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Five Employment Laws You Could Be Breaking (Without Even Knowing It)

Helpside

Staying up to date on labor laws is vital to running a small business. Not only is it the right thing to do for your employees and your company’s reputation, but the fines associated with non-compliance are extensive. You’ve probably seen the headlines: Minnesota lawn care and snow removal company paid $157,638 in back wages and damages to 72 employees.

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The best free applicant tracking systems

Workable

Let’s get into a bit more detail about what a free applicant tracking system can do for your organization compared with paid ATSes, and how to choose the best one for you. Here’s what we’ll cover: Evaluating free vs. paid applicant tracking software. Features you can expect on a free ATS plan. Features likely to be missing from a free ATS. Who are free applicant tracking systems suitable for?

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4 Ways to Maximize Productivity and Optimize Your Contingent Workforce Background Check Program

Sterling Check

A decade ago, the concept of working a “gig” might bring to mind musicians staging a show at a local venue. Thanks in great part to digital technologies like ride-sharing apps and freelancing platforms, however, we’ve seen a huge shift from traditional, full-time employment to freelance and contract work across many industries. It’s a significant enough change, in fact, to earn its status as the gig economy, which is projected to reach $455+ billion within the next two ye

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10 Rules for Video Call Etiquette for Business

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. I don’t need to produce any statistics to convince you that video calls are popular. Over the past year, the use of video call technology has grown exponentially – to the point where we actually have video call fatigue. Personally, I think one of the reasons that we have video call fatigue is because we haven’t developed any universally accepted rules or etiquette.

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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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Considerations for Creating An Agile Work Environment

Tandem HR

Employee productivity is a topic of discussion in every organization. Employees are most productive when they enjoy what they do, feel engaged, and receive recognition for their contribution to the organization. Lately, we’ve heard the buzz term “agile work environment” in relation to productivity. What is an agile work environment?

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Podcast: Including Voice of the Employee in Returning to Work

DecisionWise

Engaging People Podcast · Ep. 133: Including Voice of the Employee in Returning to Work. In this insightful conversation, Dr. Tracy Maylett, and Matthew Wride discuss key employee experience concepts to consider when bringing your workforce back to the office. They touch on how to use employee feedback to give front-line managers the data insights they need to manage a successful transition.

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The SEC Human Capital Disclosures Are In–and the Results Aren’t Good

Visier

Despite new SEC regulations requiring companies to disclose more about their human capital resources and measures, Harvard Law found that 17 of the 100 organizations that have filed made no statement about their people. Whilst this may look like a low-risk approach (e.g. if we say nothing we can’t be wrong!), it’s likely to generate a negative view from investors when taken in context with all the disclosures from competitor companies.

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How to Make a Tough Hiring Decision

ExactHire

There’s a lot riding on your hiring decisions. Studies show, when companies make good hiring decisions, employee turnover goes down and productivity and profits go up. The reverse is true when hiring decisions go wrong. Employee retention and morale go down, customer service suffers and companies struggle to maintain a competitive advantage. Whether an employee leaves voluntarily or is terminated, filling the empty chair costs thousands.

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Employee Engagement: One Size Can’t Fit All

Julie Winkle Giulioni

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. Employee engagement is consistently one of the most discussed and written-about leadership topics. And it will likely continue to be in the years to come — with good cause. Engagement has been positively correlated with employee retention, customer service/satisfaction, productivity, and profitability. But, have you ever wondered about all of the information that exists on the subject?

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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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How to Make a Tough Hiring Decision

ExactHire

There’s a lot riding on your hiring decisions. Studies show, when companies make good hiring decisions, employee turnover goes down and productivity and profits go up. The reverse is true when hiring decisions go wrong. Employee retention and morale go down, customer service suffers and companies struggle to maintain a competitive advantage. Whether an employee leaves voluntarily or is terminated, filling the empty chair costs thousands.

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Hiring? Look Beyond LinkedIn

SHRM Resources

Recruitment has changed significantly during the pandemic, and many of the changes are likely to stick. Employers have stepped up their use of social media—and not just LinkedIn—to find and connect with potential candidates for a wide range of jobs in various industries.

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Four ways to celebrate and engage with multiculturalism at work

HR Zone

Culture Celebrating multiculturalism at work.

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Five Simple Yet Highly Effective Techniques for Giving Feedback

6Q

We all know that giving effective feedback is an essential skill for leaders. Yet, when communication is disturbed by masks and smartphone screens, interpersonal skills are more valuable than ever. There’s no other factor determining teamwork as much as communication. One of its basic components is skilful feedback. It’s known that effective feedback is a basic skill for team leaders and members.

