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Most interesting HR stories of the week

TLNT: The Business of HR

City lowers minimum employment age for employees. Administrators in the city of Effingham, Illinois, really do believe you’re never too young to start work. Councilors there have unanimously voted to lower the minimum age that seasonal workers are allowed to start work at – from 18 to 16. Speaking to Yahoo! News , deputy city administrator, Dennis Presley, said the move is intended to help expand the city’s worker pool as well as provide students with much-needed work experience as they pr

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What is On-Demand Recruiting and Its Benefits?

Recruiters Lineup

There is increased competition between employers in search of the best talent. With different hiring needs, recruiters are finding it challenging to source the best candidates for open positions. If your company is among those that are stretched thin in terms of accessing the right recruiting resources, you need to consider on-demand recruiting. Keep in mind that not all employers will embrace the on-demand recruitment process.

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Managers Make or Break Loyalty

Domus Inc.

In business, whether we’re entry-level employees or senior executives, we all have a manager we report to. Employee engagement studies consistently show that our relationship with our manager is critical to our engagement in the workplace and our feelings about our employer. . Research exists that provides insight on how both positive and negative emotions alter employee engagement levels.

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4 Ways to give your TA teams and hiring managers a relationship tune-up

MojoHire

A strong relationship between the hiring manager and recruiter is vital for the success of an organization’s talent acquisition process. The importance of the talent acquisition (TA) and hiring manager relationship is not surprising when you consider that they must work closely together to build a sourcing strategy, and then engage the top-level talent needed … 4 Ways to give your TA teams and hiring managers a relationship tune-up Read More ».

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Investing in HR Software: How to Get Internal Buy-in

Buying HR software is a major decision. That’s why finding the right provider based on your needs and ensuring key decision makers are on board is vital. Download Paycor’s guide for tips to address common concerns across your buying committee.

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Get a fully-funded online HR course with AIHR

Analytics in HR

Apply for the STAP budget and get up to €1,000 in funding for AIHR’s 11 Certificate Programs on Digital HR, People Analytics, and more. What is STAP? Can I use the STAP budget? How to enroll at AIHR using the STAP budget What is AIHR? HR Training Certificate Programs Reviews Why Enroll With AIHR? What is STAP? The STAP budget is an initiative by the Dutch government, intended for employees and job seekers who want to improve their chances on the labor market.

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RChilli Resume Redactor API omits the biased/unrequired resume data fields

RChilli

Mike has been working as a recruiter with a leading enterprise for the last five years. Two months ago, he got promoted to the position of Head-Talent Acquisition. One of the reasons for his promotion is that he keeps on finding ways to simplify the recruitment process. In the past years, he has explored the use of AI in HR technology and implemented the same in the recruitment process to find the right candidates.

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IRS fact sheet causes confusion around Form 941

Business Management Daily

We admit we were thrown for a loop after reading the IRS’ latest fact sheets on reporting pandemic-related paid leave to employees on Form W-2c. Sometimes it’s best to go right to the horse’s mouth, so here, word-for-word (with our highlights and very lightly edited for style), is what the IRS said back then: If an eligible employer reports sick leave or family leave wages paid after Dec. 31, 2021 , for leave taken by an employee after March 31, 2021, and before Oct. 1, 2021, and claims a credit

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4 Examples of Workplace Conflict Scenarios

Pollack Peacebuilding

When conflict happens in the workplace, it can have a damaging effect on productivity and mood. Conflicts that aren’t resolved promptly can intensify and affect everyone around, which can lead to absenteeism and staff turnover. Before conflict happens, it’s a good idea for anyone in a leadership role to think about conflict scenarios that might come up and the best way to resolve them.

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Lack of leadership is the top reason for The Big Quit

Business Management Daily

Ineffective managers not only contribute to low morale but can drive top talent out the door. A 2022 GoodHire study showed an astonishing 82 percent of workers would consider quitting their jobs because of a bad manager. Ineffective leadership traits include bullying, scolding team members in public, avoiding conflict, fostering unhealthy competition, seeing only what’s wrong, taking all the credit, controlling everything, and discouraging new ideas.

