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Top 10 Employee COVID-19 Concerns Every Leader Needs to Understand

TinyPulse

This research is co-published by Dr. Brooks Holtom of Georgetown University and TINYpulse. The Coronavirus / COVID-19 impact is not evenly distributed geographically, and vital themes have emerged when reviewing the Top 10 Concerns of Employees when it comes to this pandemic. We created the following playbook based on data collected from hundreds of employees across multiple geographies and industries for leaders as they captain their team through this crisis.

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No Business Continuity Plan For COVID-19? Start Here.

Forbes Leadership Strategy

If you don't have a business continuity plan in place to help you respond to the global pandemic, these basic steps will help get you started.

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Why Do Staffing Background Checks Get Delayed?

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Background checks are invaluable for staffing agencies. This is because, given the nature of their business, staffing agencies cannot afford to hire the wrong people. Conducting thorough and accurate background checks is essential to ensure this. In most cases, accuracy isn’t the only thing staffing agencies need to worry about. The length of time taken to conduct the background check also matters.

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Diversity & Inclusion Coronavirus Meeting Themes (i4cp login required)

i4cp

Discussion Themes from Weekly D&I Action Calls: COVID-19 Business Response 4/07/2020 Today’s guest was Jackie Hunter, Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Banner Health. CDO Board Chair Jacqui Robertson led a Q&A session with Jackie to open the call. That blended into discussion of this week’s D&I pulse survey findings , and incorporated excellent comments via voice and chat from attendees.

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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.

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Successfully On-Boarding Remote Employees

Professional Alternatives

An essential part in the on-boarding process is to kick-start the integration of a new hire into the workplace. This integration includes acclimation into both the professional and personal sectors of their new environment, with the intent of setting them up for the best possible chance of success. With the rapid increase in the number of teams working remotely, many companies are struggling adapting their on-boarding process to be successful and effective in a virtual setting.

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What Do Staffing Background Checks Get Delayed? Here are the 5 Main Reasons.

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Background checks are invaluable for staffing agencies. This is because, given the nature of their business, staffing agencies cannot afford to hire the wrong people. Conducting thorough and accurate background checks is essential to ensure this. In most cases, accuracy isn’t the only thing staffing agencies need to worry about. The length of time taken to conduct the background check also matters.

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Pre-COVID-19 Workforce Realities Still Apply — In a New Way

Allegis Global Solutions

Once COVID-19 runs its course, business as usual will likely be anything but “usual.” Industries will have evolved. Styles of work will be different, and the principles of effective talent acquisition and workforce engagement will have changed. But many fundamental trends, challenges, and best practices will remain at play. What follows are a few truths that still apply in the face of disruption, along with considerations companies should think about as they look to their near-term and post-coro

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Why Next-Gen Leadership Training is a Vital Piece of Succession Planning (Free Self-Assessment)

EDSI

In this article, you’ll read about some common crisis scenarios, but more importantly you’ll have the opportunity to take our succession planning self-assessment and ultimately learn how to ensure your company’s future viability through the creation of a leadership development succession program.

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Opportunity for Great HR Pros: Making Remote Work Recommendations Post-Covid Including Financial Gain.

The HR Capitalist

It's all going to change! Once people have worked from home for this long of stretch, they're never coming back to the office! If I could short the stock of every expert who has made these proclamations in the COVID-19 lockdown era, I would. That being said, the world of work IS likely to change based on what we've learned. But offices aren't going away.

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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.

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Crisis management: seven tips for communicating through challenging times

HR Zone

Employees Seven tips for communicating in a crisis.

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why can’t you contact your spouse’s employer to advocate for them?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: Why are you telling people that spouses as a rule cannot contact their partner’s boss and saying that is unprofessional? Is that in every situation? What if my spouse is on the autism spectrum or what if an employer is forcing sick workers to come in and illegally break stay-at-home orders given by the government? I think the advice you are giving on this is off-base.

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COVID-19 Impact: Survey Details the Challenges, Actions & Outlook of Small and Midsized Businesses

ADP

On March 25 – 28, ADP surveyed 1000 small (1-49 EEs) and midsized (50-999 EEs) U.S. businesses to understand the actions they've taken and challenges.

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Email Etiquette at the Workplace

HR Digest

The advent of the email as the official way to communicate in the 90s changed the way the world exchanged work-related correspondence. Emails have taken over a significant part of the way we conduct business in the real world. They are a useful way to track every official communication and do not get lost or take up space. And can be accessed from anywhere.

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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.

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Communication platforms that help employees get ahead – and stay there

HR Morning

During a pandemic, leaders will need to be even more proactive in building trust with their teams and giving people autonomy to conduct their work in the way they see fit. And one tool that can’t be emphasized enough is a well-designed communication platform. By giving employees a communication platform to contribute, companies can improve employee experience and in turn, increase engagement, reduce turnover and become better places to work.

