Tue.Feb 02, 2021

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How to Build Strong Company Culture in a Modern Workplace

G2 Crowd

When you think about the elements that are most important to your business, what comes to mind?

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Wage Fixing Indictment Has Implications for Employers

ACA Times

3 minute read: A recent federal wage-fixing indictment against the former owner of a health care staffing company indicates that the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is taking a closer look at the competition in labor markets. Employers nationwide, especially health care operators, would be wise to take notice. “Senior government officials have given speeches emphasizing the importance of competition in labor markets,” noted the ESG law firm Mintz , adding that the Antitrust Guidance f

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The Impact of Unconscious Bias In Selection Process and How To Manage It

HR Management

Unconscious bias often occurs when an interviewer makes an unfair judgment on a candidate without realising it. This bias can come from the interviewer’s attitudes toward the candidates’ race, gender, culture and/or age. It can also come from the interviewer’s previous experience, background, and personality. Common sources of unconscious bias include: • The Halo Effect: The interviewer is biased by their first impression of the candidate.

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Improving Patient Care by Combating Nurse Burnout

Paycor

The effect of burnout on nurses has been a troubling issue in the healthcare industry for a long time, but it’s definitely been amplified by COVID. A 2017 RNnetwork survey found that as many as 70% of nurses admitted to feeling burnt out and half of respondents also said they were considering leaving the profession. Clearly the problem is too serious to ignore.

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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.

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Employee Benefits: The Only Guide You Need

Achievers

The term “employee benefits” is used regularly, but often with a limited, traditional definition in mind. The traditional concept refers to legally mandated benefits plus a few voluntarily added by employers. With a new generation of employees, soon to become the majority of the workforce, and a competitive, global labor market, comes new workforce needs and expectations.

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Sumser: Don’t miss these speakers at Spring HR Tech

HRExecutive

Next month’s Spring HR Tech is the result of the hard work and vision of Jeanne Achille, who—for those who don’t know—is one of the great behind-the-scenes people of our industry. Some time back, she founded and began organizing the Women in HR Tech summit at the annual fall HR Technology conference. Over the years, she delivered finesse and substance to the content.

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Engaging a Field-Based Workforce-Lessons from Nussbaum Transportation on We’re Only Human

UpstartHR

“You can reconcile accounting, but you can’t always reconcile people.” Jeremy Stickling, Chief Administrative Officer at Nussbaum Transportation. . We’re Only Human — Episode 104. . Turnover in some trucking and transportation companies runs nearly 100% a year, meaning they turn over virtually every employee over a 12 month period.

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interviews when you have food allergies, snow days when not everyone can work from home, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, interviews when you have food allergies, snow days when not everyone can work from home, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Food allergies and etiquette. I recently found out (by way of nearly dying the night before my wedding, no less) that I have a life-threatening allergy to seafood.

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PeopleStrategy Hires Marketing Director Chelsea Owens to Lead Marketing Efforts

PeopleStrategy

EDISON, N.J., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — PeopleStrategy Inc.®, a full-service brokerage and provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions, recently welcomed Chelsea Owens to its marketing and sales team. As a Director of Marketing, Owens is responsible for the expansion and execution of PeopleStrategy’s complete go to market program.

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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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Data Professionals Are in High Demand—Here Are 8 Jobs You Should Consider

The Muse

Companies are swimming in data and need help making sense of it. That’s why data analysts, machine learning engineers, and other data professionals are in demand.

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Is Live Chat Coaching an Effective Quit Smoking Method?

EX Program

When it comes to quitting tobacco, a one-size-fits-all approach can miss the mark. The needs and experiences of people who smoke are different than those who vape. Those with mental health conditions need different support than those without such challenges. People quitting for the first time have different expectations than those who have tried many [.].

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How to Write Quality Objectives Checklist

Ascender

Management by Objectives Works… but only if your objectives are good! Objectives have become the most popular method of managing employee and company performance. Yet it has become apparent that many employees do not have clear and quality objectives to help guide them. This creates problems, usually by the end of the year, where employee and manager disagree on if the objective has been met.

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UK-based Oyster Raises $20 Million for Its HR Suite and Employer of Record/PEO Solution

WorkTech

UK-based Oyster announced a $20 million Series A round of VC for its global HR suite and Employee of Record/PEO solution. Founders and investors have been scrambling to capitalize on […]. The post UK-based Oyster Raises $20 Million for Its HR Suite and Employer of Record/PEO Solution appeared first on WorkTech by LAROCQUE, LLC.

