Ask a Manager
JANUARY 7, 2021
A reader writes: I’ve been working from home for five years. I know that some people currently work from home due to the pandemic hate it, but many love it and will want to continue after the pandemic ends. Their companies or managers wouldn’t allow it in the past. What I am wondering is: are the managers noticing how many bullets they are dodging when employees work from home?
SwipeClock
JANUARY 7, 2021
Do compliance worries keep you up night? An HRMS can give you peace of mind. Let’s discuss how to minimize your risks. The goal is to protect your employees, customers, and your business. 5 Compliance Basics for Employers. Know current federal and state laws—many have changed recently. Update your company policies and employee handbook with legal guidance.
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Engage2Excel
JANUARY 7, 2021
Suppose you want your employees to give better recognition and have employees recognized more frequently than they are. You may want to think about transforming your organization's recognition strategy now for 2021 with a carefully thought out plan.
DecisionWise
JANUARY 7, 2021
I was on a phone call in which a senior manager was not, as I call it, “owning the employee feedback” from his 360-degree feedback. His organization had just gone through a 360 assessment process which involved several hundred managers. After watching many of his direct reports go through the process over several weeks, it was now his turn. While not dismal, many of this manager’s 360 ratings were not as strong as they could (or should) have been.
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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SutiHR
JANUARY 7, 2021
Employees are one of the key resources of an organization and the most crucial source of future innovation and business growth. Conversely, in most companies, labor costs are the biggest category of total business expenses. That’s why keeping track of employee time and attendance can have a huge impact on the bottom line. Inaccurate time tracking can lead to costly regulatory compliance issues.
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SHRM
JANUARY 7, 2021
I’ve been thinking about the concept of trust. Being the HR enthusiast that I am, I have pondered and focused on the idea of trust and mistrust when it comes to the workplace. What makes a trusting environment, and how can feelings of trust permeate through company cultures often wrought with staunch traditions and rigidity? What can HR do to help?
UpstartHR
JANUARY 7, 2021
“We allow business leaders to dictate things based on who they like, who they golfed with the last weekend, and things like that when it should be: ‘Who is doing the work and who is a benefit to our work environment and our culture?'” Carla Patton, HR Executive. . We’re Only Human — Episode 101. . One of the challenges in the last year is that the pandemic showed the cracks in the relationships created by poor leadership.
Primalogik
JANUARY 7, 2021
Receiving 360 feedback can play a critical role in helping employees reach the next level in their careers. It gives them a fuller picture of how everyone, from leaders to subordinates, views their performance. However, doing it right takes careful planning. Read on to learn how a 360-degree feedback tool can benefit your organization and how to get the most from it.
SHRM
JANUARY 7, 2021
As a talent acquisition professional, my focus and vision are to find and bring the best and brightest talent to the companies and clients I work for so everyone can reach their goals! In addition to building relationships and networking, sourcing, screening, facilitating introductions and interviews, and managing the recruiting technology, it’s also a focus of mine to consistently work with managers (and educate myself!
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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.
Insperity
JANUARY 7, 2021
Inspiring unmotivated employees can be a challenge for managers. It can be an even bigger task – and more urgent – when one of your best contributors stops performing. If an employee your organization relies on to consistently deliver results, improve processes, delight customers or motivate others is suddenly flagging, it’s time to act. Intervening and working on a solution together can help your unmotivated employee get back on track and protect your organization’s innovation and productivity.
SHRM Resources
JANUARY 7, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule Jan. 8 replacing the annual H-1B visa lottery that randomly selects foreign professionals with a process that prioritizes those offered the highest salaries for their occupation and geographic area.
The Muse
JANUARY 7, 2021
The right way to close a professional email, plus examples and a list of email sign-offs for every situation.
WorkHuman
JANUARY 7, 2021
Workhuman’s CEO Eric Mosley was named Business Person of the Month by Business & Finance for his achievements in highlighting the value of people-first business with Workhuman. Read the full article on Business and Finance. .
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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.
Immedis
JANUARY 7, 2021
We asked customers, our executive team, our Payroll Operations team, and partners to give us their take on global payroll in 2021. Here are their answers. #1 A digitalization of HR. We see a priority being given to realizing the business benefits from investing in digitalization. One of the main reasons for this is that organizations now require their HR technology to support the new situation of physical distance and the need to focus on elevating the employee experience, while also needing cha
Forbes Coaches Council
JANUARY 7, 2021
Showing up as a leader among more experienced colleagues can be challenging for greener employees. Here is how to establish yourself as a leader early on in your career.
