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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

In 2013, a judge ruled that Pier Sixty had violated the National Labor Relations Act by discharging Perez in retaliation for protected activity. We’ve also seen companies take a similar approach to monitoring work emails and internal communication channels like Slack” to determine productivity and flight risks. Advertisement.

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Nap Pods & Cafes: Is the Tech Productivity Model Effective?

6Q

Productivity is today’s hot topic in the workplace, from small retail stores to multi-million dollar global organisations. Silicon Valley tech companies, most notably Google and Apple, are notorious for their outrageous office campuses and unorthodox work policies. How companies try to boost productivity. Is it working?

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3 Benefits Your Clients Need to Know About Seasonal Hiring and Staffing Agencies

Spark Hire

The report also states the length of the interview process is largely due to hiring policies of employers. companies increased their average talent acquisition costs 7 percent from 2013 to 2014, driven in part by an increase of nearly $4,000 per hire. A lengthy interview process increases expense.

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How Flextime & Telecommuting Increases Employee Productivity

Rise

Productivity can improve when employees are given the option to choose their work hours and work environment, picking what is conducive to them completing their work most efficiently. According to a number of studies, work flexibility improves work productivity. Telecommuting. The benefits of flextime & telecommuting.

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The Affordable Care Act, and Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore It [UPDATE]

ACA Times

It meant that some employees skipped preventive medical care, resulting in a less healthy, productive workforce. million Americans went bankrupt in 2013 because of medical bills they were unable to pay. Strategies to achieve that include: • Keeping young people on their parents’ policies until age 26.

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What Is Your Onboarding Data Telling You?

ExactHire

According to The Work Institute’s 2020 Retention Report , the percentage of those who cited disappointment with a job’s characteristics as a reason for leaving more than doubled since 2013. How to Measure Time to Productivity. Time to productivity is more difficult to measure but essential to improving your onboarding process.

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Honesty Is the Best Policy – The Truth About Leaders and Organizational Culture

Root

In the 2013 report, Edelman reported that 82% of people don’t trust their boss to tell the truth. I don’t know how to have truthful conversations that foster productive and positive candidness. As the saying goes, honesty is the best policy, and that’s never been truer than it is today. Does all this sound or look familiar?