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Holiday Party Disasters

Evil HR Lady

Good office parties are great. Bad ones? Well, they are more fun to read about. Here are some holiday party nightmares from Inc.com readers. Make sure to share your story in the comments: The one with the live fish. “We no longer have Christmas white elephants because, well, about two years ago someone brought a live beta fish wrapped up as a gift and, of course, playing Yankee swap (or whatever you want to call it), everyone picked all the gifts up and shook them before picking one to op

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I’m starting to hate my customers, employee wants a month off in our busy period, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, I’m starting to hate my customers, employee wants a month off in our busy period, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. I’m starting to hate my customers. I work in telephone based collections for a credit card and loan provider, but increasingly I’m getting frustrated by the attitude of the customers we deal with.

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Important Reasons for Conducting Payroll Audits

PCS

The payroll audit , sometimes called compliance audit, is the process of thoroughly reviewing a company’s payroll practices and processes. It detects compliance issues regarding employment laws. This function also validates tax withholdings, detects human errors, and mitigates payroll fraud. Auditing is a crucial process. This is one reason why many companies choose to outsource their payroll audit services to a reputable third-party service provider.

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The Pay Transparency Trend and How to Prepare

PeopleStrategy

Openly communicating pay-related information to current or prospective employees is called pay transparency. Employers can provide this information through various channels, such as online job sites, job postings, during an interview, or through other company communications. As a result of changes in the labor market, more and more employees are demanding pay transparency.

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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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Ensure Fairness and Consistency During Performance Reviews with Calibrations

15Five

Here at 15Five, we know the importance of not only running regular performance reviews, but also in ensuring that the process is fair and equitable. With no intentional focus on fairness, it is easy for the review process to be biased and inconsistent across managers and teams, which can cause a lot of frustration and distrust, and undermine the performance review process at your organization.

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Fear and Loathing in 2023

NoExcusesHR

Let’s get right to the 800 pound gorilla in every conference room and office. Fear. Your fears. My fears. Our colleagues fears. Our employees fears. Fear is rampant. If you don’t agree…candidly, I don’t believe you. What’s next at my organization? At yours? Will your employees hang in there while you scramble to modernize your leadership style? Will your leaders be patient enough to put up with yet another “transformation project” in 2023?

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How to Foster More Emotionally Intelligent Leadership

Cisive

During the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, organizations have had to come face-to-face with the strengths and weaknesses of their leadership skills. Emotional intelligence (EI) emerged as a crucial part of effective leadership when leading hybrid and remote teams. Here’s how you can approach, develop, and apply EI going forward.

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update: my manager says my shyness is seen as rudeness

Ask a Manager

This post, update: my manager says my shyness is seen as rudeness , was written by Alison Green and published 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day.

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Does your employee mental health support fall short?

HR Zone

Employees Mental health support: Are you falling short?

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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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Performance Improvement Plan Template & Guide [Free Download]

Analytics in HR

With a performance improvement plan (PIP) template, you have a tool to create an individualized, action-orientated, step-by-step plan to improve the performance of employees who are either not meeting their manager or supervisor’s expectations or would benefit from a more structured action plan. Contents What is a performance improvement plan? Why use a performance improvement plan When to implement a performance improvement plan When to avoid a performance improvement plan The benefits of a per

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Workplace Socialization and Inclusion

Robin Schooling

Several years ago, while working on a re-design project for a company’s onboarding, I became familiar with the work of John Van Maanen and Edgar H. Schein. In “Toward a Theory of Organizational Socialization” (1979), they identified 6 major dimensions that represent how organizations approach socialization – in other words how newcomers are introduced (“onboarded”) to an organization.

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Bad at Job Interviews? Why and How to Fix It

BetterUp

Jump to section. Good vs. bad interviews: what’s the difference? What not to do during an interview. It doesn’t end with “no”. Keep your chin up.

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Causes of Absenteeism and How to Fix It

Hppy

Parental and sick leaves are guaranteed employees’ rights. Illnesses and injuries are unwanted but real-life circumstances to face and overcome and most employers understand this. But what if absenteeism from work becomes so frequent that it affects your employees’ morale and productivity causing extensive expenses? . And this is what’s happening in the post-Covid era when absenteeism became a growing phenomenon that can have significant effects on your business.

