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Retail Worker Scheduling

nettime solutions

Requiring employees to stay past their scheduled time. As a 2012 study from the Center for American Progress illustrates, the cost of replacing a low-wage employee is often a lot higher than the cost of keeping them happy. Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you prepare the schedule next time around: Make sure you know your store.

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How Resume & Employment Verification Protects Employers

Cisive

When Johnson Kane co-founded the Education Fellowship Trust in 2012, he presented an impressive CV that claimed the government had put him on the board of the British Airports Authority before it was privatized, that he had run a venture capital bank and that he was high up in John Lewis, when in fact he was a shop floor salesman.

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Will Web-Era Trade Schools Create Tomorrow's Talent Pool?

Cornerstone On Demand

A recent onslaught of development bootcamps, dubbed the new "web-era trade schools" by The New York Times, are angling to provide a quick, cost-effective on-ramp into coding careers for entry-level and mid-career workers alike — while also creating a pipeline of skilled talent to meet the demands of the 21st century workforce.

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How Can HR Combat Workplace Bullying?

HR Daily Advisor

For tactical strategies to reduce the risk of security breaches, workplace violence, and legal liabilities, attend Workplace Violence Prevention Symposium 2017 , the nation’s leading workplace violence prevention conference. Bully Types. Learn more! They note the categories and corresponding bullying traits are: Constant Critic.

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3 Reasons Conversational Technology Should Be on Your Radar

HRExecutive

Full disclosure: When I’m not on the road attending an HR event, I probably speak to Amazon’s Alexa at home more than just about all the people I know. McKinsey research in 2012 estimated that knowledge workers spend as much as 1.8 But most of us want to do something with that information, like initiate a request for some time off.

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ACE 2012: Thursday keynote sessions and evening entertainment

Achievers

It’s time for the A chievers Customer Experience ( A CE 2012) to begin; registration is already underway and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome our guests. Thursday Evening Event: We heavily anticipate this evening’s entertainment event: Iron Chef A CE 2012. The countdown stops here! Drumroll please….

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Top 5 HR trends for 2012

Achievers

These resolutions are traditionally based on what is valued in someone’s society and community at that time. So what should we expect to see in 2012? I may be a bit biased here, but 2012 will be the year that the 40 minute application process goes out the window. Here are my top 5 trends to help keep people from working harder.