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Top 5 employee tracking software solutions compared

Homebase

From everyone wanting the same two weeks off in August to families needing specific days off during school vacation periods, these issues can cause tensions and lead to problems if scheduling isn’t done fairly and well. Employee vacation tracking is the process of monitoring an employee’s time off, whether paid or unpaid.

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Recognition for a job well done with Dorothy Gibbons

Thrive Global

Recognition for a job well done is one of the most effective ways to give feedback. But if it isn’t timely or doesn’t convey that the giver really understands the depth of the accomplishment or effort, even recognition, the best of feedback, can come across sounding lame or insincere.

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how do I weigh the risks of staying where I am vs. changing fields?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I am an elder millennial who graduated college on the verge of the 2008 Great Recession. I then spent the better part of a decade fighting tooth and nail to get a full-time job in my industry. I finally got what I thought was my dream job (now I am learning, no such thing, right?) Readers, what’s your advice?

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Navigating Changes Over 25 Years of Compensation: Part I – Astron’s Early Days

Astron Solutions

We confirmed, and he responded with, ‘Well, then you better get out to the lobby with the televisions.’ The Great Recession of 2008 / 2009 had begun, impacting us just as much as the next company. At the time, a consulting firm would do a study every year during March Madness about how the event was a huge drain on the economy.

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How Career Re-Entry Programs Are Tackling the Gender Gap One Hire at a Time

Cornerstone On Demand

"These women are ready to re-engage with the workforce and they're excited about it because they've been away for a while—they're taking fewer maternity leaves, their spouses aren't moving for work and they're in a more settled time of their life." " Wanted: Financial and Legal Female Professionals.

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Is the HR Accountable for Mass Layoffs?

Keka HR Blog

Two years later, you were there when it happened: the layoff Time: 4 a.m. The phone of Blair Bolick, a recruiter at Google, chimed while she was sleeping peacefully on a March night. “We regret to inform you that, effective immediately, your position is being eliminated.” . The promotions and the increments. Is Industry 4.0

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This is not the time to think small

Thrive Global

Some analysts say that we are going to go into a deep recession, while others think it’s being overhyped by the media as a turbulent economy/recession by virus is much different than a turbulent economy/recession caused by the financial system collapsing like it did in 2008. But honestly, this is all out of your control.