated.

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How HR can help employees regulate their emotions at work

HR Brew

Now more than ever, employees are encouraged to share their emotions in the workplace. But how, as a leader, can you help them manage those emotions? This is where Scott Mautz, founder of coaching company Profound Performance, comes in. In his forthcoming book , The Mentally Strong Leader: Build the Habits to Productively Regulate Your Emotions, Thoughts, and Behaviors , to be released on May 7, Mautz offers habits and tools to promote emotion regulation at work.

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How Employee Feedback Surveys Boost Health Care Performance

DecisionWise

The Challenge of Burnout in Health Care Burnout is a serious issue that affects many health care workers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Burnout is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced sense of accomplishment. It can lead to lower quality of care, higher turnover, and increased risk of errors and patient harm.

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April 2024 Jobs Report Recap

Engage2Excel

The labor market continues to impress with the 40th straight month of job growth and an unemployment rate that ticked lower. Job gains in Q1 2024 averaged 276,000 per month, compared to the Q4 2023 average of 212,000 jobs added each month. The jobless rate fell as more people entered the workforce. Gains were broad-based. Wages, an important inflation metric, increased slightly, up 0.3% to 4.1% year-over-year (YOY).

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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Navigating Wellness Program Compliance

PeopleStrategy

In today’s fast-paced work environment, where stress levels can often run high and burnout is a real concern, workplace wellness programs have become increasingly popular. These programs not only promote the well-being of employees but also contribute to a positive work culture and increased productivity. However, behind the scenes, HR professionals must navigate a complex web of compliance requirements to ensure these programs are effectively structured and legally sound.

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Tap Into the Power of Business Data Analytics to Grow Your Small Business

Homebase

Technology moves fast. As a small business owner, keeping up with the latest ways to use technology may seem overwhelming, especially with your long to-do list. But tapping into technology is exactly what small business owners like you can do to streamline processes, save time, improve efficiencies, and grow your business. One easy app to manage your hourly team.

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Starting up: Crosschq helps TA teams check references and make decisions based on ‘quality of hire’

HR Brew

Each week, we get into the weeds with the founders of HR tech startups. Want to tell us about your company? Get in touch here. As an entrepreneur, Michael Fitzsimmons has done his fair share of hiring. He has even relied on pricey executive search firms to fill top posts in the past, and some of those hiring decisions contributed to negative business outcomes.

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Boosting Employee Engagement and Retention in Manufacturing

DecisionWise

Employee engagement and retention play a pivotal role in the success of any organization, and manufacturing companies are no exception. In this article, we’ll delve into strategies to enhance employee satisfaction, reduce turnover, and create a positive work environment within manufacturing organizations. Additionally, we’ll emphasize the importance of capturing employee feedback and how it contributes to overall employee experience.

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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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Hiring? Here are 2024’s big recruiting challenges

Bob

It should come as no surprise that the hiring market is tough. It has gone through its ups, downs, and 180-degree changes, all while HR and TA teams try to keep up. While remaining flexible and agile amid these changes can seem impossible, these changes also bring opportunities and new ways for employers to gain an edge in the war for talent. It’s an important edge, too, as the link between hiring and organizational success is crystal clear.

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Maryland Set to Pass Updated Pay Transparency Law

Trusaic

Maryland is set to update its pay transparency law to require employers to provide salary ranges on job postings. The bill ( HB 649 ) was passed by the Senate March 29 after the House passed it March 15. If signed by Gov. Wes Moore, Maryland would become the seventh U.S. state to require salary ranges on job postings. California, Colorado , Hawaii, Illinois, New York, and Washington state, as well as New York City and Washington D.C. all have salary range requirements on job postings.

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Navigating Licensing and Credentialing: Timesaving Steps for Medical Staff Relocation

UrbanBound HR

So, you’ve just hired a talented physician from out-of-state—congratulations! Given the ongoing healthcare talent shortage , that’s something to celebrate. But don’t break out the party hats yet. Because now, the race against the clock begins.

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Envoy made RTO part of performance reviews. Could your company do the same?

