Fri.Jan 19, 2018

article thumbnail

Louisiana Will Continue Focus on Misclassification as Independent Contractors

HR Daily Advisor

On October 25, 2017, the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) issued a press release acknowledging the efforts of a task force that combats the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. The task force, known as Government Against Misclassified Employees Operational Network (GAME ON), is made up of members of the LWC’s unemployment insurance and Office of Workers’ Compensation divisions and the Louisiana Department of Revenue, with cooperative agreements with the IRS

article thumbnail

open thread – January 19-20, 2018

Ask a Manager

It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please don’t repost it here, as it may be in the to-be-answered queue.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The 10 Most Popular Articles Among Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

In case you need a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We took a look at the articles staffing and corporate recruiters shared, liked, and commented on the most on LinkedIn during the last 7 days and posted them below. Here are the top posts for this week: 1. Don’t Lower Your Cost Per Hire, Raise It (This Is Not a Typo) -- by Dr. John Sullivan. 2.

article thumbnail

Advantages of New Technology in the Workplace

Reflektive

Technology is always evolving, with new software constantly emerging to solve problems and inefficiencies that companies may not even be aware of yet. Business leaders can sometimes feel overwhelmed in the face of so much change – there’s often a desire to stick with current technology and processes rather than rocking the boat. But the status quo threatens innovation, and stagnant companies put themselves in danger of failure.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

The Power of Preference

Engage2Excel

The employee experience is on the minds of many HR professionals. As more organizations are looking to enhance the experience, sometimes improving existing practices, like employee recognition can have great value. When it comes to recognition, we know employees want it. In fact, lack of it is the number one reason employees would leave their current job.

More Trending

article thumbnail

Preparing for Questions from Retiring Employees

Hppy

Most people should prepare for retirement decades before it arrives. The truth is, people usually wait until retirement is right around the corner to get their financial house in order. As an employee’s retirement approaches, the employee or their financial advisor may begin to flood you with questions about your company retirement plans. Some you can prepare for, others you cannot and should not even try to answer.

article thumbnail

2017 Year in Review

Kazoo

2017 was a great year for Kazoo. We saw the industry shift to improving the employee experience. We saw thousands of employees get more impact, meaning, connection, and appreciation in their work. We’re proud to of the growth we’ve experienced, and more importantly the value we delivered to so many people. Growing User Base. Our award-winning software was used by over. 120,000 end users in more than 380 companies. across 19 different countries.

article thumbnail

Google's New Recruiting App Helps Entrepreneurs Searching for Talent

Entrepreneur

People all over the globe use Google to find everything. Now they can find employees, too.

article thumbnail

#WorkTrends Recap: The Mood Elevator

TalentCulture

What does a good mood (or worse — a bad one) have to do with company culture? A lot, according […]. The post #WorkTrends Recap: The Mood Elevator appeared first on TalentCulture.

Company 110
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

NRF 2018 takeaways: Tech, well-being, and the future of retail employment

Ceridian

While much of the discussion at The National Retail Federation’s Retail’s Big Show 2018, held Jan. 14-16, focused on transforming the customer experience, it was clear that many of the best practices for retail CX are applicable for employee experience and corporate culture. In particular, retailers are putting a greater focus on investing in technology to take their customer experiences to the next level.

article thumbnail

Hiring Hacks: Can your candidate pass the Airport Test?

PI Worldwide

Before you hire a candidate, take a second to think about the Airport Test. Would your candidate pass? Founder and CEO of Yesware Matthew Bellows walks you through how this test can determine candidate fit.

Hiring 82
article thumbnail

Amazon bans salary history questions during interviews: Why HR should care

HR Morning

If your interview process still involves asking questions about candidates previous salary history, you may want to consider making some changes to that process. Amazon just announced an internal ban against asking job applicants about their previous salary history, joining other tech giants like Facebook and Cisco. The ban, which was posted in its entirety on BuzzFeed News , states that hiring managers and recruiters can no longer: “directly or indirectly ask candidates about their curren

article thumbnail

Building a Career Development Culture With Career Pathing

TalentGuard

Building a Career Development Culture With Career Pathing. Career development is crucial to a positive employee experience. Today’s employees crave new challenges and learning opportunities. Employees who feel they aren’t progressing in their careers quickly enough change employers. Even less than a year ( 10 months ) of perceived stagnation increase the likelihood of resignation.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Are You Doing Analytics Or Just Reporting Data?

TLNT: The Business of HR

Many HR software packages include built-in analytics. This is a good thing, some data is better than no data. However, as HR gets more sophisticated, we need to move beyond accepting a vendor’s claim about built-in analytics and understand exactly what those analytics can and cannot do.

article thumbnail

Replicon Named Finalist in 12th Annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service 2018

Replicon

Redwood City, CA — January 19, 2018 — Replicon was named a Finalist in the 12th Annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service, an international competition recognizing excellence in disciplines that are crucial to business success. The Replicon Customer Service team is nominated for Customer Service Department of the Year in the “Computer Software […].