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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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Why Executive Coaching is Important for Organizations

IO At Work

An article discusses the history of executive coaching, necessary skills for an executive coach, and the numerous benefits coaching provides to organizations.

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when out-of-office messages go wrong

Ask a Manager

This post, when out-of-office messages go wrong , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: The question last week about “thanks in advance” had me wondering about your thoughts on this person’s manager’s out-of-office reply in this video. I found it to be super condescending and way too much. What do you think?

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Happy Pride Month: LBGTQ+ Resources For The Workplace

Workology

June is Pride Month and we wanted to celebrate the history, resilience, and determination of our LGBTQ+ employees, friends and allies by sharing a list of resources for HR professionals. Wonder if. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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unvaccinated employees are complaining about a $100 bonus for getting vaccinated

Ask a Manager

This post, unvaccinated employees are complaining about a $100 bonus for getting vaccinated , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My wife is in middle management for a relatively large health care system, where she manages over 100 clinical staff. Her employer recently announced that anyone who receives a Covid-19 vaccine will get a few perks, the most significant being a $100 bonus.

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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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Uber Can’t Compel Arbitration of Driver’s PAGA Claim

SHRM Resources

An Uber driver who alleged wage violations under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) could not be forced into arbitration, a state appeals court ruled.

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How to Deliberately Eliminate Bias in the Hiring Process

TalentCulture

As we all know, the hiring process can be a stressful and uncertain time. From the candidates themselves to the HR professionals making the decisions, the stress is real. However, […]. The post How to Deliberately Eliminate Bias in the Hiring Process appeared first on TalentCulture.

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The reverse culture shock of returning to the office

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

After college, I spent a year living in Nairobi, Kenya. Coming from a small college town in Massachusetts, my arrival in Kenya was a culture shock. Surprisingly, coming home a year later turned out to be just as hard. Back in the United States, I saw things in a new light. Everything felt familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Only later would I appreciate that there is a name for this experience — reverse culture shock.

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Is this Insubordination?

Evil HR Lady

I’m an HR manager, and a supervisor made a complaint about another employee. I started an investigation by speaking to the accused on May 14th and looked into video evidence based on the accusations on May 18th. I was not able to find evidence of what the supervisor was stating. I take the onus that I was wrapped up in other HR tasks and did not “circle” back around to let the accused know I conducted an investigation by watching the video and did not find supporting evidence

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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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Job Growth in May Improves

SHRM Resources

U.S. employers added XXX,000 new jobs in May, more than double the total from April, with hiring picking up in pandemic-hit sectors like retail and hospitality, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate ticked down to X percent from 6.1 percent in April.

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A Return To Normal Or The Roaring 2020s? What You Need To Know About Starting A Business Right Now

Forbes Coaches Council

As somebody who works with business owners all the time — and often people starting their own companies for the first time — I can say the outlook for the rest of 2021 is promising.

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Overtime FAQ: How to Answer Commonly Asked OT Questions | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

The ins and outs of overtime policies can get tricky. From federal government regulations and exempt vs. non-exempt status to everything in between, find out what employers need to know about OT compliance in the workplace using these FAQs.

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Show You Care: A Guide To Empathetic Leadership For Leaders Of Humans

Forbes Coaches Council

The reward for empathetic leadership can be authentic connections with and across your team, more trust and understanding, and increased employee engagement and retention.

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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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4 Simple Tips To Recognize Your Remote Employees

Engagedly

COVID-19 has changed the way we do business. We need to find ways to keep our remote workforce engaged and happy now, more than ever. The pandemic is making companies mandate working from home for their workforce. Most employees are feeling disengaged, unhappy and under-appreciated since the long session of working from home has begun. Is there a way to fix this and help employee engagement?

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Eight Situations Where It Is Appropriate To Say ‘No’ At Work

Forbes Coaches Council

Saying “yes” to every request you receive at work, even if it inconveniences you or you can’t handle the task, can quickly lead to burnout and anxiety that will negatively impact performance.

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5 Ways To Improve Relationships at Work

EngagementMultiplier

Strong relationships at work have always been important. They are essential to career success, and we often spend more time with the people we work with than our own families. Research has shown the benefits of these relationships include a greater sense of wellbeing and trust, better collaboration and knowledge-sharing between colleagues, worker satisfaction, innovative thinking, and better performance.

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