Tue.Nov 22, 2016

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‘Bag Check’ Settlements Have Lessons for California Employers

HR Daily Advisor

Several California employers have in recent weeks shelled out millions of dollars to settle claims that their employees should have been paid for time spent waiting for security checks. Despite a few employer-friendly rulings on the subject, some companies are opting to settle these claims, which one expert says remain a high-value target. Recent Updates.

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5 Step Process to Increase Workplace Collaboration Immediately [Worksheet]

ClearCompany HRM

The following worksheet can be used to audit existing departments and teams that act like silos within any organization. Silos are a mentality that may exist when departments or teams within an organization do not effectively share information and knowledge with others in the organization. The 5 step process identifies the silos, examines them externally and internally, aligns the silos with other silos they work well with and don’t work well with and provides actual feedback depending on the le

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10 HR Practices That Reduce the Effectiveness of Employee Referral Programs

HR Daily Advisor

By Dr. John Sullivan. The very best employee referral programs (ERPs) produce simply amazing results. But unfortunately many corporate programs were designed years before we had so much data covering what makes the programs effective. This data reveals that there are many factors that can directly reduce the effectiveness of these programs. Some of those factors include: Not maintaining operational responsiveness— Without dedicated attention, it is easy for programs with exceptional service stan

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For #HR Career Success: Here Are the Ingredients

HR Bartender

Regardless of your career, you need to know what it takes to be successful in that profession. Given the theme of this blog, let’s call it the recipe for success. Specifically, what are the ingredients? For some professions, like human resources, the ingredients (aka competencies) are regularly under review. The business world is changing, so the competencies need to reflect what’s happening in the workplace today.

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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T3 – Technical Interview Technology – @eTeki_Inc

The Tim Sackett Project

This week on T3 I take a look at the technical interview technology eTeki. One question I get asked often by TA pros and leaders is around finding a technology that will help them select technical hires better. There are some ‘test’ type technologies on the market, but those are really difficult to actively select from and the tests are usually super generic.

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3 Steps to Build Greater Alignment Within Your Management Team

ATD Human Capital

How would you describe the alignment between you and your management team? Although having a cohesive management team is important in driving workplace culture and productivity, many teams struggle with making it a reality in their work environments. A management team that is aligned in terms of communication, decision-making processes, modeling core values, and working with a common vision and purpose can positively affect many aspects of the work environment.

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Watson Agrees With Me!

China Gorman

“More positive employee experiences are linked to better performance, extra effort at work, and lower turnover intentions.”. For people who follow my work as a speaker and a writer, this quote may seem familiar. And it’s true. I’ve said variations of this for several years. And I’ve had a range of data sources to back me up. But now, Watson has said it, so it must be true!

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Are You a “Best Place to Work?” Some HighGround Customers in Chicago Made the List

Kazoo

Lots of “best of” lists tend to come out around this time of year. Best movies, TV shows, books, albums, etc. And in that spirit, the Chicago Tribune recently announced a list of the best places to work for 2016. We’re happy to say that three HighGround customers — Horizon Pharma , Sonoma Partners and William Blair — were included on the list.

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Three Things Good Software Will Make You Thankful For

UrbanBound HR

For many companies, a software solution for a problem is just a box to check. Companies today promote software adoption by all departments, which results in some seeing the selection and procurement process as an onerous task. The truth is that the only thing worse than not using software is implementing bad software.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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Pause, Reflect, Assess, Grow – Becoming the Best Version of Yourself

Hppy

As we head into the holiday season, it is a wonderful time to reflect internally to seek to understand, in a non-judgmental manner, the answer to the following question: Am I currently living in the best version of myself? If not, why? What do I need for that answer to be definitively “Yes”? As we go through life there are ups, downs, opportunities, and challenges, all of which encompass our life experience.

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ACA’s 2016 Penalties Are Estimated to Near $31 Billion

ACA Times

Over the course of 2016, the ACA Times has reported on ways for employers to comply with mandates of the Affordable Care Act in an effort to avoid paying large penalties to the government. It was fair warning, as many employers found difficulty in preparing and collecting the proper paperwork and proof of offer of affordable coverage to their employees.

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News You Might Have Missed – November 22

Kazoo

Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well as HR industry news you might have missed. How Technology Empowers Your Talent Management Strategy. Our own CEO was interviewed for this Forbes article on the role of technology in evolving HR today. Vip shared how employees expect enterprise technology to function similarly to the consumer apps they’re used to, and the role of social media in their desire for feedback in real time. 7 Ways to Shape the Culture of Your Company.

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Stop Being an HR Traffic Cop

Laurie Ruettimann

For years, I’ve been telling my readers that HR sits at the intersection of work, power, politics and money. You can be a traffic cop who is proud of how she directs the flow of cars and pedestrians, or you can be an urban planner who impacts the strategic direction of the traffic. Most HR professionals feel they can make a difference by doing the work of the traffic cop.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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Leaders, Choose Your Words Carefully

TalentCulture

“I would like to take a moment and make something clear to everyone. I do not expect, nor do I want, any of you to miss or sacrifice important family obligations for work. In fact, I will go so far as to say that if I find out that you are working with me while missing important family responsibilities, it will disappoint me greatly.”. These excerpts are from a 2014 internal memo ( recently gone viral ) Vice President Joe Biden sent to his team members.