article thumbnail

59 Awesome Employee Engagement Ideas & Activities for 2018 (Plus 10 New Bonus Ideas)

SnackNation

59 Awesome Employee Engagement Ideas & Activities for 2018 (Plus 10 New Bonus Ideas). (Photo comes from Dale Carnegie ). The Top Employee Engagement Ideas: Align your company with a purpose. Give your people “insider” information. Celebrate personal wins. Find out what your team members are passionate about. Provide consistent coaching and training.

article thumbnail

How to Select the Best Recruitment Software

SutiHR

Recruitment systems help you to organize everything related to the hiring process in one place. Selecting and utilizing the right recruitment software is crucial to the success of your organization’s recruitment process. It is important to focus on key features and capabilities that will help your business effectively compete for top talent. Here, we present.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Dear HR: Stop Waiting for an Invitation

HRWest

By Catherine Mattice, HR West 2018 Speaker … If you’ve seen the hit TV show, The Office, you know that HR can get a bad reputation. Throughout the show, not only is Toby excluded from events and meetings, he’s completely ridiculed for attempting to reign in the staff. Over the years, HR has had it rough. People […]. The post Dear HR: Stop Waiting for an Invitation appeared first on HR West?

Meeting 64
article thumbnail

Catching Up On Compensation and Work Perk Trends

Workology

2017 was a wild ride for Human Resources. The fast pace of political and economic change meant a lot of uncertainty and while many of the administration’s core policies are set in stone by now, Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

article thumbnail

How HR Can Impact Business Outcomes 100% of the Time

HR Daily Advisor

The industry focus on engagement as a cure-all for organizational woes continues to be misguided. Instead, human resource (HR) departments need to focus on employee experiences. Bold? Yes. Backed by data? Absolutely. Two recent studies ( 2016 and 2017 ) found that the top drivers of 30+ organizations’ outcomes were management, job fit, and senior leadership—with management being the most consistent driver of outcomes. jacoblund / iStock / Getty Images Plus.

article thumbnail

The One Big Problem with Being Pretty

The Tim Sackett Project

Don’t you hate pretty people? We are addicted to ‘pretty’ in America. Let’s face it, most of the world is addicted to pretty. Pretty people get all the jobs. Pretty people get all the money. Pretty people get all the fame. Life as a pretty person is a heck a lot easier than being an ugly person! How do I know this? I’m a short, ginger with a Dad bod, I’m like the poster child for birth control!

article thumbnail

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?

article thumbnail

Five Pointers for Perking Up Your 2018 Wellness Promotions

Jellyvision

If the thought of crafting a marketing campaign for your wellness program makes you reach for that emergency box of Thin Mints…you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve been burned by low turnout in the past. Maybe you don’t think you have the time. Maybe you just feel fresh out of ideas. In any case, it can be tempting to just do the bare minimum…or nothing at all.

article thumbnail

Cafe Classic: Don't Use Pay As A Babysitter

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: In this post, Chuck Csizmar addresses this Classic problem practice, a favorite of ineffective managers. I'd wager that many of you have your own pay baby-sitting stories to share. Have you ever used a babysitter? This is when you have someone else assume your responsibilities while you take a break and focus on something else. The babysitter stands in for you, is you during the period of your absence. .

article thumbnail

With So Many Turndowns, Here’s What You Need to Convince Talent to Relocate Overseas

TLNT: The Business of HR

For some, it might seem crazy: offering an employee the chance to move overseas, only to have them turn it down. After all, it’s a move many people crave; one of the most thrilling opportunities that a brand can offer in the world of career progression. Yet, this scenario is not uncommon. HR people and recruiters involved in international relocation projects are reporting rises in the number of rejections they receive when approaching top talent.

article thumbnail

What Makes Your Company Great? Red Bull Inspires

Outmatch

Which came first – the brand or the company? The company or the brand? In the case of Red Bull, it’s their brand that drives the business. As their motto implies – “Red Bull gives you wings” – this company is all about pushing limits. In 2012, they literally took the sky (actually, all the way to space) by sponsoring the highest ever free-fall parachute jump from 24 miles above the Earth.

Company 53
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

This Week in Employee Engagement: January 19, 2018

Maritz Motivation

The utter explosion of digital content presents countless opportunities for learning. Start here to narrow down your search each week in the often overwhelming landscape of employee engagement thought leadership! . What We’re Reading This Week: Managing, and Measuring, Workplace Culture — Workplace culture doesn’t just happen. There must be a vision and a plan to continuously work toward that vision.

article thumbnail

Does Your Insurance Cover You Against Sexual Harassment Claims?

TLNT: The Business of HR

The last few months have brought seemingly unending news detailing allegations of sexual impropriety against politicians, celebrities, the news media, and other public figures. As a wave of victims march forward and social movements such as the #MeToo silence breakers grow, there are no signs that sexual harassment claims will subside. There is little doubt that companies and individuals across all industries have and will continue to see an increasing share of similar charges.

article thumbnail

'Leading the Way' Podcast: David Birzon, CEO Snooze Eatery

i4cp

Snooze Eatery is one of the fastest-growing food establishments, known for their upbeat, eclectic, and energetic culture. In this podcast, CEO David Birzon shares the company’s success story and what makes Snooze Eatery such a popular and unique breakfast experience. David talks about their growth strategy and how they manage to maintain the same fun and spirited atmosphere in each location.