Fri.Feb 16, 2024

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Outsourcing HR For Small Business: Four Major Benefits

Genesis HR Solutions

How many hours do you spend performing HR functions that are necessary for the health of your business but are not actually part of your skill set or job description? For example: COBRA administration Unemployment Benefits reconciliation Collecting information for various tax forms Recordkeeping 401(k) plans Employee handbooks For many CFOs and managers, the hours are too many to count—but they know those complex, tedious tasks must get done or the company suffers.

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Beginner’s Guide to Collecting and Analyzing HR Metrics

Homebase

Are you struggling with high employee turnover, low staff engagement, or escalating training costs? These aren’t just HR headaches; they’re alarm bells for your business health. These HR metrics are indicators that help you analyze business performance and define goals. Whether you have 10 or 1,000 employees, these insights shape your people strategies and inform your business decisions.

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Starbucks introduces new accessibility features for store workers

HR Brew

Starbucks is introducing new accessibility features that the company hopes will benefit disabled employees and patrons at its new US retail locations. Starbucks unveiled its Inclusive Spaces Framework on Feb. 16 at the newly opened store in Washington, DC’s Union Market neighborhood, and will incorporate it into all new US locations going forward. The move is part of the company’s overall strategy to make its stores more accessible to employees and customers with disabilities.

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Job Rotation Best Practices for Small Business Owners

Homebase

Are you struggling to keep your talented employees engaged and motivated? Do your seasoned staff members seem to be itching for new challenges and growth opportunities? This is a common issue for small business owners, especially millennials, who often seek career growth and varied experiences. Traditional incentives often aren’t enough. The answer lies beyond the usual perks and team-building activities: job rotation.

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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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World of HR: Australia passes right to disconnect law

HR Brew

In a dog-eat-dog world where hustle culture is frequently rewarded, workers often feel obligated to reply to managers no matter the time of day (or night). Some countries are passing laws protecting workers from unnecessary after-work contact. Earlier this month, Australia became the latest to pass such a protection, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

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‘The optics are poor’: Paramount Global announces layoffs two days after airing a successful Super Bowl

HR Brew

Picture this: Your company celebrates a big win, then two days later, it announces a massive layoff…that timing feels off, doesn’t it? Paramount Global, owner of streaming platform Paramount+ and TV networks including CBS, MTV, and Comedy Central, announced layoffs affecting roughly 800 employees, or 3% of its workforce, on Feb. 13, CNN reported. While Paramount Global’s CEO, Bob Bakish, told employees on Jan. 25 that the company would “reduce our workforce globally” as a “path to earnings growt

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How to Create an Effective Performance Review Template: A Guide for HR Specialists

15Five

As HR specialists, you know that the performance review process isn’t a formality or hoop that companies and employees jump through. It’s a transformative tool for driving real organizational growth and success, and that’s why you’re here. By following these tips for creating a performance review template, you can design a performance appraisal that promotes accountability, fosters growth, and enhances overall employee satisfaction and engagement.

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HR 101: Let’s discuss skills-based hiring

HR Brew

Welcome to HR 101. Class is now in session. Today’s discussion will focus on skills-based hiring. The history. For decades, US society has dictated that a college degree is key to a successful career. But as the cost of tuition has risen , higher education has become increasingly unattainable. In recent years, however, some employers have prioritized skills over degrees, according to a December Boston Consulting Group report.

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Introducing Our New “AI in HR” Certificate Course

Josh Bersin

We have been studying the role of AI in HR for many years. Today we are announcing our brand new AI in HR Certificate Course , built on our years of research and client interviews in all areas of HR. (And a 10% discount if you sign up before the end of March ! Coupon. Read more» The post Introducing Our New “AI in HR” Certificate Course appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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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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Performance Management: Where’s the Agility?

TalentCulture

Sponsored by Workleap SUMMARY When you hear the word “performance management” what comes to mind? I’m sure you’ll agree it is a fundamental aspect of the human resources function. But do you grimace a bit, knowing that even though this should be one of your organization’s strengths, you haven’t quite cracked the code?

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What is an employee incentive program: ideas and outcomes

Workable

At their core, employee incentive programs are designed to recognize and reward employees’ contributions, thereby fostering a culture of appreciation, motivation, and loyalty. According to Employee Benefits (UK) 69% of employees say a better benefits package would make them choose one company over another while 60% of employees in a report of Harvard Business Review support that benefits and perks are a major factor in considering whether to accept a job offer.

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Sterling’s EVP, Chief Information Technology Officer Ivneet Kaur Talks AI with Fountain

Sterling Check

In October, Ivneet Kaur, EVP, Chief Information Technology Officer at Sterling, took the virtual stage together with our partner Fountain as part of a roundtable during their showcase event to discuss the emerging role of artificial intelligence (AI) in human resources (HR). Together with other thought leaders, Ivneet described how HR professionals can help to carefully implement AI in their own organizations to increase efficiency in the hiring process.