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the new overtime rule is on hold

Ask a Manager

That new overtime rule that was coming next week that would have required an additional 4.2 million American workers to be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week.? It’s been blocked for now. A Texas judge today issued a temporary injunction halting the rule nationwide. It’s not a permanent stop to it, just a temporary halt.

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Why Are You Recognizing Employees in the First Place?

WorqIQ

Many companies and organizations set themselves up with recognition and reward programs aimed at recognizing employees without putting thought behind why they do so. To quote Simon Sinek from his thought-provoking book, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action: “There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate […] Read more.

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Why We Ask These 5 Interview Questions and Why You Should Too

TLNT: The Business of HR

The best candidates have qualifications that are more than skills-deep. Discovering these qualities in the interview process is difficult. But moving past impression and into reality is crucial to hiring the right people — people who not only have the skills, knowledge, and experience to do the job, but also the abstract qualities that will allow them to succeed in the culture of your organization.

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Fortify I-9 Compliance With The All-in-one Team Training Handbook

USCIS estimates that 76% of paper I-9s have at least one fineable error —with high-volume hirers at the highest risk. But worry not. WorkBright’s Ultimate I-9 Compliance Guide is a comprehensive resource to instantly level up your team’s I-9 process and reduce your audit risk. What to expect: Written for HR teams: No cryptic legal jargon here. We’ve made it fast and easy to find concise answers to nearly fifty I-9 questions in simple terms.

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Four Actions That Prove You Don’t Have Strategic Ability

TheHRBlog

If you want to be perceived as someone with a strategic mindset, be tolerant of long brainstorming sessions and debate before things start simplifying. The post Four Actions That Prove You Don’t Have Strategic Ability appeared first on Human Resources Blog | Top HR Blog.

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4 Hiring Trends to be Thankful for this Year

Criteria Corp

For a lot of reasons, 2016 has been a contentious year. One development that’s less controversial, however, are all of the promising trends that are evolving in the world of HR.

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7 Tips for Providing Effective Employee Feedback

Reviewsnap

Feedback is something that can make or break employee performance. In fact, not providing feedback can be detrimental. Employees are two times more likely to be disengaged if they feel like they are being ignored by their manager. So, you can imagine how important it is to ensure you communicate and use this opportunity to … Continue reading 7 Tips for Providing Effective Employee Feedback.

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Engaged Employees = Thankful Employees

Ceridian

By Celine DuPuis, Product Marketing Manager, Ceridian. This Thanksgiving, how many people list their job or the company they work at as a something they’re thankful for? I’m going to guess you won’t hear that often – but I am thankful to be an employee at Ceridian, a company that cares about my engagement. The term ‘employee engagement’ is thrown around a lot these days.

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A Benefits Leaders Top Priority: Reducing Cancer at all Costs

U.S. employers are bracing for the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade next year. And the largest healthcare expense to employers? Cancer.

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How to Keep Motivation Levels High

TheHRBlog

People come in different shape, sizes and motivation drivers. As a manager you need to be cognizant of the diversity and that the one shoe fits all approach is doomed to fail. You can use these tips and tricks to keep your colleagues motivated. The post How to Keep Motivation Levels High appeared first on Human Resources Blog | Top HR Blog.

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Frequently Asked Questions about the EEOC and the EEO-1 Report

Paychex

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal laws against employment discrimination. Find the answers to common questions about the EEOC and the revised EEO-1 report.

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6 ways to make sure your employee bonus program doesn’t fail

Insperity

By now, you know that happy employees are more productive and less likely to quit. But, if you’re like most employers, sustaining this happiness can be a struggle. Offering a generous employee bonus program can be just the right incentive to keep highly motivated employees from looking for work elsewhere. Simple enough, right? Not always. When it comes to bonus programs, not all are created equal.

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The EEOC has a brand new HR-compliance resource on national origin discrimination

The Employer Handbook

A photo posted by Eric B. Meyer (@eric_b_meyer) on Nov 20, 2016 at 1:31pm PST. Sorry about missing yesterday. I was recovering from a nose bleed and some hurt feelings. I have freebie for you today to make up for it. Then again, every day is a freebie. Three resources for employers. But, still this one os more worthwhile than most of the other drivel I publish here.

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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Do You Have What It Takes To Lead?

TheHRBlog

Don’t let criticism prevent you from taking the lead, however, don’t be blind to the right suggestions. To do this, break the journey into smaller milestones, and after completing a milestone, reflect and see what could have been done better. The post Do You Have What It Takes To Lead? appeared first on Human Resources Blog | Top HR Blog.

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Thanksgiving at work: the importance of employee recognition

Interact-Intranet

Here in the US, we’re reaching the coziest part of the year. It’s cold enough outside to necessitate a jacket, but it’s not polar-vortex-face-numbing-parka weather quite yet. We’re not vitamin D deficient and starved for human interaction, and we’re still enjoying mulled beverages. This week is Thanksgiving, in all its overly indulgent glory. Potential family fights aside, this is a holiday that most Americans cherish.

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Teaching Leaders to Dance

Culture University

In an earlier post, we gave a very brief account of a major arts-based leadership development programme at Oxford University’s School of Business, designed to create new behaviors in a group of senior project managers in the oil and gas exploration industry. The aim was to create a new culture of ‘open-mindedness’: the ability to […].

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