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HR 101: Let’s discuss sabbaticals

HR Brew

In 2005, 23% of US businesses offered paid or unpaid sabbatical leave, according to SHRM data cited by the New York Times. By 1985, around 13% of US employers—including Xerox, IBM, Wells Fargo, and McDonald’s—offered employees “some form of paid sabbatical leave,” according to a Los Angeles Times report. Fast-forward.

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Top 5 Considerations for Patient Safety

Precheck

According to the CDC, as much as 80% of infections are spread by hands, so washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or using hand sanitizer, when entering and exiting patient rooms is extremely important. Gloves can also reduce hand contamination by as much as 70-80%. Communicate with your patient too.

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115% Increase in Telecommuting since 2005, Says Report

HR Daily Advisor

This report is the most up-to-date and comprehensive data analysis available on the state of telecommuting in the United States, and includes recent trends. increased 115% between 2005 and 2015. . workforce, work from home at least half of the time, up from 1.8 million in 2005 (a 115 % increase since 2005).

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CHRO to CEO: Former Dunkin’ leader on making the move

HRExecutive

. - Advertisement - From 2009-18, Travis served as CEO of Dunkin’ Brands and previously was CEO at Papa John’s International. But for more than two decades earlier in his career, Travis was an HR professional, ultimately heading up the HR department at international food chain Burger King.

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Why Having HR Measurements is No Longer Enough to Grow HR's Strategic Role

Cornerstone On Demand

When Google Analytics debuted in 2005, the ability to look under the hood, and see who was viewing your website (and for how long), was all at once foreign and exciting. Over a decade later, our collective obsession with metrics and analytics remains: data reigns supreme across industries with promises to improve strategic decisions.

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People Analytics and HR-Tech Reading List

Littal Shemer

If you are interested in additional free resources for data science and R programming, check the comment section of this post. Humans at Work: The Art and Practice of Creating the Hybrid Workplace Anna Tavis , Stela Lupushor (2022). Click titles for Kindle versions (Work in progress. First published: May 14th, 2018. And be careful!

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DecisionWise Awarded 2020 Achievement in Customer Excellence

DecisionWise

By working with Confirmit to build our programs, we’ve been able to improve our ability to find insights through data, which is reflected in our clients’ successes. About Confirmit ACE Awards The ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Awards program was established in 2005 to recognize outstanding achievement in customer excellence.