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'Always on' work culture needs to go

Jostle

It’s 5pm on Friday, which means it’s time to pack up your belongings and head home for the night. You’ve done some excellent work this week. Now, you’re excited for the weekend.

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How To Have Transformational 1-on-1 Meetings With Your Employees

15Five

Did you know employees are three times more likely to be engaged at work if they have managers who hold regular meetings with them? While many managers do hold 1-on-1 meetings with their direct reports, it’s far too common that they are rushed, tactical, and transactional. When organizations are able to conduct transformational 1-on-1s, performance, customer satisfaction, and employee engagement are significantly boosted.

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How to Improve Inclusion in the Workplace

CuteHR

Diversity is not only a buzzword. Rather, it is an essential component of a healthy and productive workplace. That’s why it is important to know ways to improve inclusion in the workplace and enhance diversity. The majority (78%) of companies prioritize diversity in recruiting to improve culture whereas 62% do so to ameliorate financial performance according to a Linkedin report.

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A Matter of Optics

Compensation Cafe

Who are they, those critics who question the pay-for-performance rationale for executive pay? Every spring, like daffodils popping through the warming ground, investigative articles appear challenging the validity of how the executive suite is rewarded. Critical commentaries by notable Compensation experts, as well as by financial analysts here and there, will question whether job performance has warranted the amount of financial rewards reported in proxy statements.

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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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How To Understand And Manage Emotions In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

We, humans, are unique in the sense that we experience emotions at all moments of our lives. From the moment we are born, we start experiencing emotions like happiness, sadness, and so on. Experiencing emotions is just proof that we feel and react to the changes that happen in our day to day lives. Even though emotions are experienced in all facets of our lives, we must express them appropriately according to the environment.

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Why are 46% of U.S. workers changing jobs within the next 12 months

Engage2Excel

Employee turnover is an even bigger topic in 2020, due to record low unemployment, than it was in 2018 when we produced the first edition of this report. Retaining employees has become one of the highest priorities for CEOs and HR leaders today. In many sectors, employee retention is now a critical factor in determining and maintaining a competitive advantage.

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WOH: 75 What if Your Employees Could Use PTO For Anything They Want

UpstartHR

Employee paid leave is often overlooked because it has been around for what seems like forever. It’s fairly standard, and the biggest advancement in recent history has been moving from a split vacation/sick model to a paid time off or “PTO” model, where employees can use the leave flexibly for illness, vacation, or other personal needs as they see fit. .

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SXSW 2020 Cancelled — Here’s How to Help Ideas Thrive

Kazoo

Update: Nobody’s more shocked than Kazoo [now WorkTango] that South by Southwest 2020 has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. And with the 100,000 thought leaders, artists, and innovators no longer descending on the city, the economic impact of cancelling SXSW — both locally and in the workplace community at large — will have long-lasting ramifications.

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Continuous Listening: How to Strengthen Employee Communication

TalentCulture

This is the first in a two-piece guest series on Continuous Listening. Human Resources departments own many responsibilities that directly contribute to the overall success of a company. According to Sari Levine Wilde, managing vice president of Gartner, “The businesses that are successful today and in the future, will be those that win when it comes to talent…This means helping employees build critical skills and developing employees into leaders.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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SXSW 2020 Cancelled — Here’s How to Help Ideas Thrive

Kazoo

Update: Nobody’s more shocked than Kazoo [now WorkTango] that South by Southwest 2020 has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. And with the 100,000 thought leaders, artists, and innovators no longer descending on the city, the economic impact of cancelling SXSW — both locally and in the workplace community at large — will have long-lasting ramifications.

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Top 3 Challenges of Manual Expense Management Processes

SutiHR

Whether a startup or a large enterprise, every penny counts in any kind of business. You must keep track of company expenses in order to control the finances and enhance profitability. Inaccurate data and miscalculated costs can have a negative effect on your business finances if not instantly resolved. If your organization is still managing expenses manually with paper receipts and spreadsheets, there is a high possibility the reports may be inaccurate, which poses larger corporate risks and co

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How HR Helps Employees Become More Educated

Hppy

For HR specialists, helping employees grow both professionally and personally is part of the job description. However, the ways in which this can be achieved depend on many different elements. The more practices we implement, however, the greater the rate of success. . Does hr help employees to evolve as professionals? In this article, we will discuss some ways in which HR can help people enhance their personal qualities, develop new professional skills, and succeed in balancing high productivit

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4 Best Practices for Second-Chance Hiring

SHRM Resources

?Yonkers, N.Y.-based Greyston Bakery, the primary supplier of brownies for Ben & Jerry's ice cream, is at the forefront of second-chance hiring, tapping the formerly incarcerated for inclusion in its job pool.Job candidates at the bakery have an easy application process, filling out a one-page form that asks for a name, phone number, and e-mail address.

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Fortify I-9 Compliance With The All-in-one Team Training Handbook

USCIS estimates that 76% of paper I-9s have at least one fineable error —with high-volume hirers at the highest risk. But worry not. WorkBright’s Ultimate I-9 Compliance Guide is a comprehensive resource to instantly level up your team’s I-9 process and reduce your audit risk. What to expect: Written for HR teams: No cryptic legal jargon here. We’ve made it fast and easy to find concise answers to nearly fifty I-9 questions in simple terms.