Ask a Manager
JANUARY 7, 2021
It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Internal candidate is threatening to withdraw if he has to interview for the job. We are hiring for a senior manager role in my organization for the second time in a year. The last round of interviews were a year ago and one of our C-suite execs (Sterling) sat down with the internal finalists and promised a mentorship if they were unsuccessful.
HRWatchdog
JANUARY 7, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into 2021, the importance of paid time off (PTO) for employees remains — despite some mixed feelings about actually using that PTO. The pandemic has changed how both employees and employers feel about benefits, according to benefits and absence management firm The Hartford , whose Future of Benefits Study polled U.S. workers and human resources benefit decision-makers in early March 2020 just before the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., and again in mid-June.
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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.
Rise
JANUARY 7, 2021
“Unprecedented” is one of the most common ways to describe 2020. The StatCan report on the COVID-19 pandemic and life satisfaction in Canada sums it up best: “The COVID-19 pandemic has had unprecedented impacts on many key aspects of life, including health, social connections, mobility, employment and incomes.” . When most of the world went into lockdown early in 2020, company leaders and managers dedicated many resources to keeping employees safe and engaged while working remotely.
The Muse
JANUARY 7, 2021
WIth Intel’s new True View technology, sports fans can experience game highlights as if they were right on the field. Here's what it's like to work on the team making it happen.
PeopleKeep
JANUARY 7, 2021
Since 2012, employers offering a group health plan have been required to provide eligible participants with an easy-to-understand summary about a health plan’s benefits and coverage. The Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) regulation is intended to help individuals better understand their health benefit options.
Accurate Background
JANUARY 7, 2021
Businesses were thrust into remote working situations overnight. Without warning, companies all across the world were forced to build a remote workforce to survive. Now we must ensure those remote employees thrive and that takes an entirely new set of skills. More than 800 HR leaders across numerous industries and regions were surveyed and identified the top 5 priorities for HR leaders in 2021, according to the latest report from Gartner.
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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
JANUARY 7, 2021
Tug of War by Creative Mania from the Noun Project. Sam spent 60 hours working on a project for your company last week, for which the business paid Sam $1,000. The company treated Sam as an independent contractor. But, what if Sam was actually an employee instead? The problem with misclassifying Sam. As far as t he U.S. Department of Labor is concerned , “misclassified employees often are denied access to critical benefits and protections they are entitled to by law, such as the minimum wa
ThoughtFarmer
JANUARY 7, 2021
Imagine you run a construction company, and you’ve just learned of a chemical spill. You have a few minutes at the most to quickly convey critical time-sensitive information to your onsite workers. Or maybe you are a communications professional and you have been tasked with ensuring employees are fully aware of new COVID-19 protocols before returning to the office. .
HR Digest
JANUARY 7, 2021
Well-paying jobs that one get without a college degree and with a respectable certificate program. Any high-paying job requires minimal qualifications. If you have a degree, then the chances of getting a decently paid job increase. . But getting a degree is expensive and time-consuming, and not meant for everyone. What are the other alternatives there are out there that would give you the theoretical and practical knowledge to gain a push ahead in your career journey?
BerniePortal
JANUARY 7, 2021
While many individuals make personal wellness goals for the new year, employers can play an important role in helping employees maintain wellness in the workplace as well. After a stressful year with COVID-19 still surging, here are a few ways employers can support employees’ wellness in small- to mid-sized companies.
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.
C. A. Short Company
JANUARY 7, 2021
It’s important to take care of your employees. After all, your organization won’t be able to reach the heights of success if not for employees who are healthy in all aspects of their lives. Besides having a comprehensive employee benefits package which includes proper healthcare and paid vacation days, another way to take care of your employee is by helping them achieve personal economic security through financial literacy programs.
Forbes Coaches Council
JANUARY 7, 2021
The crossover of our business and our personal lives during this pandemic has caused more than the normal amount of clutter in our homes. However, what is all this doing to our minds? Our brains prefer order and structure.
WEX Inc.
JANUARY 7, 2021
How to optimize benefits administration plans. In multiple surveys, over half of employees say health coverage is the greatest factor in job satisfaction, and more than three-quarters say the quality and affordability of benefits options influence their engagement and productivity.
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