HR Brew

For Envoy, a firm that provides companies with analytics and insights on their physical workspaces, in-office attendance is key to the business model. During the pandemic, Envoy developed a product that helped offices monitor Covid-19 tests, vaccinations, and safety guidelines as they brought workers back into the workplace. After spending several years helping their customers navigate the return to office (RTO), Envoy decided to call its own approximately 250-person staff back into the office.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Precision in Every Phase: AI-Powered Contract Lifecycle Management

SutiHR

Enterprises should understand the importance of supply chain resilience; however, things get difficult to manage. The post Precision in Every Phase: AI-Powered Contract Lifecycle Management appeared first on SutiSoft.

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5 things Gen Z needs in the workplace

Bob

Gen Z has a bad rap. In fact, 40 percent of employers avoid hiring Gen Zers. And 54 percent of Zoomers aren’t engaged with their work, making them the most disengaged generation in the workplace. Thirty-four percent of them are even planning to leave their jobs in the next two years. So what’s going on? There seems to be an underlying issue here.

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Amid return-to-office mandates, why Yelp is embracing fully remote work

HRExecutive

In the last few years, as the nation rebounded from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic , employers across industries started rolling back remote work policies, with many calling workers back to the office part- or even full-time. However, online business review site Yelp bucked that trend and leaned more fully into remote work—with significant business outcomes. - Advertisement - After overwhelmingly positive employee experiences with remote work—CEO Jeremy Stoppelman wrote in 2022 that 93% of

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17 Ways Leaders Can Determine The Best Method To Train A New Manager

Forbes Coaches Council

It is crucial for company leaders to select the most effective onboarding method to ensure a new manager’s smooth and successful integration into the organization.

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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Gen Z likes hybrid more than older workers. How should that affect HR strategy?

HR Brew

At this stage of the “great work-from-home experiment” that began four years ago, it has become apparent that Gen Z workers are more amenable to office work than their older colleagues. Recent data from Gallup further bolsters our understanding of this trend, as remote-capable Gen Z workers surveyed in Q1 of this year were more likely to favor hybrid work than millennials, Gen Z, or Baby Boomers.

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Going Paperless: The Benefits of Document Management Software

SutiHR

Managing documents comes with many challenges for organizations of any size, significantly impacting efficiency and. The post Going Paperless: The Benefits of Document Management Software appeared first on SutiSoft.

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Inpatient vs. outpatient care - What's the difference?

PeopleKeep

To navigate the healthcare industry successfully and secure the proper medical treatment, it’s important to know common terminology such as inpatient and outpatient. Knowing the difference between these terms will help you understand where to receive care and what to expect. Understanding these two types of care and how much each will cost can also give you an advantage when choosing a health plan and estimating out-of-pocket medical expenses.

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How Job Security Impacts Your Company

Helpside

Job security is the assurance that one’s employment is stable and protected from factors such as layoffs or economic uncertainty , providing a sense of long-term safety and stability in one’s position within an organization. 54% of workers have increased concerns about their job security, and it is affecting their productivity and loyalty to the company they work for.

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Trending Payroll Statistics

Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.

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An Employer’s Guide to Volunteer Time Off (VTO) Policies

Extensis

Quick look: Volunteering is essential to supporting our local communities. By integrating such efforts into your workplace via a volunteer time off (VTO) policy, you can significantly enrich the lives of your employees and enhance your organization overall. This guide equips small business leaders with the necessary knowledge to launch a VTO program and steers them toward helpful resources.

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One HR pro shares her career journey, from waitressing at Sonic to founding an HR consultancy

HR Brew

We’ve launched a new series where we chat 1:1 with HR pros about their career journeys. Want to be featured in an upcoming edition? Click here to share your story with us. Ahead of Katie Strickland’s 15th birthday, her mom made her get a job. There weren’t many employment options in her small North Carolina town, so Strickland settled for a waitress gig at the local Sonic Drive-In, where she delivered food to customers in their cars on rollerskates.

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Why are employees hiring their own independent HR consultants?

HRExecutive

Writing in The Guardian about one of the latest HR trends, Alaina Demopoulos uncovered a nascent industry of businesses that offer to act as something of an intermediary between employees and their employer’s HR department. - Advertisement - In some ways, this is not such a new development. Employees who feel they have been treated badly often go to lawyers to see whether they can sue their employer for that treatment.

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