November, 2021

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3 Workplace Wellness Tips for the Holidays

Bonusly

With the holiday season approaching, most of us can’t wait to enjoy some time off from work. However, according to a recent survey, stress levels rise—get this— 38% during the holidays. ?? What factors are driving this level of discontent? And how can we leverage our jobs to actually feel better? Here are a few workplace wellness tips to consider for an enjoyable and less-stressed holiday experience. 1.

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blackballing people who didn’t work this year, my coworker is bad at Twitter, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, blackballing people who didn’t work this year, my coworker is bad at Twitter, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Blackballing people who didn’t work during 2021. I overheard my brother saying something that I find problematic (to say the least). He and his friends, all of whom are managers at various companies, have an informal “pact” that they’re trying to spread.

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These CHROs say it’s time to ‘re-recruit’ your employees

HRExecutive

As companies continue to lose top talent during the Great Resignation , many are quickly trying to fill vacancies by pivoting their recruitment and hiring strategies—adding sign-on bonuses, emphasizing a commitment to flexibility, upping their investment in corporate social responsibility. Instead of focusing solely on hiring new talent, however, HR leaders should also concentrate on “re-recruiting” their existing employees to reduce flight risk and build an invested, engaged workforce.

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U.S. Supreme Court Seeks Input on Motor Carrier Challenge to California’s AB 5

SHRM Resources

The high court asked the U.S. solicitor general to provide input on the federal government’s position on whether the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act pre-empts California’s AB 5 in a case challenging the state’s independent-contractor test as it applies to motor carriers.

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Prevent Toxic Work Culture and Protect Your Peoples’ Physical and Mental Health

The U.S. Surgeon General's warning about the role of the workplace on mental and physical health states that employers have an opportunity to turn workplaces into “engines of mental health and wellbeing”. Discover what it takes to foster workplace wellbeing and how to prevent a “toxic work culture”.

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Organizational Capabilities: Definition, Examples, and Building Process

Analytics in HR

Organizational capabilities enable companies to maximize their performance and achieve their goals. Let’s take a look at an organizational capabilities definition, some examples, and how L&D and HR teams can help build organizational capabilities. Contents What are organizational capabilities? Importance of organizational capabilities Types of organizational capabilities Examples of organizational capabilities How L&D and HR teams can help build organizational capabilities.

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10 Ways to Stop Sweating the Small Stuff and Move Forward

Thrive Global

We all encounter small daily stressors and challenges that can make us feel frustrated or anxious. There’s power in acknowledging the causes of our stress before it becomes cumulative or overwhelming — and it’s also important to arm ourselves with tools and strategies to help us address stress in the moment, so that we can move forward instead of dwelling on the issue.

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Improve Your Talent Acquisition Process in 5 Steps | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

The talent acquisition process is not as simple as it may seem. Many might think it’s just screening candidates — but recruiters and HR professionals know better. Talent acquisition strategy includes recruiting, screening, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding. With effective talent acquisition strategies, recruiters and candidate sourcers are able to think ahead and stay on the lookout for top talent.

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Challenges ahead: 3 HR leaders share insights into the next five years

HRExecutive

More than a year ago, the pandemic brought HR to the forefront to tackle the obstacles COVID brought to the workplace. Now, 20 months in, CHROs are strategizing for the challenges they had to set aside or for new hurdles brought on by the pandemic. Advertisement Recent headlines are driving a perception that the country is in a post-pandemic calm rather than the disaster many anticipated, healthcare economist and Advisory Board Vice President Ford Koles recently said, but that’s just part

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An Update on California’s ‘ABC Test’ for Independent-Contractor Status

SHRM Resources

At the end of 2020, it seemed the California Legislature, the courts, and even voters wanted to move away from the independent-contractor test codified in AB 5. However, during 2021, the pendulum seems to have swung back in favor of AB 5.

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The 26th Annual HR Systems Survey

The 26th Annual HR Systems Survey, conducted by Sapient Insights Group, is now open for participation through July 1, 2023. Your voice is the future of HR technology! This survey is valuable for anyone supporting their organization's HR systems and practices, interested in sharing their vendor experiences, and giving back to the HR community. All responses are confidential and only used in aggregate results.

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Who Should HR Report To?

Zenefits

Organizational structure helps business work toward its goals. With duties and responsibilities clearly defined, the company as a whole moves forward seamlessly. Without an organizational structure, there can be duplication of work; tasks go unassigned and ultimately no one is sure who’s responsible for what. You may have started your small business as chief cook and bottle washer, but growth has created complex, specialized roles within the company.

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Company Wellbeing Programs Must Be Employee Centric

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. One of my takeaways from the past year is that wellbeing must be employee centric. Organizations cannot mandate wellbeing. When it comes to wellbeing programs, organizations do need to create the environment, then get out of the way and let employees engage with it. That being said, there are a few specific things organizations should consider when it comes to supporting employee wellbeing and creating the right environment for wellbeing programs to thrive.

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Employee recognition and reward programs: A quick guide

Achievers

It’s Sunday night. Do you know how your employees are feeling? Are they dreading another work week, or are they looking forward to engaging days with their team? The latter is what every company strives for, and it’s easier to achieve than you think with an effective employee recognition and reward program. Employee recognition has a significant impact on key business metrics like engagement, productivity, and retention.

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Onboarding Employees: 6 Common Mistakes to Avoid | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

Recruiting frequently gets the spotlight when it comes to HR strategy, which is no surprise — bringing in new candidates is a top priority across every industry. But today, we’re in the midst of the Great Resignation: a record 4.4 million workers in the U.S. quit their jobs in September. 54% of companies worldwide report experiencing talent shortages.

