SHRM Resources
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Companies may have more clarity on which workers can be classified as independent contractors under a proposed rule that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) sent to the White House for review.
HR Bartender
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
(Editor’s note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Paycom , a leading provider of cloud-based human capital management software. Paycom employees have donated more than $150,000 to community organizations such as Paralyzed Veterans of America, Project Aware, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, and numerous health care nonprofits. A big thanks for their generosity and enjoy the article.).
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Justworks
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Whether you are an individual choosing a medical provider to visit for diagnosis or treatment or you’re an employer in the process of deciding which group health insurance plans best meet your needs or the needs of your employees, it’s important to have a clear understanding of the difference between in-network and out-of-network providers. This can help you make wise decisions that greatly impact out-of-pocket healthcare expenses.
HR Zone
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Culture The rise of hybrid teams.
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The Muse
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans are dealing with work-from-home burnout. Here’s how to recognize it and how to cope.
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6Q
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Long gone are the days when all that an employer needed from their employees was for them to come in, perform their tasks for the day and clock out. Today, most organisations fully recognise that human resource is their most important asset. As a result, employers are concerned with the wellbeing and morale of their staff. They are also concerned with employee loyalty because it directly impacts company performance.
Ask a Manager
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
A reader writes: My employee recently told me that she would like to get more positive feedback from me. I’m good at giving constructive feedback on how to improve her work, but I will admit that I don’t often remember to give positive feedback. This has been difficult my employee, who said that she has also noticed that I am more likely to give positive feedback to colleagues on other teams than to her.
SHRM
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
As remote work was suddenly thrust upon organizations just a few months ago, businesses at large scrambled to find online tools to keep their workflow, and their culture, moving along. For many, this sudden shift to a more remote work environment highlighted culture issues and challenges that may have been hidden or not seen as important in the real-world office.
Ask a Manager
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
A reader writes: I started a new job around the time COVID-19 hit. To take the job, I moved about six hours away from home, so I was starting over in a new city and I didn’t know anyone other than a few friends of friends. I worked in the new city for a month, but when everything shut down, I returned back to my hometown to continue working remotely, as it was easier to be closer to my family and friends.
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Emergenetics International
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
“Workforce planning” may feel like a bit of an oxymoron in 2020 as work has been turned on its head and sticking to any sort of plan has become increasingly difficult. For organizations that want to do more than react to current challenges, it’s essential to have a strategy to: -Identify how you need and […]. The post Eight Steps to Inspire an Agile Approach to Workforce Planning appeared first on Emergenetics International Blog.
FLEX
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Each year employers must provide a written notice to Medicare-eligible employees who are covered under their group health plan. The notice must include information about the creditable coverage status of the prescription drug benefit. In other words, the notice tells employees if the prescription drug benefit on the group health plan is at least as good as the standard Medicare Part D plan.
Compensation Cafe
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Editor's Note: Here at the Cafe, we taking conventional wisdom and flipping it upside down or giving it a good spin, to see what can be learned from a different vantage point. With that in mind, we bring you Dan Walter's Classic flipperoo of the ubiquitous SMART goals approach. Anyone who has taken a class or performed a Google-search on performance goals has learned about the concept of “SMART” goals.
Forbes Coaches Council
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Learning how to present your true self on social media profiles can be confusing for business professionals. To help clear things up, we asked members of Forbes Coaches Council to provide tips for showing up online in the most authentic and professional way possible.
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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.
Take It Personel-ly
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Are you looking for a great new way to jump-start your career? If your trajectory as a manager has stalled, it’s time to find a new path upward. One of the best ways to do so is to consider a brand new approach. Becoming an agile coach could be the career grand slam you’ve been […].
Best Money Moves
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
HR trends 2021: which benefits do employees value most? Employees want benefits that better support their health and wellness after the COVID-19 pandemic. Benefits priorities are shifting considerably due to the COVID-19 pandemic. . Only 55 percent of employees believe their company is making the best decisions about their benefits, according to new research by The Hartford, and just 44 percent think their benefits package is above average compared to what other employers are offering. “Th
Human Workplaces
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
This post first appeared on Forbes.com. When I ask leaders to describe the culture at their organization, the answers are typically high level, starting with the most generic descriptions, such as, “We have a strong culture here.” They may also use similarly vague but positive terms, such as “good,” “effective,” “excellent,” etc., all of which are nice but ultimately meaningless because they don’t give any sense of what is valued inside the culture.