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The IRS’s 1095 Forms For ACA Explained (Update)

ACA Times

3 minute read: A number of changes were introduced to the health insurance marketplace with the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. From different reporting forms and health insurance plan requirements to the penalties imposed on employers for failing to comply with ACA regulations, the ACA created unique responsibilities for employers, health insurance carriers, and individuals.

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How to Evaluate Hiring Assessments

SHRM Resources

?When faced with a hiring decision, HR professionals and managers have to consider everything they know about the applicants. But that might not be enough information to make a choice. To get more information and add objectivity to the decision-making process, many organizations use assessments. "When these tools are used correctly, they're tremendously valuable," said Eric Sydell, Ph.D., an industrial-organizational psychologist and the chief innovation officer at Modern Hire, a.

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Constructive Feedback: Killing Softly With Faint Praise and Loud Criticism

HR Digest

Constructive feedback is a positive and negative observation of performance given in a manner that the person receiving it is ready to do better in both cases. Praising or criticizing someone should not be mixed up with constructive feedback. A harsh reprimand or a pat-on-the-back for some well-performed task works short term. Appreciation or criticism needs to be validated in some form for it to register and give results.

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my boss has violent tantrums and punches holes in walls

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’ve recently started in a new company. It was a particularly exciting job to get because my division superintendent (think great-great-grandboss) is known industry-wise to be a genius, and being part of his team, even with such separation, makes a big difference in a resumé. Well, I started working two months ago, while the Big Boss was on vacation followed by a month-long work trip.

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A Benefits Leaders Top Priority: Reducing Cancer at all Costs

U.S. employers are bracing for the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade next year. And the largest healthcare expense to employers? Cancer.

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Boost Your Employee Recognition With These 15 Inspiring TED Talks

TinyPulse

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that employees like being recognized for their efforts at work. Despite that, fewer than 33% of employees feel as though they’re valued at their jobs, according to our research. Think about it. When employees feel expendable, they’re not exactly motivated to work as hard as they can.

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The four critical phases of employee experience

HR Zone

Employees The four phases of employee experience.

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Continuous Listening: How to Foster Stronger Communication with Employees

TalentCulture

This is the first in a two-piece guest series on Continuous Listening. Human Resources departments own many responsibilities that directly contribute to the overall success of a company. According to Sari Levine Wilde, managing vice president of Gartner, “The businesses that are successful today and in the future, will be those that win when it comes to talent…This means helping employees build critical skills and developing employees into leaders.

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5 Things You Can Do in 15 Minutes or Less to Boost Your Job Search

GetFive

Searching for a job is like a job itself. It takes time, patience, and dedication. Some days you may spend hours customizing your resume and speaking to recruiters. Other days you might not have as much availability, but that doesn’t mean you should halt your job search momentum completely. If you can only scrape together 15 minutes for your job search, that’s OK.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con

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Top 4 Use Cases Of LMS For Training Retail Workforce

Gyrus

Understanding the major Use Cases of an LMS for Retail training is important for retail outlets that wish to boost the productivity of their retail workforce.

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Why You Need to Align Talent With Your Business

Engagedly

You might think it’s no big deal, but it is! When you hire wrong employees, it slows down a company’s growth process and instead of ploughing forward, teams start concentrating only on delivering right. This lag in pace […].

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Smart Hacks to Maintain Your House On a Budget

Take It Personel-ly

Your home is presumably your most valuable asset, and maintaining it is propitious in many ways. But note, with proper maintenance, you can lengthen the life of your appliances, improve its value, and make it more comfortable and safer. For example, there are several notable places you need to take note of; these are windows, […].

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Top 6 Augmented Writing Tools for Job Descriptions

Ongig

Employers are getting serious about job descriptions and investing more in them. One of the biggest challenges is writing job descriptions that are gender-neutral and free of other bias. This is where augmented writing plays a role. What is Augmented Writing? Augmented writing is technology that serves as a writing coach. It helps improve writing by highlighting problem words and suggesting better words.

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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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“It Depends” – A Look at the Gray Area of HR Policies & Regulations

HR Workplace Services

Most HR professionals will tell you the most difficult challenges the industry poses are those inevitable situations where reasonable actions and policy/regulations fail to conveniently meet. Even the savviest among us are tested by these “gray area topics.” And as you might expect, they are brought to our advisory teams all the time. The answers to most of these questions typically begin with “It depends” and the conclusions are often supported with “the ruling exists, nonetheless.”.

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The HR Famous Podcast E3 – SHRM Influencer Program & Bad Reviews on Glassdoor!

The Tim Sackett Project

In episode 3 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Jessica Lee, Kris Dunn, and I discuss recent legal proceedings designed to force Glassdoor to disclose reviewer identities , take a look at the company involved by reviewing their Glassdoor page and activity, and talk about dramatic changes to the SHRM Annual Conference Influencer Program.

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15 Unique Ways A Small Business Can Become A Staple In Its Community

Forbes Coaches Council

Grow your business by growing your presence in your local community -- using these tips from Forbes Coaches Council experts.