Mon.Jul 11, 2022

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Mandatory overtime laws: Everything employers need to know

Business Management Daily

Sometimes there is more work to get done than you can fit into an 8-hour day or a 40-hour workweek. When this happens, you may need to have your employees work overtime. This is common during peak busy seasons in certain industries like tax season or the holiday shopping season. Overtime can also be necessary when your business is short-staffed. Since many industries are currently experiencing a labor shortage, overtime is becoming increasingly necessary for the continued operation of businesses

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The One Thing People Analytics Teams Often Get Wrong

UpstartHR

“I think the danger that we tend to run as people analytics teams is that we’re not willing to take slightly bolder stances and say, “Hey, we have a better collective picture of the labor market. We have a better collective picture of what enterprise trends and behaviors are like.” We need to give strategic guidance and not just be turning over data products.” Zach Frank, Senior Manager of People Analytics, Freeman Company (formerly at Aramark).

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my employee didn’t want the post-baby flexibility I arranged for her

Ask a Manager

This post, my employee didn’t want the post-baby flexibility I arranged for her , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: One of the people on my team announced she was pregnant. I was thrilled for her and wanted to be a supportive manager. Our company is too small to qualify for FMLA but we do have our own program that allows for 12 weeks of paid medical leave.

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4 Building Blocks of Impactful Employee Advocacy Programs

Analytics in HR

With the rise of social media, employee advocacy programs have become an important pillar of your employer brand and talent attraction strategy. In a highly competitive and employee-driven market, talent has become selective in terms of who for, where, and when they want to work. People perceive employee-generated content to be more authentic and credible when evaluating a potential employer.

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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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updates: my coworker cried and called me militant, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, updates: my coworker cried and called me militant, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. My coworker cried and called me militant. Turns out Jane was only the tip of a very dysfunctional, toxic iceberg filled with bullies and handled really badly by upper management.

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How HR Can Benefit From Project Management

Hppy

Without an HR department, an organization is essentially a sinking ship. HR is the backbone of a business’s success, from onboarding new employees to ensuring other departments are smoothly working together. Having to juggle numerous tasks all at once can cause HR projects to unravel into chaos sometimes. Fortunately, you can prevent this through HR project management. .

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16 Powerful Malala Quotes to Get You Through Challenges Big and Small

The Muse

The Pakistani activist for girls’ education and Nobel Peace Prize laureate may be young, but she has plenty of wise words to help you navigate your career and life.

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How to Discuss Union & Contract Negotiations with Employees

Hppy

Hiring people should always be a give-and-take process. To get and keep the best employees, you have to offer attractive wages and benefits, ensure that you’re treating people fairly, and give them the right amount of responsibility to keep them feeling engaged and fulfilled. That’s a tall order, but it’s something every company should strive for if it wants the best talent.

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enneagrams in hiring, sheer blouses at work, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, enneagrams in hiring, sheer blouses at work, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Using enneagrams in hiring. Recently a coworker told us that his spouse’s workplace uses enneagrams for hiring decisions. They like to have a certain amount of “numbers” making up their teams (e.g, if a “2” quits, they try to hire another qualified “2” for that position).

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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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Rhode Island Legalizes Personal Use of Marijuana – Law Limits Employers

Cisive

Rhodes Island has become the 19 th state to legalize the adult personal use of marijuana. The new law went into effect immediately, with retail sales planned by the end of this year. Employers in the state are not required to accommodate the use or possession of marijuana or being under the influence of marijuana while at work or any location where the employee is performing work, including remote work.

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my bosses want our remote team to work out together 3 times a week

Ask a Manager

This post, my bosses want our remote team to work out together 3 times a week , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work for a very large multi-national publicly traded company. The job itself is great — clear expectations, strong management, excellent IT services, market appropriate pay, and a very generous benefits package.

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How to Get Web Design Clients for Your Agency

Embroker

As the owner of a web design agency, you often ask yourself “how to get web design clients for my agency?” You want to grow your business, but you may not know-how. There are several ways to get more clients for your web design agency, though not all strategies will be the right fit for the type of firm you have and brand you want to share with the world. .

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OIG Assesses Long-Term-Care Screening Program

Precheck

OIG Assesses Long-Term-Care Screening Program Jul. 12, 2022. Jenni Gray Copywriter. Over the past few years, 27 states have participated in the National Background Check Program to develop screening programs for long-term-care facilities. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently completed its fifth in a series of six reports on the program. This report focused on Idaho and Mississippi, the two states continuing the program.

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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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Why Have Tech Companies Begun Rescinding Job Offers? | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Amidst the recent economic downturn, an increasing number of organizations have begun to rescind job offers. While this has caused concern for many hopeful job applicants regarding their future prospects, is this practice really indicative of the state of the overall job market? Read on to learn more about how and why organizations may choose to rescind their job offers.

