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Is protecting workers’ rights realistic given the challenges faced by employers?

Etz

Are workers’ rights out of step with today’s operating environment? For temporary staff, particularly in disciplines where high-level skills are in short supply, there is something of a trade-off. Generally, in return for a high rate of pay, high skills contractors and freelancers get few rights, with no job security, no say or influence, and no office politics.

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it’s your Friday good news

Ask a Manager

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “Back in March of 2020 I lost my job due to the pandemic and it was rough. It took me over a year to feel comfortable to even apply for positions because of anxiety and fear that my parents would get sick due to them being in a high risk age group.

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Most Important Developments for 6/24

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, employers absorbed the news that Roe V. Wade has been overturned; we saw an example of how to do layoffs right (JPMorgan) and how to do them wrong (Tesla); a bear market tested the values of tech companies, and HR contin

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Absence Management: Why You Should Be Doing It

Zenefits

Punctuality is a critical soft skill. Regardless of where an employee works or the nature of their job, it’s vital that they show up for work as scheduled. Otherwise, the impact can be severe for the employer. The good news is that you can mitigate this risk via absence management. What is absence management? According to Gartner , “Absence management is an employer’s approach — via policies, procedures or programs — to: Reduce employee absenteeism, Avoid workforce disruption,

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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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6 Great Ideas to Make Fridays Fun When Your Team Works Remotely

Hppy

Do you have a remote team? Your Fridays may not be as enjoyable as they can be. Having Friday rituals and routines brings your team together. From catered lunch to casual Fridays, and after-work activities, there is always something to do. However, things are different when you have a virtual team. . Here are some great ideas to make Fridays fun when your team works remotely. . 1.

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I Think My Boss Wants Me to Quit. What Do I Do?

Evil HR Lady

I have been with my company for 25 years. I LOVED my job until about 18 months ago as the Division I worked for was sold. My job duties started to decrease, and I could no longer fill my day. I told my boss this in my review because I thrive in a fast-paced environment. Time went on, and a few tasks were added but still not enough. I asked if I could go to 32 hours per week as we are still considered full-time with benefits. .

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45 Employee Onboarding Survey Questions To Ask Your New Hires

Vantage Circle

If you are an HR manager in charge of employee onboarding , here is a small piece of advice for you. Don't make the mistake of overlooking the importance of onboarding surveys and their consequent onboarding survey questions. Even if HR managers do end up using onboarding surveys, the effectiveness of those surveys depends on the onboarding survey questions.

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Can Automatic Time-tracking Software Be Tricked?

Replicon

The workplace ecosystem has undergone a dramatic change as technology has steadily spread into offices in the past years. But the pace of change has been blinding of late. One of its outcomes of increased technology usage has been companies’ ability.

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Gathering Employee Feedback with Nurture’s Quick Surveys 

Semos Cloud

Category. All, Best Practices. Gathering Employee Feedback with Nurture’s Quick Surveys . Being able to exchange feedback is a prerequisite for healthy internal communications. Nurture’s Quick Survey feature enables managers and organization leaders to efficiently solicit feedback from employees upon completing a project. June 24, 2022. By Ivo Jurcic.

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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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What's new in Zoho People? May 2022

Zoho People

At Zoho People, our goal is to continually evolve our product by adding useful features that help HR community members automate repetitive tasks, minimize paperwork, and provide an exceptional working experience to their employees. We've introduced a new set of features and enhancements this month too. Here's what's new in Zoho People since May 2022: Enhancement to the timesheet settings.

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The Recent Evolution of Ban the Box/Fair Chance Laws

Sterling Check

Background Checks. Ban the Box and Fair Chance laws, while the specific requirements may vary, require that employers first consider a job candidate’s qualifications without the stigma of considering their criminal record history until after the application process, job interview, or conditional job offer. The policies are designed to address the possibility of discrimination by providing job applicants with a fair chance at employment regardless of their criminal history.

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Faculty Salaries Fell By Nearly 5% As Inflation Eats Into Living Costs

HR Digest

According to the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), faculty salaries fell by nearly 5% in 2021-22 when wages were adjusted for inflation. The annual report was released by the association on June 22 which revealed the economic state of the noblest profession. The AAUP report highlighted the fact that faculty salaries fell by nearly 5% in 2021-22, as inflation soars to record highs.

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Say Hello to BerniePortal’s Streamlined Payroll Feature

BerniePortal

BerniePortal takes pride in solving problems that HR teams face daily and doing it efficiently. HR teams manage people—from welcoming them to the organization to tracking their benefits, time and attendance, and PTO to ensuring they are paid correctly. In our latest update, BerniePortal is excited to add Payroll to our comprehensive HR tools list. The Payroll feature of BerniePortal recognizes the importance of accurate and punctual paydays and simultaneously streamlines the process to save valu

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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 Ask Your Manager To Support Your Professional Development

Forbes Coaches Council

Unless it is part of your contract, your company does not owe you financial or time support for your professional development. That said, there is a good chance they want to support you.