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Secrets to the Switch: Choosing the Best HR Software in 2023

Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

Does your organization need more productivity (and less pain) from your HR software? With the increase of technology-dependent remote work and highly sophisticated cyber threats on the rise, it's critical to successfully implement an HR platform that can help your organization see actionable information in real-time to hit all your key workforce KPIs.

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Remember Humanity in HR

Civility Partners

Based on our “ Remember Humanity in HR ” episode with Gabriella Parente Neubert. Many employers are facing big challenges today. It’s a tough time for everybody. We’re still not out of the woods yet. Employers are experiencing downsizing turnover. We’re having this mass exodus of employees leaving companies, and then we fight for that great talent.

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Updating Employee Handbooks: Why, When, and How

Netchex HR Blog

A successful business is constantly moving forward, but an outdated employee handbook will leave you flat footed when responding to problems. From labor laws to social media platforms, your handbook needs to address emerging issues in today’s workforce. Few professional documents have the flexibility to fulfill vital compliance obligations while simultaneously setting aspirational goals.

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Hiring students for the summer? Make a splash with these hot tips.

Homebase

With summer just weeks away, you may be hatching a plan to build up your team for the busy season. And what better way than to hire students looking to make a few bucks on their break from school? . Whether you’re new to hiring students or looking for a few shortcuts to make it a little easier on yourself this year, we’re happy to share a few good tricks for hiring seasonal employees. .

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How to Connect Talent Acquisition to Comp

Decusoft

In today’s tight labor market, a solid compensation strategy is essential to enhance recruitment. Compensation planning goes beyond simply defining a figure or pay band for employees. Organizations are redefining their compensation strategy to include better pay and additional benefits to attract potential employees. . Companies are also gradually integrating pay transparency and personalized compensation to convey the message of equitable compensation to all.

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2023 HR Technology Trends: What's New and What's Next

Speaker: Ben Eubanks - Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research & Advisory

The world of HR has changed so much in recent years, and so have the technologies and tools that support HR and talent leaders. But frankly, keeping up with the ever-changing HR tech landscape can feel like another full-time job. That's why we're sharing with you this webinar session with Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer for Lighthouse Research & Advisory.

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50 Solo Law Firm Statistics that Will Surprise You

Embroker

When a single lawyer runs their own business, they operate a solo law firm. As if being a lawyer wasn’t demanding enough, when all of the duties fall on just one person, the amount of work that has to be done can be daunting. And these solo law firm statistics back that up. The pressure is undoubtedly on, and that’s why being in the know when it comes to your industry is all the more important.

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How Employers Can Adapt to the Changing Face of Compensation and Talent Management

Decusoft

The talent landscape is evolving, it’s time your compensation strategy should too. With pay transparency, DEI, and talent acquisition emerging as key priorities for employers in 2022, we explore how you can leverage compensation to project your values and company culture and drive business performance. In today’s market, the steps an organization takes to improve its compensation processes are vital to safeguarding its agility, supporting employee well-being, as well as ensuring the efficiency a

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Straight Line Depreciation Calculator for Determining Asset Value

Embroker

The straight-line depreciation method for calculating an asset’s declining value depreciates the asset by the same dollar amount each year until it reaches the point where it should be sold for salvage. It’s the most common method of calculating depreciation, and in most cases, it’s also the most accurate. Straight-line depreciation is calculated by subtracting the salvage price of an asset from its purchase price, then dividing this number by the number of years of the asset’s useful life.

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WordPress Gave Me a Voice—and Then I Changed Careers to Work There

The Muse

Former high school English teacher Mahangu Weerasinghe shares what inspired him to change careers and work at Automattic.

