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Retail Worker Scheduling

nettime solutions

One essential part of a retail manager’s job is creating the employee schedule. You have to know what the store needs, have a sense of sales trends, and be able to anticipate shopping spikes, all while making sure to keep the wishes of your employees in mind. Is scheduling retail workers easy? It depends on who you ask, and what tools the manager is using.

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5 Keys to Better Collaboration in Healthcare

Precheck

5 Keys to Better Collaboration in Healthcare Jan. 8, 2018. Bryan-Barajas.jpg. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. Collaboration is the key to better outcomes and a stronger workplace, but it can be hard to implement. There are several barriers to building collaboration in healthcare, but HR is in the perfect position to address them. Now is the time for healthcare HR leaders to improve collaboration among executives, managers, employees and departments.

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How to Help Employees Struggling Outside of the Office

Cornerstone On Demand

With the festivity of the holidays behind us, the upcoming winter months can be difficult. Five percent of Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder , and more than 14 million adults suffer from depression, which can be exacerbated by short winter days. Some things are personal and it's best to stay removed, but if you notice that an employee is struggling with life outside of work, pay attention.

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Oops! I Hired The Wrong Person, Again

ClearCompany HRM

Oops, you did it again. You know what I’m talking about. You made the wrong choice and hired the wrong person. The new hire is flailing, your hiring manager is frustrated, HR is trying to ensure they stay long enough to not be a total loss and the CFO is wondering if he can take the recruitment costs and lost productivity out of your budget. Hiring is much harder than it looks.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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Open Positions and Hiring Plans Expected to Increase in Q1 2018

HR Daily Advisor

Brilliant —a staffing and management resources firm specializing in accounting, finance, and information technology (IT)—has released its Q1 2018 Hiring Forecast. The data indicates an increase in open accounting, finance, and IT positions heading into the first quarter of 2018. Further, businesses are planning to increase their overall hiring plans in the next 12 months, especially for IT.

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The Impact of Algorithm Bias on Human Resources Practices

Lighthouse

Diversity has always been a hot topic in the HR profession, but it has exploded into national news with all of the announcements and discoveries of improper behavior in the past year (and new stories seemingly cropping up every week). Diversity is an important aspect of running a business as it is directly related to a core HR function: sourcing and recruiting employees.

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Will an HR Certification Make Me More Valuable for a Senior HR Role? [Reader Question]

UpstartHR

HR certification questions are often seen as pretty binary: either I get one or I don’t. But in reality there’s a lot of nuance to the decision. Should I get an HR degree or an HR certification ? Will this help my career? Can it make me more competitive? How much money can I make ? That’s because certification is tied in with our personal lives in that it supports us financially, if we do it right.

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What Part of the Normal American Workplace Will Be Most Impacted by #metoo?

The HR Capitalist

There's a ton of good that's come from the daily breaking news associated with the #metoo movement. Creeps everywhere are being held responsible for their behavior, and society in general seems to have a higher awareness for what's appropriate and what's not. There's a lot of details in between, but the one I spend the most time thinking about is the following: When does the #metoo movement hold common day, ordinary creeps accountable deep into the American workplace, where there's no media co

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SAVED FOR LATER: A word about words - the ones your use in your public job listings

Steve Boese

Since no one asked, a quick word about the process I have used for ages to find/save ideas for blog topics. I use Feedly, (while pouring one out for the late, great Google Reader), to subscribe to about 400 news and information sources on topics like tech, HR, news, pop culture, sports, and more for two main reasons. One, to try and keep up to date and informed about what is going on the world, country, and in the HR/workplace/HR tech space.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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I delay writing back to people and then never do it — can I fix this?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I have a terrible block when it comes to writing (back to) people. I get very anxious about writing the “right thing” in different situations — when I need to say no (even for a trivial reason like “I don’t have time this week for a call”), when I’m not exactly sure how to answer, when I need to give a critique, or when I need to ask someone for something — and I put it off.

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2018 HR Audit Checklist

Acacia HR Solutions

At its core, human resource management is a tactical function that was created to ensure compliance. Without diving too much into the history, the action of governments creating laws for employers to follow, created a need for a role within every company to ensure the law was being followed. Enter human resource professionals. Decades later, The post 2018 HR Audit Checklist appeared first on Acacia HR Solutions.

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Expect More Immigration Crackdowns, I-9 Inspections and Visa Woes in 2018

TLNT: The Business of HR

While violations of laws regarding legal employment authorization – purposeful or inadvertent – have always carried potential serious consequences for employers, recent efforts to focus on this area by the U.S. federal government make it increasingly important to understand the requirements in this area, as well as the potential consequences of being found in violation.

