Wed.Dec 22, 2021

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Why Employee Skills Must Be Measured

Visier

To thrive in a changing marketplace, organizations have to make fast, accurate decisions about their people. That takes data—specifically, skill data. According to Mark Hanson of Emsi Burning Glass , that’s why interest in measuring, analyzing, and leveraging skill data has exploded in recent years. . As the leading provider of labor market data and analytics, Emsi Burning Glass knows skills better than almost anyone—and as Skills Product Owner, Mark Hanson has spent his career understanding the

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AI Transformations for the Staffing Industry and Predicted Trends for 2022

Essium HRM

Artificial intelligence and automation are changing the way people interact with each other. For people in the staffing industry, it has completely revolutionized the way candidates are recruited, tracked, and placed. Moving forward into 2022, more major changes are expected. There are some predictions about what pieces of technology and trends will be most important in 2022. .

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HR Headaches: How to Respond to Rude Customers and Teach Your Staff

Zenefits

The aftermath of the pandemic has small and medium-sized businesses struggling to keep up with demand and supply. Shortages in staffing and inventory are challenging. Add disgruntled or rude customers to the mix and you may see a minor scuffle or an incident that goes viral. For most businesses the old-fashioned, “the customer is always right” is standard operating procedure.

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HR Trends: The Key Reads of December 2021

Intoo USA

Welcome to our summary of December best reads on HR trends! This month, hot topics included employee recognition, mental health benefits, and workplace flexibility—all elements that can help attract and retain talent. HR Trends for December 2021. Recognizing employees’ contributions is an essential part of a strong employee experience…. Validating your employees’ efforts can be accomplished in many ways.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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update: asking to work from home with a new puppy

Ask a Manager

This post, update: asking to work from home with a new puppy , 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 who wanted to ask to work from home with her new puppy (#2 at the link)?

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Creating a Successful Telecommuting Policy Post-Pandemic

TalentCulture

A survey from Pew Research Center found that the vast majority of remote staffers think working from home is somewhat or very easy. In that study, four out of five respondents […]. The post Creating a Successful Telecommuting Policy Post-Pandemic appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Is the Labor Market at Full-Employment Now?

TLNT: The Business of HR

With over 10 million jobs open and employers everywhere struggling to fill jobs, a glimmer of hope has been an increase in the labor force participation rate. There are 2.4 million fewer people in the labor force than there were before Covid started. They’ve stayed away from rejoining the labor force for many reasons: fear of the virus, lack of childcare, stimulus payments that disincentivize work, etc. .

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A $4 billion U.S. company went remote, and says staff can work from home forever

WorkHuman

Workhuman’s January Human Workplace Index data is featured in this Fortune article on return to office. . The post A $4 billion U.S. company went remote, and says staff can work from home forever appeared first on Workhuman.

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Best tips for managers to improve their remote leadership skills

Bob

In the last two years, organizations worldwide have permanently adopted WFH and hybrid work models. But do leadership and management teams have the right skills to lead their dispersed teams effectively? Companies are busy drafting policies on how to make remote and hybrid work a success. Meanwhile, managers across industries are navigating the space of remote leadership and upskilling themselves.

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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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DHS Releases Extra Seasonal Visas This Winter

SHRM Resources

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Dec. 20 that an additional 20,000 H-2B visas will be available for employers seeking seasonal foreign guest workers this winter.

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update: my coworker is too personally invested in her job

Ask a Manager

This post, update: my coworker is too personally invested in her job , 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 coworker was overly invested in her job and felt guilty being away from work?

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8 business-critical administrative assistant skills

Business Management Daily

Want your office to run like a well-oiled machine? A top-notch administrative assistant is the way to do it. These professionals provide managers and other team members with the administrative support they need to do their jobs and maximize productivity. Their contributions to office management are numerous, diverse, and never to be overlooked. But what does a good administrative assistant resume and cover letter look like?

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A Year in Review: 10 Lessons HR Professionals Learned in 2021

Bonusly

Well, everyone, we did it! Another year of uncertainty, upheaval, and a global pandemic that refuses to retreat, is in the rearview mirror. For HR professionals, this year brought up more questions than ever, but it also brought many known issues into sharper focus. The world is watching as companies address things like social justice, the Great Resignation, the return to the office, and creating connection in hybrid environments.