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The HR Leader’s Guide to Recruiting & Hiring

62% of Paycor survey respondents say we’re in a permanent talent shortage. By 2030, we’ll see more jobs than workers (BCG).

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Most Important Developments for 4/15

GetFive

The M.I.D. , as we call it, is curated by our editorial team from more than 50 news sources. Like a lot of good ideas, this started as something I wanted for myself. If I can’t read everything, I at least want to stay abreast of the most important developments. This week in HR, upskilling in blue collar fields replaced degrees, unionization swept across America, a California diversity mandate worked … and was repealed, employees expected bigger raises due to inflation, and politics at work was

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The Role of Belonging in Your DEIB Strategy

Perceptyx

The concept of belonging, like the other components of DEIB (diversity, equity, and inclusion) , has suffered lately from definition creep and ambiguity. Belonging has a specific definition, representing a sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identity as a member of a specific group. Belonging is the idea that you have enough security and support in the workplace to be yourself – and to thrive while doing so.

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Understanding pre vs. post-tax benefits

PeopleKeep

Offering employee benefits is an effective tool for recruiting and retaining talent for many organizations. However, every employer offering benefits has to deal with the ins and outs of pre-tax and post-tax deductions. Both pre-tax and post-tax benefits have their pros and cons. Generally speaking, pre-tax deductions provide an immediate tax break, while post-tax deductions give employees a bigger paycheck.

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4 Eye-Opening Reasons to Offer Vision Care Coverage

Extensis

Quick look: Eye health is incredibly important – nearly three-quarters of American adults require vision correction, and routine eye exams can help detect health conditions before they become serious. However, approximately half of people in the United States aren’t enrolled in a vision plan, and the racial and socioeconomic discrepancies in vision coverage are alarming.

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Upskilling HR: Future-Proof Your HR Career

Speaker: Jeanne Achille - CEO, The Devon Group

Is your HR department running around barefoot like the shoemaker's children? If so, you're on a collision course with the ever-changing realities of the workplace, which necessitate strong HR tech skills. In this webinar, we'll look at why HR should invest in learning to ensure organizational resiliency and employee retention. Consider it self-care as we discuss how to future-proof your own career through the opportunities provided by upskilling.

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11 Japanese Idioms And Proverbs That Illuminate Truths.

Kevin Sheridan

Every culture has its own unique idioms and proverbs and many can be taken to heart about that culture’s customs, beliefs, and ways of being. An idiom is a turn of a phrase that utilizes a figure of speech to make an exact point (e.g. “They really rubbed me the wrong way”), while a proverb is a brief and pithy saying that points to a rudimentary piece of advice (e.g.

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Remove Unconscious Bias While Hiring Talent with RChilli Redact API

RChilli

Mike has been working as a recruiter with a leading enterprise for the last five years. Two months ago, he got promoted to the position of Head-Talent Acquisition. One of the reasons for his promotion is that he keeps on finding ways to simplify the recruitment process. In the past years, he has explored the use of AI in HR technology and implemented the same in the recruitment process to find the right candidates.

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Yes, a man can have an (un)equal pay claim too. So how can a company defend itself?

The Employer Handbook

The Equal Pay Act (EPA) prohibits employers from discriminating against an employee based on sex by paying lower wages than are paid to employees of the opposite sex for performing equal work. We usually see women assert EPA claims. But men can have them too. For example, in this case, the plaintiff worked as a compensation analyst in the Human Resources Department at a university.

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Is Financial Compensation Linked to Employee Performance?

Betterworks

For decades, employee compensation decisions and performance appraisals have been rolled up into one messy annual performance review process. Though compensation and performance have been linked for decades, the relationship between the two doesn’t necessarily mean that money is the greatest motivator for employees. Financial compensation related to employee performance isn’t the only way to […].

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Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template

When it comes to benefits, communication is critical. To help you easily explain your offerings at open enrollment, Paycor created an open enrollment sample letter (and a few tips). Download this free Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template today.