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Create online survey: How to use our free survey maker tool

Qualtrics HR

Whether you’re testing out an idea, running a poll or doing market research, free online survey makers can help you get the insights you need. Here’s how to create the best online surveys around. Thanks to the internet, gathering actionable information through surveys has never been easier. There’s a huge number of free survey creators available out there – so many that you could be left wondering which one to pick.

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How to Connect with Your Remote Team and Build Culture

Bonusly

"In this trying time.". If you feel like the world’s turned on its head, you’re not alone. With the sudden and overwhelming switch to remote work , many of us are finding ourselves trying to recreate the professional and social environment of our jobs from our homes. From awkward Zoom calls with entire teams to the sudden absence of water cooler talk, participating in the workplace culture now feels like a job in itself.

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Free Software That Businesses, Schools And Others Can Use During The COVID-19 Crisis

WorkHuman

Workhuman’s Life Events and Conversations products included in article about free tools organizations can utilize during the COVID-19 crisis. Click to read more on Forbes. .

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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?

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COVID-19: 5 Top Tips To Help Employees Working From Home

Hppy

The current pandemic has turned all our lives upside down and few businesses could have ever prepared themselves for what we are experiencing. Our day-to-day lives have been completely uprooted and we are all having to quickly adapt to what’s going on. The most obvious change for many of us is the ever-growing number of staff members now working from home.

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Why Negotiation Skills Are Important in Business

6Q

Be it a big corporate decision, or raising the salary of an employee, negotiation skills come in handy every day. In this post, we highlight the importance of these skills and how you can master them. As a business owner or manager, you participate in various negotiations every day. If you are hiring a new employee: you negotiate their salary. When you are talking to a prospective company, you negotiate your terms of business.

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Key Principles for Intelligent Tools and AI Deployment in HR

HR Examiner

“Machines Learn and develop Opinions. The Machine Recommends. Humans must make the decisions while the organization inherits the liability. Saying that ‘the computer made me do it’ won’t be a workable defense. Make sure your vendor discloses every aspect of their algorithms and test to see if the systems recommend your people.” - John Sumser.

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COVID-19 Small Business Loan Accelerator Helps Submit Applications for CARES Act Relief

Quickbase

COVID-19 has been an unprecedented disruption for organizations and individuals globally. While the impact has been universal, small businesses have been particularly hard hit by COVID-19. . In response, the recently passed CARES Act includes critical access to financial assistance for small businesses. But with many options now available, it can be hard to determine eligibility and apply, potentially delaying access to needed funds. .

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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.

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5 Tips for Remote Managers

Betterworks

As we all grapple with how to work through this challenging time, we are rapidly adapting to a “New Normal” when it comes to conducting business. To slow the spread of the Coronavirus, many companies are having their teams work from home. This is certainly the right move from a public health and safety standpoint, but it does come with some unique challenges and growing pains.

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It’s okay not to be okay: How managers can support employee mental health in times of change

Qualtrics HR

During uncertain and fluid times, the need for strong, calm, trustworthy leadership is more important than ever. The American Psychology Association. Ask ‘are you okay?’. First thing’s first: ask a simple question: ‘ Are you okay? ’ And then really listen to the answer. Next ask, “Do you have everything you need?” It’s crucial that managers and people leaders stay as empathic as possible.

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Keep All Learners Engaged in Your Virtual Training Sessions

Emergenetics International

Shifting from in-person training to virtual can be tricky, particularly when you have had little time or warning to transition your programs. As a Learning & Development (L&D) professional, much of your work has likely been turned upside down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. With in-person training sessions put on hold, employees, managers […].

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GUIDE: Communicating Core Values to Candidates

Stories Incorporated HR

Reading Time: 2 minutes. If mission is your ‘why,’ core values are your ‘how.’ These fundamental beliefs guide company standards and team member behavior. Core values drive both big picture decisions, and everyday interactions. This guide to Communicating Core Values to Candidates will teach you how to best convey your real company culture. As you may have guessed, we find stories are the best way to share proof of your core values and attract talent that sees their own values within your organi

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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.

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How to Ease Feelings of Panic During the Coronavirus

Thrive Global

As many of us have settled into our work-from-home routines and continue to seek out ways to stay connected , our attempts to find some semblance of normalcy during the coronavirus pandemic can often be interrupted by feelings of panic. Between a looming sense of uncertainty and endless news alerts — each one more dire than the last — it’s a challenge to remain calm and carry on with our day-to-day tasks without a sense of dread. “Given the widespread global impact and, most importantly, t

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Straightforward Steps For Leaders To Manage Emotions During Disruption

Forbes Coaches Council

As a leader, it is critical to periodically check-in and monitor your mindset to ensure that your decision-making capabilities are not impaired by the systematic drift of unchecked cognitive bias.

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Employment Screening Challenges Intensify Due to COVID-19

SHRM Resources

?Employment background screening has been disrupted as employers adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. In some cases, screenings have been put on hold because courthouses and schools are closed, blocking access to records. In addition, uncertainty about deteriorating business conditions has caused some employers to pull back on hiring."There is a clear difference among market sectors," said Greg Dubecky, president of Corporate Screening, a Cleveland-based screening firm.