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Here’s how strategic HR leaders get their pitches over the finish line

HRExecutive

This is the third installment in a five-part series examining the secrets of the top 5% of HR leaders. Part one can be read here , and part two can be read here. - Advertisement - After having over 1,000 conversations with HR leaders over the past decade, I’ve heard the same story too many times: An HR leader is tasked with solving a problem.

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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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Employers still aren’t hiring people without college degrees

Fast Company The Future of Work

A new report finds that while companies have started dropping degree requirements for certain jobs, they aren’t necessarily changing their hiring practices.

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Reinstated SAT requirements: why hiring teams should care

Workable

Dartmouth College – an Ivy League School – stopped requiring SAT/ACT scores for its applicants during the pandemic. Now that there aren’t health concerns in taking the test anymore, the college decided to take a look at whether they should reinstate these standardized tests as a requirement. The evidence told them to do so and that it was better for their goals as a school and better for the student applicants.

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Employers still aren’t hiring people without college degrees

Fast Company The Future of Work

A new report finds that while companies have started dropping degree requirements for certain jobs, they aren’t necessarily changing their hiring practices.

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H-1B Visa Opens March 6; New Regs Affect Filing Fees, Selection Process

HRWatchdog

The H-1B visa allows American employers to temporarily hire highly skilled foreign professionals (a total of 85,000) in occupations that require specialized knowledge that many say they can’t find here — and the initial registration period for the upcoming fiscal year 2025 H-1B visa cap will open on March 6, 2024, at 9 a.m. PT and run through March 22, 2024, at 9 a.m.

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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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Employers still aren’t hiring people without college degrees

Fast Company The Future of Work

A new report finds that while companies have started dropping degree requirements for certain jobs, they aren’t necessarily changing their hiring practices.

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Employee perk ideas to improve employee satisfaction and attract top talent

Business Management Daily

Great workplaces produce great work. While there’s no one-to-one relationship between, say, a fancy espresso machine and high productivity, employers who value worker well-being perform better than those who don’t. There are plenty of ways to provide perks for employees—of budget-friendly and extravagant varieties—but however you decide to approach it, the important thing is to make an effort.

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Employers still aren’t hiring people without college degrees

Fast Company The Future of Work

A new report finds that while companies have started dropping degree requirements for certain jobs, they aren’t necessarily changing their hiring practices.

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The Tension between Authentic and Adaptive Leadership

NOBL Academy

Change today requires more persuasion and negotiation than ever before, increasing the focus on leaders’ style and approach. And the leaders we work with are—unsurprisingly—quite adept at modifying how they lead, accommodating others’ needs to get them on board with new initiatives. But they often share a private worry: the more they adapt for others, the more they sacrifice and even lose their “true” selves.

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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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Employers still aren’t hiring people without college degrees

Fast Company The Future of Work

A new report finds that while companies have started dropping degree requirements for certain jobs, they aren’t necessarily changing their hiring practices.

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To Build or Buy AI skills in HR? (i4cp login required)

i4cp

Job postings including generative AI as a skill have increased while relatively few organizations are upskilling their workforce Wielding generative AI (GenAI) competently is becoming more important to every organizational function—evidenced by nearly every tech platform in existence announcing new AI features. Generative AI may seem simple enough to use informally.

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Employers still aren’t hiring people without college degrees

Fast Company The Future of Work

A new report finds that while companies have started dropping degree requirements for certain jobs, they aren’t necessarily changing their hiring practices.

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Josh Linkner: ‘Human Beings Are Hardwired to Be Creative’

Betterworks

Creativity expert Josh Linkner shares ways to drive creativity at work, allow people to help direct your change journey, and build innovation into your culture.

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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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Employers still aren’t hiring people without college degrees

Fast Company The Future of Work

A new report finds that while companies have started dropping degree requirements for certain jobs, they aren’t necessarily changing their hiring practices.

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The Imperative Shift to Buyer Enablement in B2B Marketing

marenated HR

So the old tricks aren’t working anymore huh? Well, it isn’t you, it’s THEM. In B2B marketing , the traditional approach of waiting for intent signals before activating marketing strategies is proving to be outdated and harmful to business growth. A bunch of research studies by Bain, Google, Gartner, and Forrester highlight a crucial shift in buyer behavior that calls for a reevaluation of marketing practices.

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Employers still aren’t hiring people without college degrees

Fast Company The Future of Work

A new report finds that while companies have started dropping degree requirements for certain jobs, they aren’t necessarily changing their hiring practices.

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