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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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Demand for Workhuman’s Employee Recognition Software Continues; Expands Dublin Headquarters and Announces New Board Member

WorkHuman

The Company Appoints Tech industry Leader Vidya Peters to the Board Gross revenues reached $876M in 2021, up 28% on the previous year; recorded billings of more than $1.1BN and $287M in net platform revenue Workhuman will also invest €2.8M to expand Dublin headquarters by year-end 2023 Framingham, MA– November 28, 2022 – Workhuman®, […]. The post Demand for Workhuman’s Employee Recognition Software Continues; Expands Dublin Headquarters and Announces New Board Member appeared first on Work

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Ryan Estis: “HR Is More Valuable Today” Than Ever Before

Betterworks

Ryan Estis envisions a future of work that is more happy and human, where work has the power to change employees’ lives. Bringing that vision to life will be challenging — and HR plays an essential role in that transformation. “HR is more valuable today than at any time in…history,” Ryan said during his keynote […].

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updates: the physically demanding team-building, the weekend sleepover, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, updates: the physically demanding team-building, the weekend sleepover, and more , was written by Alison Green and published 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 four updates from past letter-writers. 1.

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How To Scale A Tight-Knit Company Culture As A Remote Team Grows

Forbes Coaches Council

Some companies, especially those that operate remotely, may find it challenging to maintain the intimate and tight-knit culture they fostered in the early days as the team expands.

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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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What Is the “Clean Slate” Law Movement?

Sterling Check

Over the past several years, a social and legislative policy model has gained traction, known as the ‘Clean Slate’ Initiative. According to the Clean Slate Initiative , at least nine states have passed some version of clean slate laws, with many other jurisdictions looking to follow suit. This movement has also been gaining attention at the federal level.

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How to Foster More Emotionally Intelligent Leadership

Precheck

How to Foster More Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Nov. 29, 2022. Shannon Shoemaker Vice President of Marketing & Partnerships. During the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, organizations had to come face-to-face with the strengths and weaknesses of their leadership skills. Emotional intelligence (EI) emerged as a crucial part of effective leadership when leading hybrid and remote teams.

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Top 3 Project Management Responsibilities

SaaS BPM HR

Project management responsibilities are about keeping projects on track and on time, usually using a business process management tool. This is essential for your business […]. The post Top 3 Project Management Responsibilities appeared first on SaaS BPM.

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13 HR Conferences You Don't Want to Miss in 2023

Bonusly

When a global pandemic brought our world to a stop back in 2020, along with it went the hundreds of HR conferences that happen each year. One thing we learned from 2022 is that in-person events and conferences are BACK! You could feel the excitement from the various attendees, exhibitors, and event organizers at conferences this year. As the leader in employee recognition software , we’ve been hard at work researching the best events of 2023 to attend and we hope to see you there.

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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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Got A Job Offer? 16 Ways To Decide If The Company’s Values Align With Yours

Forbes Coaches Council

Aside from confirming that you’re comfortable with the job duties and compensation, it’s a good idea to also ensure that the company’s values align with those you hold personally.

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HRWS (Chart): Tracking Unemployment Rate Changes from Sept. to Oct. 2022

HR Workplace Services

Click the link below to view the HR Workplace Services (HRWS) Chart, tracking Unemployment Rate Changes from Sept. to Oct. 2022 (statistically significant states): HRWS Unemployment Chart Sept. – Oct. 2022. About HRWS. HR Workplace Services, Inc. (HRWS) partners with the nation’s top insurance brokers and agencies providing their clients with best-in-class services for support and HR concerns, compliance and technology.

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HR Data Analysis in Excel: A Step-by-Step Guide

Analytics in HR

Microsoft Excel is the market leader when it comes to data analysis, both in HR and other business functions. While it is no substitute for an HR Information System and does not offer the most advanced people analytics capabilities, it is the all-time favorite for quick analysis and data visualization. Excel provides HR professionals with a dynamic, relatively easy-to-use analysis tool.

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7 Ways to Amplify Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom

Emergenetics International

I had a chance to do a semantic noise activity with some of our Associates recently. I love these exercises because they are an easy and eye-opening way to explore differences in the perspectives of the Emergenetics® Attributes. All you do is pick a word, phrase or topic.

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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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Unlimited PTO Pros And Cons: How To Use It

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is an unlimited PTO policy? Positives and negatives of unlimited PTO. How to use unlimited PTO. Take off to better work-life balance.

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16 Important Tips to improve employee loyalty in 2022

HR Cloud

In a workplace, how your employee feels hugely impacts your company's productivity. So, whether you are recruiting new employees to the company or reducing employee turnover, prioritizing employee loyalty is a key factor. Nevertheless, it is challenging for companies to keep up with the demands and needs of the new generation of employees. According to the Global Benefits Attitude Survey between December 2021 and January 2022, 53% of employees are actively searching for new employment opportunit

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2023 Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Rates Announced

HRWatchdog

When an employee gets injured on the job , workers’ compensation — a no-fault insurance system that employers are required to have — kicks in. Once an employee’s workers’ compensation claim has been accepted, that individual receives temporary disability benefits while being off work and recovering from the injury’s effects. Each year, those benefit amounts change.