Fri.Feb 01, 2019

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5 Ways to Discourage Your Staff from Calling in Sick After the Super Bowl

Employment Metrix

Monday mornings are hard enough, but factor in a night of indulging, watching football (and commercials) and you have a recipe for disaster. With Super Bowl Sunday on the horizon, employers around the country should be bracing themselves for a bombardment of calls from employees calling in sick Monday morning because according to a survey conducted by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and conducted by The Harris Poll 17.2 million employees plan to do just that. .

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Are Incentives A Good Employee Motivator? 15 Coaching Experts Weigh In

Forbes Coaches Council

One common employee motivation technique used by businesses is offering financial or material incentives. Members of Forbes Coaches Council weigh in on whether they believe incentives work, why or why not, and what might actually work better.

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4 Day Work Week

Take It Personel-ly

Does It Work? Back in the day, people were working each day of their lives. The times were different then, and so was the work they were doing: feeding the animals, caring for the family, working the fields, and serving the needs of the community with trades that were only done by certain people – […].

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Automation Is Not a Replacement for Interaction – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

I recently participated in a Twitter chat hosted by the Workforce Institute at Kronos on the topic of predictions. You can check out the chat recap on the Workforce Institute blog. One of the questions that we talked about was automation and machine learning. The idea being that machines can help us automate some aspects of work such as scheduling. That’s why I couldn’t help but smile at this Time Well Spent cartoon from our friends at Kronos.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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8 Tips For Building Culture Across Remote Teams

Reflektive

With 3.4 million Americans now working remotely for at least half the work week, managing remote teams has become commonplace. Remote team communication has become easier with the development of online tools and workspaces, which also offer opportunities to assess remote work performance. SEE ALSO: Ultimate Guide to Employee Check-Ins. While many of the practical challenges of working with remote teams have been overcome, companies still struggle to build culture with out-of-office employees.

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4 signs top talent may leave: Best strategies to keep them

HR Morning

There are few things an HR pro dreads more than when a great employee hands in their notice. The challenge of having to replace them can be overwhelming. . And in this tight labor market, landing new top talent is no easy task, making retention an important priority. Luckily, there are usually signs a valued employee might be thinking about jumping ship, and some proactive steps you can take to try and keep them.

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2019 Employee Voice Award Nominees Announced

Quantum Workplace

OMAHA, Neb. (Feb. 1, 2019) – Each year, we at Quantum Workplace host our Best Places to Work contest , which recognizes the top 20 organizations for their distinction in employee engagement with the Employee Voice Award. We define employee engagement as the strength of mental and emotional connection that employees feel toward their places of work.

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How to Kick Off Your Influencer Marketing Campaign this 2019

Take It Personel-ly

Influencer marketing has been one of the go-to strategies of most businesses these days. The difference that the influencers make helps companies to let the audience know more about their brand, and at the same time, strengthening it as time goes by. Whether you are a startup company or a novice business, here are some […].

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New Use of Engagement Tools- Drive Buy In

POPinNow

Success Predictor: Knowing You Have Buy-in Before Launching New Initiatives There is no shortage of tools being introduced to help drive better engagement in your organization – surveys, collaboration tools, enterprise social network tools, crowd-sourcing tools, etc. These tools can help associates weigh in on documents, share ideas for innovations or solving problems, and generally connect teams to get answers quickly. 70% of Initiatives Fail But there is untapped potential with these various

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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2018 Top Assessment and Evaluation Company

Extended DISC

Extended DISC North America, Inc. Selected Among the Training Industry Top 20 Assessment and Evaluation Companies. Raleigh, NC – January 24, 2019 – Training Industry today announced its selections for the 2018 Top Training Companies™ lists for the Assessment and Evaluation sector of the learning and development market. Training Industry, the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, prepares the Training Industry Top 20 reports on critical sectors of the training

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The Pressing Need For Culture Management

Forbes Coaches Council

Workplace culture only works when you get past the branding/communications part and start treating it with the same seriousness you give to finances and other core management functions.

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Please Stop Punishing Employees for the Polar Vortex

Evil HR Lady

The weather in the Midwest and parts of Canada has been absurdly low and dangerous. Even the post office (“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night.” canceled delivery in some places because it was so cold. And while I’m all warm and snuggly in my home ( yay for working from home !) and my town is at a balmy 40, I opened my email this morning to find this email: My son was fired for not coming into work on a weather advisory where the weather was -20 the town was advis

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Ladies, You Don't Have To Step On Others To Rise To The Top

Forbes Coaches Council

While getting to the top typically requires focus, determination and being prepared to win, you also often need the support of others.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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HR Leaders’ Top 5 Tech Investments for 2019

Outmatch

HR leaders tell us which of SHRM’s top HR trends they’re most likely to pursue this year. Earlier this year, SHRM released the Top HR Tech Trends for 2019. Here are 5 areas where HR leaders are really leaning in: AI-Driven Technologies. While new AI technologies are being adopted everyday, HR technology leaders are becoming more diligent about AI tools.