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weekend open thread – June 25-26, 2022

Ask a Manager

This post, weekend open thread – June 25-26, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: The Latecomer , by Jean Hanff Korelitz.

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Helpful Feedback Or Harmful Critique? 14 Elements Of Constructive Criticism

Forbes Coaches Council

Sometimes, when professionals hear feedback on their behavior, actions or performance, it can be difficult to gauge the quality of the assessment and decide what to do with it.

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CRM Customization Features and the Measurable Benefits in Your Business

SutiHR

Today, several customer relationship management solutions offer you sufficient power to manage all use-case scenarios. And customization broadens the path to drive more value out of your CRM software by tailoring the solution to your specific business requirements. So, to make you understand how the system can help you obtain your objectives, here we present a few of the most commonly available CRM customization features along with the advantages you can obtain by using them. 1.

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Delivering DEI Training That Drives Real Change

Speaker: Jeffrey Hall, Chief Creative Office of WILL Interactive

Great DEI training improves engagement, retention, and teamwork. Poor training does little. What content areas are right for our organization? How can you construct training around empathy-building, relatable stories for a positive disposition to hard topics? We’ll cover the latest research on how to make training that actually delivers attitudinal and behavioral shifts.

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Don’t launch a four-day work week until you get these six things right

HR Zone

Change Is a four-day work week right for you?

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Most interesting HR stories of the week

TLNT: The Business of HR

Amazon could ‘run out of people to hire’ by 2024. Churn of warehousing staff at retail giant, Amazon, is apparently so high (the company gets through its entire workforce, and then some, annually), that it could soon run out of people to hire within just a few years. This is according to a leaked internal memo , where an official warns “Amazon will deplete available labour in the US by 2024”.

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Hijacked On The Way To High Performance—And A Better Approach

Forbes Coaches Council

Human beings have a primal need to belong, and the presence or absence of belonging can have a real impact on our performance.

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Celebrating Pride Month – 16 nonprofits raising their voice for the LGBTQ+ community

Thrive Global

Every year in June, Pride Month celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people’s self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increasing visibility. The name “Pride” was given to the month-long festival to foster those feelings as the community comes together to celebrate and support LGBTQ+ rights campaigns. Pride began as a protest and evolved into a celebration.

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Managing Your Recruitment Agency Spend in 2024

Feeling overwhelmed by a juggling act of internal recruiting, agency relationships, and direct hire spend? You’re not alone. In today’s competitive talent landscape, building a dream team requires strategic orchestration. Recruiting agencies and search firms provide invaluable services, but managing them effectively alongside your internal team can pose unique challenges.

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What are the biggest challenges in hiring payroll talent?

LACE Partners

In this week’s blog we were joined by Sam Field from Oakleaf Partnership and our very own Adam Morris to talk about talent in the payroll space. It’s a deep dive of the key takeaways from a recent podcast, where we discussed the skills required to succeed in the payroll space – and what challenges to hiring in the industry. . What are the biggest challenges in hiring payroll talent?

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open thread – June 24-25, 2022

Ask a Manager

This post, open thread – June 24-25, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to take your questions to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please do not repost it here,

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5 Ways to Recognize Employees

BetterUp

Jump to section. What are impactful ways to recognize your colleagues? When can you provide recognition? How do you provide meaningful recognition? How can you make it easier to share recognition?

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The Upside Of Anger: How To Channel Your Emotion Productively

Forbes Coaches Council

The more you can experience your emotions, the more you can grow in your self-confidence, emotional intelligence and resilience.

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Future-proof your I-9 compliance for 2024

Speaker: Join I-9 Experts:

Got I-9 compliance on your mind? Spending endless amounts of time ensuring you stay compliant? Get your questions answered with an expert panel from WorkBright. During this one-hour webinar, Workbright will dive deep into I-9 best practices, navigate the nuances of the new 2023 'alternative procedure,' and learn actionable ways to ensure your audit trail is squeaky clean.

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Dr. Jennifer Knowles On How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work

Thrive Global

Create the Optimal Talent Experience. Rethinking how employers develop employees, providing them the skills that the workforce needs to evolve, while providing them workplace satisfaction where employees feel like they are bringing their best version of themselves to work in an organization that supports them. W hen it comes to designing the future of work, one size fits none.

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What The Hospitality Industry Can Teach Us About Business Longevity

Forbes Coaches Council

Studying what other businesses practice can help you and your business grow and realize your biggest goals.

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6 Science-Backed Tips for Sleeping Well and Strengthening Your Resilience

Thrive Global

As we begin 2022 with a sense of hope, we’re also continuing to face challenges of every kind. But there are steps we can take to make this a year of less stress and more joy. One key to a resilient and fulfilling 2022 is getting the restful sleep we need. Science shows that 7 to 9 hours of sleep is essential for our physical and mental health — including helping boost well-being.