Engagedly
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
The US boasts the biggest health industry, consisting of 784,626 companies and it spends about twice what other countries do on healthcare. The global pandemic has now led to an increase in demand for healthcare, and it has become very vital to drive employee engagement, now more than ever. Engaged healthcare professionals tend to attend their patients with genuine smiles and put an extra effort to help them with their questions and concerns.
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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?
The Employer Handbook
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Image Credit: Alexas_Fotos (pixabay.com). I love my readers. But there are many added perks of being a client. For example, you get the daily blog posts. Plus , I toss in free weekend updates. (Yes, I sleep, but rarely.). In this past weekend’s update, I detailed how the U.S. Department of Labor had just given a lesson to employers on paid sick leave for parents with school-aged children.
Fond
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of articles out there that emphasize the importance of employee reviews and performance tracking. We even have a few of our own that discuss how employee evaluations are critical to improving work, how professional growth unites generations at work, and how to create an employee development plan. At the center of these articles is the importance of employee feedback.
Papirfly
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Think of your marketing funnel like the journey your consumer takes from being totally unfamiliar with your brand, to becoming a customer. The more this journey is nurtured, the more problems you solve for them, the more content they are exposed to – this all helps them to narrow down their purchasing decision so they make it through the end of the sales funnel.
A Slice of HR
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Picture Credit. I have a sticker on my desk that reads: You can’t spell superhero without HR. I love this sentiment, and believe it. (Also: I also understand that, since it was given to me by a vendor, this is flattery by a savvy marketing department.). If most people I know were to pick a movie character to represent HR, it would probably not be Batman, Black Widow, or Superman.more like an evil henchman hired by management to carry out dirty deeds, like Corvus Glaive or LaFou.
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.
Berkshire Associates
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor announced the minimum wage rate for workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts covered by Executive Order 13658 , beginning January 1, 2021. The rate that generally must be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts will increase from $10.80 to $10.95 per hour, while tipped employees performing work on or in connection with covered contracts will increase from $7.55 to $7.65 per hou
Guideline
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Do your clients have questions about offering a 401(k) plan? We’ve got most of the answers accountants and advisors need right here! This article is the third in a three-part series that’s designed to help tax pros and investment advisors give their clients great advice about 401(k) plans. We'll go deep into the nitty gritty of what makes 401(k) plans tick, but you can also brush up on the why and how of 401(k)s in the first two articles: Part 1: Why tax pros should be up to speed on retirement
Adzuna Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
2020 has been an extremely challenging year for jobseekers and employers. The U.S. job market has been decimated by the coronavirus crisis, and despite some signs that a recovery may be on the horizon, the picture in September 2020 remains bleak. We are experiencing one of the biggest economic slumps in living memory; 14.8 million Americans remain unemployed, hiring activity has collapsed by up to 50% and competition for jobs has intensified across the country.
Patriot Software
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Like most employers, you probably had a lot of questions when you first heard about the executive order payroll tax deferral. But thanks to the IRS’s recently released guidance on the employee Social Security tax deferral, we have some answers. If you haven’t heard the latest buzz on the employee Social Security tax deferral, we’ve […] READ MORE.
Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch
Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.
exaqueo
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Jazmyn joins us as an associate employer brand strategist, responsible for providing valuable support to projects, both strategically and tactically, including engagement with clients as well as employer brand consulting and content development.
Babette Ten Haken - Human Capital & Industrial IoT
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Is it time to recalibrate your pandemic professional trajectory speed? So you are proactive and anticipatory of where you need to go, today, tomorrow and moving forward. Today, let’s discuss lessons learned from the movie, “The Martian,” by Andy Weir in 2011. First, consider what your professional trajectory speed looks like today. You know it. I know it.
Ask a Manager
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Should you point out grammatical errors in job ads? I’m applying for a lot of marketing jobs where “attention to detail” and “strong verbal and written communication” are musts. Just out of curiosity, when I interview with these places is would it be considered too cheeky to light-heartedly bring up their comma splice in the job description?
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