Sat.Apr 27, 2019

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Employee Who Continued to Work Consented to Arbitration

SHRM Resources

An employee who was told that agreeing to arbitrate disputes was a condition of employment but who refused to sign the agreement and continued to work for the employer implied her consent to arbitration, a California appeals court ruled.

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Solving the Skills Gap Through Prison to Workforce Pipeline

SHRM

What if I told you that right now business has the ability to solve today’s skills gap. Would you believe me? The fact is, we do. And it all starts with changing the way we think about, view and support people with criminal backgrounds. As the Chief Social Responsibility Officer for a company that trains and hires incarcerated women, I know this: if we broaden the lens we use to identify talent and future potential, we will enable our companies to flourish, build stronger communities and boost

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weekend free-for-all – April 27-28, 2019

Ask a Manager

This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. (This one is truly no work and no school.). Book recommendation of the week: Having discovered Alison Lurie a few weeks ago, I’m now reading everything she’s written, most recently Truth and Consequences , which is about two academics’ marriage, their affairs, and a bad back.

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Belgium-based Commuty Raises $558K USD for Employer Provided Parking Benefit Management

WorkTech

Commuty raises a seed round to provide a system for employers to manage parking spot allocations and incentivize alternative commuting programs. From FinSMEs: Commuty, a Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium-based provider of a smart parking solution for employers to manage parking spots, raised €500k in funding.Backers included Be Angels and Sambrinvest.The company intends to use the funds […].

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.

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5 Things That Entrepreneurs Should Be Thinking About

New to HR

With more and more people now taking advantage of working for themselves or setting up a business from scratch it can be a tough market for anyone trying to join the crowd. Whether you are going it alone or are. The post 5 Things That Entrepreneurs Should Be Thinking About appeared first on New To HR.

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Report: Amazon's workplace robots can now do same-day firing

Workplace Diva

How much do you trust computers to manage the workforce? If you're Amazon, then quite a lot, apparently: reports are claiming that Amazon's warehouse robots are now able to fire employees on the spot without managerial input! Talk about the rise of the machines. We're all just a bunch of workplace Sarah Connors waiting to be terminated eventually by Janet from The Good Place, or something like that.

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Employees Don’t Trust Anti-Retaliation Statutes

HR Digest

Corporate compliance officers already know that violation of anti-retaliation statues is an unjustifiable risk. The magnitude of this significant problem is outlined in ECI’s Global Business Ethics Survey. It noted that 44 percent of employees suffered retaliation after reporting wrongdoing of some kind – up from 22 percent in 2013. Even worse, employees typically don’t report retaliation via internal hotlines.

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Therapies For The Mentally Well: Proven Techniques For Building Your Positive Psychology

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Evidence-based techniques for overcoming psychological problems can be adapted to help us achieve personal goals and ideals.

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Why Tracking Time Is Crucial for Professional Service Companies

AccountSight

If history sets a precedent, maybe the most notable profit drains of business profitability are unbilled expenses and time. For many years, inefficient and outdated methods of tracking time and expenses have cost professionals such as accountants, designers, architects, lawyers, and consultants millions in uncaptured profits. At times, the losses can be huge because, a significant percentage their input – collaborating, consulting, etc. – is usually invisible, despite its significance.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Why Business Leaders Need To Invest In Their Employees' Education

Forbes Leadership Strategy

For decades there has been a mis-match between education and the needs of business. It is time that corporate leaders became more involved in developing their employees.

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10 Best Recruitment Tools in 2019 [INFOGRAPHIC]

TalentLyft

Check out the list of the 10 best recruitment tools in 2019 ! Recruiters and HR professionals who use these top 10 recruiting software have a serious advantage when it comes to finding, attracting and hiring top talent. Read More.

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Management Tip: The (Surprising) Trouble With Technology

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Technology can dull some of our managerial instincts. 56% of managers say they use digital methods to deal with work conflicts "instead of discussing the situation in person or over the phone.

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10 Best Recruitment Tools in 2020 [INFOGRAPHIC]

TalentLyft

Check out the list of the 10 best recruitment tools in 2020 ! Recruiters and HR professionals who use these top 10 recruiting software have a serious advantage when it comes to finding, attracting and hiring top talent. Read More.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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Common Phrases Leaders Use That Make Them Sound Weak

Forbes Leadership Strategy

People will judge you by your word choice. Weak language makes you appear weak. If you are a leader, here's what not to say.

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5 Apologies Every Leader Owes Their Team

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Leaders often forget what it is like to not be in a leadership position - to not be in control. Stepping into the shoes of those who report to you can be a great way to improve your own management. By doing so, you will likely find 5 areas in which you can immediately improve.

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Kyler Murray And Josh Rosen Could Not Have Coexisted Because Of This Psychological Trait

Forbes Leadership Strategy

One reason why Murray and Rosen could not have coexisted is that NFL players and coaches have strong Power drives. In the NFL, the quarterback is one of the critical decision makers. And power-driven people need to know, with no equivocation, that there is one player at a time who holds that title.

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Lead Like A 'Jeopardy!' Champ: Five Winning Strategies That James Holzhauer Uses

Forbes Leadership Strategy

If you do these five things consistently, you too will triumph.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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The New Hiring Practices At McKinsey And Goldman Sachs

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Why corporate hiring is in need of an overhaul.

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The Truth About Self-Esteem

Forbes Leadership Strategy

This article will explore exactly what self-esteem is and why improving it may not be so easy.

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