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open thread – February 1-2, 2019

Ask a Manager

It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please don’t repost it here, as it may be in the to-be-answered queue.

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How Data Becomes Insight: The Right Data Matters

ADP

How Data Becomes Insight: The Right Data Matters It's not enough to have a lot of data and some good ideas. The quality, quantity and nature of the data.

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What Exactly Is The Employee Experience?

Forbes Coaches Council

It'snot at all about benefits and perks. And it's not about culture either.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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EEO-1 Filing Delayed and Extended

HRWatchdog

The EEO-1 submission deadline has been extended to May 31, 2019. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has delayed the “opening day” of the 2018 EEO-1 Survey to early March 2019 and moved the due date to May 31, 2019. The recent government shutdown caused this postponement. The EEO-1 is an annual survey that requires all private employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors or first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a federal contract, subcontr

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A Day Planner for HR Pros

Paycor

Dream big and make a plan with Paycor’s personal journal, designed especially for the ambitious HR professional. Download it now.

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12 Tips To Help Your Staff Shake Off The 'New Year Blues'

Forbes Coaches Council

The close of the holiday season can sometimes lead to the "January blues," for a business, with staff feeling drained and unmotivated. Members of Forbes Coaches Council offer tips for boosting morale and creating enthusiasm for a fresh new year.

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Don’t Be Humble: Showcase Your Employer Brand Through Recruitment Marketing

Yello

Whether it’s a cafeteria stocked with free food or the opportunity to send humans to Mars, it’s easy to conjure up reasons candidates seek out careers with popular, newsworthy companies. It’s also easy to list off any number of companies that offer generous employee perks or purpose-driven missions that are well known to the public at large. These companies aren’t being humble when it comes to attracting talent: they want to work with the best of the best, and they want you to know it.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Five for Friday: Workplace Efficiency

Jostle

Workplace efficiency has been on the minds of employers since the days of Henry Ford and the assembly line, back when the number of transmissions an employee could assemble in an 8-hour shift determined their worth. In an effort to create the most efficient workers possible, experts were sometimes brought in to measure and design workflows, figure out ways to cut inefficient or wasted movement, and institute a new form of management geared towards increasing productivity at all costs.

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How To Combat Self-Doubt

Forbes Coaches Council

One of the kindest things you can do for yourself is to recognize that self-doubt can be defeating and can limit your true capabilities.

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Job Security And The Corporate Professional

New to HR

For many people, job security might sound like a myth. After all, there’s no telling when things can change. The company could go bankrupt. A new employee with a lot of credentials might become the star player. Your employer might. The post Job Security And The Corporate Professional appeared first on New To HR.

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Engagement In A New Era Of Business: An Invitation To Communicate Differently

Forbes Coaches Council

Success in this digital economy may take a new level of engagement, reconnecting at a very human level and paying attention to the real conversation behind every interaction.

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eBook: Global Workforce Management: Unpacking the Risks and Challenges

This eBook examines the complexities of global workforce management, including country specific labor and payroll regulations, and the risks and consequences of non-compliance.

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The End of Compensation, Rewards, and Human Resource Management

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: Today's post comes to us courtesy of guest contributor E. K. Torkornoo. In spite of all the progress we’ve made over the years and decades, a troublesome fissure still persists in approaches to Compensation, Rewards, and Human Resource Management (CRHR) in many organizations. The massive divide relates to a preoccupation with means, versus the end.

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HR Tech Weekly: Episode #205: Stacey Harris and John Sumser

HR Examiner

Hosts Stacey Harris and John Sumser discuss important news and topics in recruiting and HR technology. Listen live every Thursday at 7AM Pacific – 10AM Eastern, or catch up on full episodes with transcriptions here. HR Tech Weekly. Episode: 205. Air Date: January 31, 2019. This Week. This week: HR Open Source Has A New Operating Board, Companies gaming Glassdoor Reviews, Culture Amp Acquires Zugata, Davos Global Reskilling Challenge, Skillsoft Launches New Digital Learning Journeys for Key

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Does New Jersey’s new equal pay law apply retroactively?

The Employer Handbook

Image Credit: PXhere.com ([link]. Last April, I was talking to an employee-rights attorney about the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act , legislation in New Jersey that Governor Murphy had just signed. That’s the law requiring pay equality across all protected classes. The attorney asked me words to the effect of, “Is this law retroactive?” (It has a six-year statute of limitations.).