Sat.Dec 04, 2021 - Fri.Dec 10, 2021

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5 Qualities of High Performing Talent Acquisition Departments

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. There’s no doubt that talent acquisition departments are in the spotlight right now. This doesn’t have to be viewed as a bad thing. In fact, it’s an opportunity to shine and show value to the organization. I think companies recognize the value of finding and hiring talent. But I’m also hearing about organizations not giving talent acquisition departments all the resources they need – both in terms of financial resources and time.

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A Pandemic-Triggered Change in Job Roles Shows the Extent of Work Disruption

Visier

There can be no doubt that the events of 2020 are among the most disruptive the world of work has seen in many decades. The depth and extent of the changes to the whole process of work that occurred are still being understood, and the repercussions of this major disruption will be felt for the next decade or more. One of these disruptions is, of course, the “Great Resignation,” with the impacts of open positions and the challenges employers face in re-energizing, or replacing their people curren

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How Leaders Can Help Employees “Give It a Rest”

The People Equation

After nearly two years of the grief, trauma and anxiety of living through a pandemic, it’s no surprise that most of us are tired and have brain fog. Many workers report a feeling of languishing and it shows no signs of abating. As of the writing of this post, the omicron variant has hit the shores of the United States. The uncertainty of its impact creates fresh dread across the globe, which further fuels weariness. .

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HR Blogger Becomes Maui Travel Blogger!

The Tim Sackett Project

Let’s start with I’m not a travel blogger, but I like to travel and I like to think I can vacation with the best of them! I spent the last two weeks in Maui, part family trip with the boys, part anniversary trip (with no boys) with my wife and eye. I’ve traveled all over the world, but for some reason never went to Hawaii. First, I spent all two weeks in Maui, don’t @ me!

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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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7 Employee Engagement Strategies for 2022 | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

Employee engagement is higher than ever — but even so, only 20% of workers globally are engaged, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workforce: 2021 Report. The costs of disengagement, however, are not so low, estimated at over $8 trillion annually in the U.S. Recently, we looked at the benefits of using software to create or improve employee engagement strategies.

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Latest research reveals “secret sauce” to impact wellbeing in the new world of work

Achievers

If you’re looking into how to improve wellbeing at work, or instilling a new wellbeing program, this new research is for you. HR and business leaders know that wellbeing affects workplace performance, but sometimes the journey to cultivating a solution for wellbeing in the workplace can be a long one. We wanted to help shorten the time it takes to demystify the ways in which people want to experience wellbeing at work — and create new pathways to help managers deliver them.

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Stop Avoiding AI and Embrace Human Experiences on We‘re Only Human

UpstartHR

“We collect three to 4 billion talent signals in the platform. That number is so large that if you were to spread it out over each second, it’s 30 years of data. It’s a crazy large number, but machine learning can look at that and in a millisecond find the patterns that you’re looking for and apply it to what you want in a heartbeat.” .

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A Year in Review: 2021’s Hottest Topics

Engage2Excel

January 1, 2021. We were entering the New Year, and we thought many of the problems from the previous one would finally come to a halt. Little did we know, this wasn't the case. The world of work evolved in front of us - from work from home scenarios to record unemployment rates and job quits, we were presented with many challenges.

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2022 ACA Deadlines To Avoid IRS Penalties

ACA Times

Employers preparing for a smooth 2021 filing season should keep in mind the important ACA deadlines to avoid IRS penalties. Every year, Applicable Large Employers (ALES) must file and furnish their ACA information to the IRS as required by the ACA’s Employer Mandate. Under the ACA’s Employer Mandate , ALEs, or employers with 50 or more full-time employees and full-time equivalent employees must: Offer Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) to at least 95% of their full-time employees (and their depend

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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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6 Ways To Improve Employee Engagement & Mental Health in the Workplace

Pathways

Employee mental health issues are rising, and COVID-19 presented unprecedented challenges in workers’ professional and personal lives. American workers have seen a 45% spike in COVID-related mental health issues. These mental health issues affect an employee's ability to work, lowering job productivity by as much as 35%.

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Customers React Negatively to Wage Gap Disclosures, HBR Study Finds

Trusaic

Lawmakers across the globe are finding that pay data reporting requirements for employers are critical for helping to close the gender wage gap. As recently seen in the U.K. and states throughout the U.S., mandatory public disclosure of wage gaps lays bare the integrity of an organization’s pay practices. This increasing visibility into companies’ compensation systems has serious implications for employers.

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Why Explainer Videos Are So Important for Employee Engagement

Hppy

Companies all over the world hire employees so that they can be a valuable addition to their team. One way of boosting their productivity would be to provide them with necessary training so that they get to learn about essential procedures, concepts, and the best practices associated with their industry. The larger the organization, the more will be the need for seamless and efficient training.