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8 things companies are doing to make HR processes more efficient

TLNT: The Business of HR

Efficiency. It’s one of those watchwords all companies subscribe to wanting. And yes, HR is no less immune to this than any other department. But while we might all talk about the need for making HR more efficient, what have companies actually done to make their HR processes better?

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Brushing Up on Preventive Dental Benefits

Extensis

Quick look: Studies show that many employees think that dental benefits are very important, yet 25% of those with dental insurance haven’t seen a dentist in the past year. Here’s how brokers can help clients refresh their dental benefit strategy this upcoming open enrollment season to increase the utilization of preventive dental services, reduce overall medical spending, and boost employee health.

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BerniePortal Payroll Processing Checklist

BerniePortal

There are many moving pieces when it comes to payroll. From managing employee hours worked, PTO , and deductions to ensuring your organization is withholding the correct state and local taxes from each paycheck—running payroll can be time-consuming. But it doesn’t have to be. Many organizations are moving their payroll onto HRIS platforms for a more seamless process, making spreadsheets a thing of the past.

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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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dealing with domestic abuse in the workplace

Ask a Manager

This post, dealing with domestic abuse in the workplace , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. This is a reprint of a post from 2012. Someone recently suggesting reprinting it annually and I think it’s a good idea. In a post about what to do if an employee is being abused at home , commenter Marie left the following comment, which I thought was so powerful that I wanted to post it here separately to make sure people see it.

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Workable’s new Indeed Sponsored Jobs integration boosts job visibility and analytics

Workable

The Indeed Sponsored Jobs integration lets you promote your jobs to 250M visitors on Indeed using Workable and gives you the controls and data you need to optimize your hiring. This integration optimally advertises your jobs on Indeed to increase the likelihood of hire by 4.5x (Indeed data, worldwide). Sponsored Jobs displays your jobs to candidates who are most likely to apply — helping you attract quality applicants.

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Medical Documentation Requirements for Disability Leaves

HRWatchdog

If an employee requests a leave of absence as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), can I require medical documentation from their health care provider? If so, how much time does the employee have to provide me with the documentation? In most instances, you may require medical documentation to substantiate the need for a leave of absence as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as California’s related law, the Fair Employment and Ho

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14 Powerful Ways To Leverage Handwritten Notes In Business

Forbes Coaches Council

Letters written by hand provide a level of authenticity and a sense of personal connection that electronic communications simply can’t.

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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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Flimp Communications Announces $10 PEPY Bundled Pricing for Flimp 360

Flimp Communications

This bundled core package brings the power of decision support together with engaging benefits education all in one low-cost, solution. The post Flimp Communications Announces $10 PEPY Bundled Pricing for Flimp 360 appeared first on Flimp.

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Why Personal Sustainability Is Important And How Leaders Can Cultivate It

Forbes Coaches Council

As leaders, we must encourage our people to develop personal sustainability. It’s the only way they’re going to make it through the ongoing challenges of the modern workforce.

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LinkedIn: Human Resources Leads All Professions In Turnover

Wellable

Human resources professionals are no strangers to the importance of employee retention. As a critical element of their performance, hiring and retaining top talent at a company, which includes reducing turnover, is part of their day-to-day responsibilities. This is why the current turnover rate for the profession is so shocking. According to LinkedIn , human resources leads all professions in turnover for the last 12 months, topping the average for all roles by four percentage points.

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Five Ways To Improve Talent Retention In A Tight Labor Market

Forbes Coaches Council

An innovative mindset can reduce the high turnover risk, improve organizational resilience and ensure continuity of operations.

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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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Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan: How to Maximize Your Small Business’s Savings 

Patriot Software

In the United States, the most common type of retirement plan is the trusty 401(k). With over 60 million active participants and an estimated $7.3 trillion in assets, businesses of all sizes offer this type of plan to help their employees save for the retirement they deserve. However, not all 401(k)s are the same. While […] READ MORE.

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Pre-Recorded Video Interviews: Introduction, Tips and Best Practices

HR Lineup

Is it not a positive candidate experience to do a job interview at the comfort of your home? Well, pre-recorded video interviews make this experience come true. Before the Covid19 pandemic, many organizations had already adopted the live interview system in their recruitment strategy. Due to the dynamics and advancements in technology, pre-recorded interviews have hit the momentum with every organization using it to make their talent sourcing more efficient.

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Seven Qualities Of The Best Executive Coaches

Forbes Coaches Council

If you want to be among the best executive coaches, there are seven main qualities that you should develop.