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Five Essential Fixes for Amateur Talent Management Tactics

Visier

In my previous role at an HR association, we benchmarked absence rates for over 100 organizations and found that the number of employee absences was 28 per cent higher during the first quarter of 2010 (when the Winter Olympics was in full swing) than during the first quarter of 2009 (when the H1N1 flu scare was prevalent). Why the increase?

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Book Review – Compass: Your Guide For Leadership Development And Coaching

Workplace Psychology

It is ideal for leaders and managers looking to develop competency in themselves and others. Compass: Your Guide for Leadership Development and Coaching (Scisco, Biech, & Hallenbeck, 2017) is similar to FYI: For Your Improvement: A Development and Coaching Guide (Lombardo & Eichinger, 2009). vi), the similarities end there.

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How to Create an Effective Compensation Philosophy

Analytics in HR

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 is a law enacted by Congress that strengthened worker protections against discrimination in pay. Peer group comparisons. Organizations can use broad-based peer group comparisons as one of the factors when deciding the base salary, annual bonus, and benefits.

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Life is Not a Competition

Thrive Global

For much of my life, I’ve been aware of my tendency to compare, compete, and be jealous of others (thinking that I don’t measure up). Early in life we learn to compete (with siblings, classmates, teammates, and more). It is crucial to transform our negative comparisons so that we can grow, learn, and accept ourselves.

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2022 Rings in New Compliance Requirements for Employers

Zenefits

Diminishes a person by comparisons to anything “scandalous, criminal or loathsome,” or. Non-compete agreements. The monetary thresholds for enforcing non-compete agreements in Washington state has been increased in 2022 to account for inflation. The measure went into effect January 1, 2022. Minimum wage.

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Employee Benefits 101: An Employer Guide for Growing Companies (Part One)

Namely

Forbes has this advice: “To attract talent and compete effectively, entrepreneurs [and small businesses] should offer health insurance, some life and disability insurance and probably a retirement savings plan.” Use this number for comparisons as you review each plan. What’s the bare minimum?

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What is Organizational Development? A Complete Guide

Digital HR Tech

Competitiveness is the idea that every organization has unique resources and competencies that help the firms to win in the marketplace. According to Cummings & Worley (2009), effective diagnosis provides the systematic knowledge of the organization needed to design appropriate interventions.