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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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Top 5 2021

Dave's Weekly Thought

Another year in isolation is good for only one thing: creative output. Indeed, any artist with access to a four track has amplified musical production over the past 21 months. Fewer shows, cancellations, the loss of elder songwriters, more zoom interviews and videos made at home. Grab a cup of coffee and your acoustic guitar. it's time to channel your inner Bon Iver. 2021 brought us the return of Bleachers , an homage to 80's pop and Bruce Springsteen.

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my new coworker is my childhood bully, casual dates at the holiday party, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, my new coworker is my childhood bully, casual dates at the holiday party, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. My new coworker is my childhood bully. I recently started a new job. A colleague, who has an unusual name, was a childhood playmate turned middle school bully of mine.

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The Perks of selecting an Automated HR Software Solution

SutiHR

It is obvious that your company must always provide the best customer and employee experience to be competitive. These are some of the leading and key factors to keep any business rolling and on track. The HR department is accountable for tracking the record of every employee working for the company, and it will include Attendance, Performance record, Sick leave, and vacation leaves, and salaries as well.

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Resilience+ Is My Word of the Year

Thrive Global

As we mark the close of another challenging year, my word of the year is “Resilience+.” And, actually it’s my leading contender for word of the decade. (Yes, I know it’s early, but it’s hard to imagine anything displacing it in the years ahead.) . Just as streaming platforms from Disney+ and Apple TV+ to Discovery+ and Paramount+ have now rolled out hours and hours of on-demand content, Resilience+ is the on-demand feature we all need in the new year. 2021 was the year we watched the pandemic go

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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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Unemployment Claims Remain at Pre-Pandemic Level

SHRM Resources

States reported that 205,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Dec. 18. Initial claims are now holding at or below the level they were generally at before the pandemic-related spike in 2020.

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5 Best Compensation Tools 2022 in HRM

HR Lineup

Managing employee compensation is a sensitive function that HR professionals should handle with caution. With an effective compensation plan, your employees will be comfortable and satisfied, thus working long term. A good compensation plan also attracts quality talent and builds your employer brand, thus attracting more clients and investors. Note that managing employee compensation is not easy, especially if you are running a large enterprise with many employees.

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2021 in Review, and a Sneak Peek at 2022

Analytics in HR

It’s somehow already December again, which means it’s time to slow down and reflect on the past 12 months and look ahead to what we have in store for our students in 2022. There was a lot that made this year special for the AIHR team, so let me share the highlights with you. Celebrating 5 years of AIHR. It’s no secret that for me, it’s the people I work with on a daily basis that make working at AIHR so exciting and special.

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G2 Names Quickbase Leader in Multiple Categories for Winter 2022

Quickbase

Read on for what organizations are looking for in their enterprise low code platforms, and why Quickbase was named a leader.

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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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What Does the Future Hold for Remote Work?

Criteria Corp

In 2020, the world-wide shift to remote work was anything but voluntary. It was a necessary measure that many companies took (if they could) to make things safer for their employees as the virus and lockdowns spread. As 2021 draws to a close and the pandemic drags on , many have questions about the future of remote work. Was it just a temporary measure?

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The Case For A Reimagined Minimum Wage

Forbes Coaches Council

The fears that we can dream up are not at all in proportion with the benefits of a minimum wage moving with real economic growth.

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Employer Brand Blog - A Year in Review

exaqueo

Our team wrote many educational, industry-leading blog posts this year so we’ve featured our top three most read blog posts of 2021 here.

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Seven Tips For Designing A Leadership Self-Reflection Practice

Forbes Coaches Council

Reflective practice accelerates improvement in your leadership skills and enables you to better understand yourself and others.

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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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Make an Employment Tax Mistake? You May Face the Failure to Deposit Penalty

Patriot Software

Part of the role of being an employer is withholding, contributing to, and remitting employment taxes. But, what happens if you don’t make a payment on time or pay an incorrect amount? Cue the Failure to Deposit Penalty. Employment taxes overview Before we can get into the IRS Failure to Deposit Penalty, let’s briefly recap […] READ MORE.

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California Holiday Pay, Time Off Rules

HRWatchdog

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Bianca Saad discuss California holiday wage and hour issues, including holiday pay, policy best practices, employees calling out sick, and handling vacation requests. Around this time of year, many employees are ready for rest and relaxation and will ask for time off, Roberts says in kicking off the podcast.

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updates: old boss is now my peer, Secret Santa gifts with a message, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, updates: old boss is now my peer, Secret Santa gifts with a message, and more , 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. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. Was I fired or laid off?