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Ace Your I-9 Compliance: How HR Can Navigate the End of I-9 Virtual Review

Speaker: David Secunda, Co-Founder and CEO of WorkBright

Did your company inspect I-9 documents virtually? Hot off the press from ICE, you have until August 30th, 2023 to document a physical inspection of those documents! If you’re not sure what exactly this means for your organization or are struggling to physically review I-9 documents with remote employees, join WorkBright for a 60 minute deep-dive and Q&A on the end of I-9 virtual review.

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Bersin: Why org health matters in our ‘partially open’ economy

HRExecutive

The pandemic’s continuing effects have left us with an economy that is “partially open,” ever-changing policies for vaccines and masking, and employees fatigued from remote and hybrid work, as well as staffing shortages, irate customers and caregiving worries. So, it’s no surprise that research finds almost half of people are still feeling high levels of stress.

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Trial Court Must Reconsider Whether Newspaper Carriers Are Contractors

SHRM Resources

A trial court erred when it ruled that newspaper home-delivery carriers were not employees of The Fresno Bee newspaper but rather were independent contractors and thus not entitled to reimbursement of mileage expenses, a California appeals court ruled.

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The Great Resignation of 2021 is a great concern for midsize companies

Human Resources Today Submitted Articles

Hibob conducted a national survey to understand the current sentiment of the U.S. workforce amid “The Great Resignation”. The results give valuable insight into what employees want and how HR leaders can create positive employee experiences.

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5 Ways to Improve Employee Experience

Hppy

Employee experience has become a hot topic over the last couple of years as remote work has fundamentally changed the nature of work and, more recently, as employee leave their jobs in droves. Organizations have to take long, hard looks at how they treat and interact with their employees, from the recruitment and onboarding stage to their most senior and veteran workers.

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Employer Guide: End of I-9 Virtual Review

Attention employers! If you virtually inspected I-9 work authorization documents during the COVID pandemic, you are required to physically inspect those documents before August 30th, 2023! WorkBright has consolidated all the information you need to properly manage this unprecedented scenario in an end of I-9 Virtual Review guide. They've got you covered on: Understanding whether this applies to your organization Deadlines for virtual review and physical inspections Overview of the reconciliation

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Advantages and disadvantages of employee voice: Why employee involvement matters

Achievers

Everyone wants to feel like they’re a part of something meaningful, and the employees at your company are no different. Getting your employees actively involved in business decisions and priorities makes them feel empowered and keeps them motivated. Discover how to create a culture of feedback with employee listening. Supporting employee voice means team members can deliver their ideas and feedback to leaders without fear of judgment or other ramifications.

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I’m working 2 full-time remote jobs — is this unethical?

Ask a Manager

This post, I’m working 2 full-time remote jobs — is this unethical? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: The WSJ and other media outlets have been reporting on white-collar workers who work from home, working two full-time jobs at once. The thinking is, since you don’t have to be physically present in an office and can theoretically manage your own schedule, why not earn two incomes and fly under the radar?

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Improve Your Hiring Process & Attract Talent | Reveal Global

Reveal Global

How can you improve your hiring process and attract quality talent? Here are four solutions to streamlining your candidate sourcing process.

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5 ways to improve employees’ mental health as we return to the office

Reward Gateway

Discover five tips to help reduce employees' stress and anxiety and improve wellbeing as we return to the office in 2021. Learn more!

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The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing HR Operations: How to Select Your New HR Software

Speaker: Patrick Sayers, President of Newcastle Research

Are you tired of struggling with outdated HR software? Are you interested in unlocking your organization’s productivity potential? It’s no secret that with tech-dependent remote work on the rise, it's more important than ever to successfully implement an HR platform that can provide actionable insights to help you hit all your key workforce KPIs. But with so much variation, how can you find the most optimal HR software platform for your team?

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The Benefits and Challenges of Employee Engagement

Human Resources Today Submitted Articles

Peruse our list for ways to use Motivosity and spice up your company culture. Organizations that make an effort to boost employee engagement will see a slew of benefits.

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Benefits of working remotely: UK workers get back an hour a day – and they like it

Workable

Because of that seismic change, we included questions around remote work in our Great Discontent survey, which surveyed 500 workers in the UK on what matters to them in a job. And we have interesting findings for you on what the benefits of working remotely are, whether remote work is indeed happening, and how important it is to workers in the UK. And we have interesting findings for you, starting with a matter-of-fact comment from one respondent: “Whilst financial recompense is an important fac

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The top 12 drivers of employee engagement

Achievers

With the Great Resignation upon us, keeping employees engaged is more important than ever before. But according to Gallup, organizations aren’t meeting this challenge, with 51% of employees reporting that they’re not engaged. This isn’t too surprising, as the factors that drive employee engagement remain mysterious to many companies and HR professionals.

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Beyond Benefits: Strategies to Increase Employee Retention

Folks HR

How important is workplace environment for millenial employees and what strategies can we use to increase their retention?

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Report: Insights on Global Fertility at Work

Fertility is not only a global healthcare concern, but also an important workplace issue. To better understand how fertility impacts the workplace, Carrot Fertility surveyed 5,000 people across the U.S., UK, Canada, India, and Mexico. Carrot asked questions to get a sense of how people around the world feel about fertility topics at work and how they want to be supported in their fertility and family-forming journeys.