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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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Business Recovery How To: Use Job Crafting to Enhance Employee Engagement

Emergenetics International

While we’ve entered a new year, that occurrence has not relieved us of the challenges of 2020. Most businesses are still addressing significant transformations in operations as leaders adapt structures, practices and job functions to align to new strategic priorities. Employees continue to navigate work while managing change fatigue, adjusting to evolving business needs and […].

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The Best Interview Question to Ask Entry-Level Candidates

Hireology

The pandemic has changed the applicant landscape. As companies around the world were forced to lay off employees and pause hiring, the current unemployment market became saturated with individuals from all walks of life and varying skill sets. This means that no matter what level role you’re looking to hire for — from seasoned professionals to entry-level candidates — quality candidates are out there. .

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Employee wellbeing: a guide for HR leaders on preventing burnout

HR Zone

Culture Six tips to help prevent burnout.

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Here Are The Most Important eLearning Trends for 2021

Simpleshow

It’s no surprise that 2020 caused a major shift in the digital transformation of companies around the world. In fact, The post Here Are The Most Important eLearning Trends for 2021 appeared first on simpleshow.

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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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Urgent: PPP Round 2 Can Be Used for Cloud Software Upgrades

Paycor

Up to 40% of PPP-2 Funding Can Be Used for Software Upgrades – Deadline March 31. By now you’ve heard that the second round of relief from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is underway. New funds totaling more than $284 billion have been assigned to the Paycheck Protection Program, as part of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package passed in December 2020.

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10 Construction Industry Trends To Watch In 2021

Ving!

The construction industry is one of the most important industries in any economy. It employs around 5 percent of the workforce in the United States. The construction industry seems to be finally catching up with other industries.

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Older Applicant Denied Job Interview Has No Discrimination Claim

SHRM Resources

A 71-year-old applicant for a pipefitter job could not show age discrimination by the company that rejected him for an interview based on poor references by two former co-workers and purported lack of qualifications.

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I want to quit … but if I leave, my project will die

Ask a Manager

This post, I want to quit … but if I leave, my project will die , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am a creative team lead at a floundering startup. This is the worst-run workplace I have ever seen. There are two people above me, our CEO Lorna and her general manager, Ignatius. Lorna is not a bad person, but she has a tendency to not tell the whole truth and to try and intimidate her way out of difficult conversations through dramatics.

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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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4 Tricks to Help You Stick With Your Resolutions

eni

February 2021. The post 4 Tricks to Help You Stick With Your Resolutions appeared first on eni.

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How Accounts Payable Impacts Your Business

SutiHR

It is relatively easy to think of AP as nothing more than the team where money leaves your organization to pay for goods/services. On the surface, this might not seem essential for overall business success. The bills must be paid on time, and ahead of that, accounts payable does not do much. But this isn’t true. When you look at AP more closely, it becomes clear that more things are happening in the department than just paying the bills.

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The Importance of Culture Fit For Sourcing the Perfect Candidate

Hppy

Just like people, businesses have personalities. For example, a company might encourage interactions among employees during office hours so they can develop better ideas. It does this by removing physical barriers such as cubicles in the office space. . Another company may, on the other hand, prefer employees to devote all their time to work by installing those very cubicles for privacy.

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I have to read my boss’s emails … including ones about the love nest he’s setting up to cheat on his wife

Ask a Manager

This post, I have to read my boss’s emails … including ones about the love nest he’s setting up to cheat on his wife , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: This is from a while back and no longer a current concern, but I would be interested in your perspective on how I should have handled it. As the executive assistant for a very busy VP, one of my responsibilities became inbox management: having full access to the VP’s inbox, sent items, etc.

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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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Win the Job Offer with Your Answer to the First Interview Question

SHRM Resources

Many job interviews begin the same way: Your interviewer asks, "Why don't you tell me a little about yourself?" It's an extremely important and disarmingly dangerous question. The answer can lose you the job or set you up to win the offer. Career columnist Martin Yate explains how to answer that question the right way.

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my employee fired someone whose mother had died the night before

Ask a Manager

This post, my employee fired someone whose mother had died the night before , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I have a manager who works for me, Ezra. He has an employee, Fergus, who has been having performance issues and has been verbally reprimanded as well as had his performance issues documented with HR.

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The Weekly Dose: @OurTilt – Leave that doesn’t suck!

The Tim Sackett Project

This week on the Weekly Dose I take a look at the startup employee leave technology Tilt. Tilt is reimagining Leave Management to help companies improve retention, streamline processes and reinforce corporate culture. Let’s face it, most organizations use an Excel Spreadsheet to track company employee leave. No judgment! The vast majority of organizations have tracked leave this way since the invention of Excel!