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How to Handle Difficult Conversations with Employees

Quantum Workplace

Pay and benefits, inappropriate behavior, underperforming work…these are some the most difficult conversations to have in the workplace, separating good managers from bad. How can your managers better handle conversations with difficult employees?

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Best Practices to Improve Your Employee Productivity

SutiHR

Employee productivity is crucial; it keeps your business alive and thriving. Companies need to cultivate a work culture in which employees feel valued and appreciated. With a healthy work culture, you can expect to see increased productivity, decreased turnover, and enhanced profitability. Here we present a few best practices that will help you motivate your.

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How to unify your workforce and stay on course for growth

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

Oracle’s Oscar Lausegger explains how companies can harness the power of a unified workforce to keep the wind in their sails. It’s difficult to recruit the best people, and just as hard to keep them on-board. Any company that believes its work is done once a new joiner has signed their contract is deluding itself. Your people are your business, and you need to invest in them just as you would invest in serving customers.

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What To Do Before You Announce the Company Layoff

Workology

Let’s be frank no matter what the state of the economy is, being a part of layoffs is never fun. In fact, it has been the worst part of my career in HR. Downsizing, restructuring, or layoffs can negatively impact your company’s brand. No matter how necessary for your bottom line, it is imperative to […] Source.

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the person who used to do my job won’t go away

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: A year ago, I replaced “Marnie,” who, after two years on the job, left for one she perceived to have better opportunities. Marnie was given the opportunity to change her mind after she announced her resignation, but ended up leaving anyway. She landed at a toxic workplace and, unbeknownst to me, departed after a couple of months. Since then, Marnie has been making overt and downright creepy attempts to reinsert herself into the good graces of my small company.

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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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Quick overview on depression in the workplace

HR Zone

Culture. Quick overview on depression in the workplace.

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drama after breaking up with a coworker, the best time of day to submit a job application, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. I dated a coworker, and another coworker is posting about being “the other woman” I starting dating someone I work with over a year ago. There’s a woman who also works with us from time to time who has shown obvious interest in him. I should point out that she used to work at my location full-time, but has since moved to an on-call position.

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Quarter of women "forced to take time off due to period pain."

HR Zone

People. Women forced off work with period pain.

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2018 Talent Activation Awards Now Open

Silkroad

The second annual Talent Activation Awards are now open for submissions! The Talent Activation Awards celebrate outstanding employer branding and design, innovative candidate-to-new hire experiences, and strategic excellence in leveraging the onboarding process to activate talent to drive business outcomes. Why Enter? Put forward your outstanding achievements to our expert panel of judges.

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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Quick overview on anxiety in the workplace

HR Zone

Culture. Quick overview on anxiety in the workplace.

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#HotInHR: The Most Important Tech Trends Of 2018

Advos

Get HR Funding News Delivered To Your Inbox. Every week we send a summary of funding announcements, M&A and partnership news from the HR marketplace. Sign up now. Week in Review – Popular Content. 11 Expert Tips To Make 2018 Your Most Productive Year Ever (FC). Could eating cake for breakfast and never listening to your voicemail help you get more things done?

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my coworker keeps doing my work for me

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work on a team of three (plus our manager) as a supporting associate for two salespeople. I like my role and have no problem doing what other people might view as menial tasks, such as data entry and filling out form letters, in order to free up the salespeople’s time so they can focus on their clients. I knew that was a lot of what the job entailed when I signed on and I willingly accepted.

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6 Tips for Building and Maintaining Client Relationships

MBO Partners

Building strong relationships with existing clients can set you up for repeat business. Follow these 6 tips to ensure your client relationships last.

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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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The Future of Work Unleashes Human Potential

Inpower Coaching

Ever want to look into a crystal ball and see the future? What is the future of work going to look like and will you be ready? How will you lead in the rapidly changing future of work? Start by understanding that the workplace is changing and becoming more fluid. Organizations are beginning to resemble organic systems more than mechanical ones. People are the dominant value and system in the work-world and to succeed you must master human systems.

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Meet The 2017 HRWins Top HR Companies To Watch: CareerArc, Outplacement Innovator

WorkTech

CareerArc develops a “virtual job transition platform” for companies of all sizes that they say helps “users land jobs nearly 3x faster than the national average time it takes to find employment, transitioning back into the workforce on average in 10 weeks compared to the national 28-week average unemployment time as reported by the Bureau of […].

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Thriving at work: a review on mental health

HR Zone

Culture. Thriving at work: a review on mental health.

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