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the best office holiday party date story of all time

Ask a Manager

This post, the best office holiday party date story of all time , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A couple of years ago, someone shared what I consider to be the best holiday date story of all time, and it must be shared here again. Enjoy: When I was fresh out of college, a dude in my social circle invited me to his fancy work Christmas party.

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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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Should you include salary in a job description? Let’s talk!

Workable

There are very few reasons for a candidate to apply for a job if the salary is below their threshold: The real question is, if you want to attract top talent with high potential, should salaries be included in the job description? As an embedded recruitment firm , the ACELR8 team works with a wide range of clients from a variety of industries. Despite this variety, there are many common themes that play a big part in creating a solid hiring strategy.

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Men Asked to Pay More at First “Pay Gap Store”

Trusaic

Some customers are being asked to pay more at the world’s first “Pay Gap Store,” a ground-breaking new online store, where the prices reflect – and offset – the pay gap in the wider world. The store’s male customers are among those invited to pay higher prices, since U.S. men still earn, on average, 18% more than U.S. women – a difference known as the gender pay gap. .

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3 Causes Behind Employee Disengagement and What You Can Do About It

Hppy

As both employers and employees most likely noticed during these past years, the employment market has changed its dynamics greatly, becoming more competitive than it’s ever been. It’s exactly for this reason why companies tend to place such great emphasis on employee engagement nowadays and there’s important science behind this concept too. Unfortunately, employee disengagement can be more harmful to a company’s healthy development than one might initially think.

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Build Back Better Act Includes Reviving Unused Green Cards

SHRM Resources

Immigrants waiting years to receive employment-based green cards to live and work in the United States would have a chance to realize their goal under provisions in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act.

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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 agile recruitment process: hiring with leaner teams and budgets

Workable

Many businesses had massive cutbacks in 2020 and are trying to come out of that, but still operating on a shoestring budget and with a slimmed-down staff. Many companies laid off recruiters in 2020 (because you were cutting heads, not adding them) and now need to add – but recruiters are now at a premium. What can you do? Here are five ideas to help you build an agile recruitment process, and hire when there aren’t extra people and extra dollars in the budget. 1.

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New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Expands Protections Against Ageism

Trusaic

The state of New Jersey recently updated its Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to include protections against age discrimination. NJLAD “prohibits discrimination and harassment based on actual or perceived race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, and other protected characteristics,” now including age.

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update: my team is requiring us to do a diet/exercise/”mental toughness” program

Ask a Manager

This post, update: my team is requiring us to do a diet/exercise/”mental toughness” program , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose team was being required to do the 75 Hard diet/exercise/”mental toughness” program ?

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10 Techniques to Manage a Flexible Workforce

SHRM

What is one effective technique or strategy to manage a flexible workforce? To help you run a more flexible workforce, we asked business HR professionals and business leaders this question for their insights. From cultivating mutual respect and trust to focusing on results, there are several strategies you can use to guide a flexible workforce. Here are 10 techniques to manage a flexible workforce: Cultivate Mutual Respect and Trust Be Rigid on Goals Prioritize Regular Online Communication Treat

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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.

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A ‘Great Return’? 3 conditions that may bring talent back

Workable

Almost every company seems to be struggling to retain and hire good talent these days. Of the firms hiring or trying to hire, 92% indicated there were few or no qualified applicants for open positions , and thanks to the Great Resignation employees are leaving left and right. If it isn’t because they’ve accepted a new opportunity with better pay, growth, and/or benefits, it’s to pursue a totally different career direction or to take a break from working altogether.

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Viewpoint: Why More Companies Are Embracing a 4-Day Workweek

SHRM Resources

Driven by the flexible work arrangements and bonus days off that were introduced during the pandemic, concern for burnout and empowerment of employees in a tight labor market, companies are embracing a shorter workweek. Consider these pros and cons from businesses that have already tried it.

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The Value of Building Competencies Over Skills

TLNT: The Business of HR

I’ve spent my career dedicated to learning and employee growth at a variety of organizations, from a global Fortune 200 IT company to now spearheading learning for Kershaw County, my local government.

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12 Tips for Improving Your Communication Skills

Stratus

As a manager, your relationship with employees has a direct correlation to their retention. Those who build positive relationships are more likely to have employees with higher rates of morale, productivity, and engagement. One of the primary keys to building positive relationships is through communication. Whether you’re a new manager or an experienced pro, here are 12 tips to assess and refine your communication skills.

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The 4 Pillars: Essentials for Workplace Mental Health and Benefits Strategies

Speaker: Sean Raible - Founder & Principal Consultant, Game Plan Total Rewards Consulting Inc.

Promoting and sustaining a psychologically safe work environment becomes less of a task when employee benefits are included in the discussion. For any organization looking to move things forward, the key is to go beyond just EAP and training sessions to create a sustainable, healthier culture by integrating your broader HR, DEI, and benefits programs.