Wed.Apr 18, 2018

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The Myth of “Culture Fit”

Women of HR

Company culture is a priority that is becoming more and more important to companies and HR professionals. In fact, the “2018 HR Trends Report” from McLean & Company cites culture as now the number one priority for the companies surveyed. So the idea of hiring for culture fit is a concept that has gained much traction in recent years as well; the thought that specific skills and knowledge can be taught and it’s more important to seek talent that matches company culture, or that “fits in,” h

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While Employee Development Programs Fail, Growth Organizations Help Everyone Succeed

15Five

Over the last several years a performance management revolution has taken place, and businesses are now focusing more on the growth and wellbeing of their employees. This has led to the implementation of employee development programs that annually cost companies hundreds of billions of dollars. While it makes sense to respond to employees’ desires for growth in the workplace, many executives still grapple with how to improve the effectiveness of these programs.

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The Dangers Inherent in “Keeping Sweet” at Work

Robin Schooling

There’s a mantra, a commandment really, amongst certain religious fundamentalist groups that women and girls should always “keep sweet.” While the concept seems to have originated in polygamous/FLDS cults society, it has reached into other patriarchal groups. The phrase is designed to remind every girl and woman how she should conduct herself. Whether she is encountering life’s daily frustrations or something more harmful such as being forced into a marriage or encountering abuse , a ‘godly’ wom

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Skills Gap: How It Impacts Your Team & How to Solve for It

ClearCompany HRM

CareerBuilder recently released some unsettling news about the skills gap, and it’s not something that only affects one sector or industry. Before you think that this doesn’t necessarily affect your company, it should be noted that their findings suggest this is a challenge felt by everyone. Check out these highlights: 60% of US employers’ job openings stay vacant for 12 weeks or longer.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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The 5 Biggest Mistakes Companies Make When Hiring Interns (And How to Avoid Them)

Cornerstone On Demand

Internship programs are a great asset for organizations. Not only do they give students an opportunity to gain valuable experience in an industry they're interested in, but they also give companies the chance to give potential future employees a low-risk trial run. Though internships can be mutually beneficial for interns and the organizations that employ them, there's a lot that can go wrong as well.

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3 Factors Proven to Engage Overwhelmed and Overworked Employees

Achievers

When a critical piece of business technology suddenly stops operating properly, your first reaction is to find the problem and get it up and running at full-capacity, as soon as possible. Yet, when it comes to your most valuable business asset, your employees, many company leaders aren’t as quick to react. Unfortunately, according to a new SHRM report , 38 percent of employees feel overwhelmed by how much they have to get done at work.

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[Infographic] The Employee Burnout Protection Plan

Hppy

Everyone has limitations when it comes to the amount of information and workload they can take in. What you need to keep in mind is that your employees are your most valuable assets. As a manager or the CEO of a company, it is your job to ensure the health and happiness of all the employees. It is essential to know that if they are not giving their all, the wellbeing of the company is at stake.

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Ritualize It

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library Research indicates that humans evolved to feel calmed by repetitive behavior and that performing daily rituals can help us to build emotional and mental resilience. Rituals can be an effective and convenient tool for balance, especially in environments or situations that make us feel stressed or pressured in some way.A ritual can be anything that you do repetitively—a series of behaviors done in the same order—at certain times or in certain situations.

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The Ins and Outs of Supplemental Wages

Justworks

There are a few misconceptions about the difference between supplemental wages and regular wages. These differences, such as timing and calculation of withholdings, impact payroll taxes for your team. Understanding supplemental wages, and the options you have for paying them to your employees, is an important part of running payroll for your business.

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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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Ritualize It

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library Research indicates that humans evolved to feel calmed by repetitive behavior and that performing daily rituals can help us to build emotional and mental resilience. Rituals can be an effective and convenient tool for balance, especially in environments or situations that make us feel stressed or pressured in some way.A ritual can be anything that you do repetitively—a series of behaviors done in the same order—at certain times or in certain situations.

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New CMS Rule Keeps ACA Employer Mandate Intact

ACA Times

3 minute read: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid ( CMS ) has issued a final rule to expand short-term insurance options for Americans as part of the federal government’s continuing campaign to undermine the Affordable Care Act ( ACA ). The new HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019 provides operational and technical guidance to insurers that want to offer Qualified Health Plans ( QHP s) in the Federally-facilitated Exchanges ( FFE s) for plan years beginning in 2019.

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Ritualize It

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library Research indicates that humans evolved to feel calmed by repetitive behavior and that performing daily rituals can help us to build emotional and mental resilience. Rituals can be an effective and convenient tool for balance, especially in environments or situations that make us feel stressed or pressured in some way.A ritual can be anything that you do repetitively—a series of behaviors done in the same order—at certain times or in certain situations.

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Four Must-Have Manager Guidelines for Employee Recognition Ideas

Kazoo

When it comes to employee recognition ideas, managers turn to everything from generic, last-minute thank you cards to full-featured employee experience platforms. But what makes employee recognition ideas truly effective? To answer that, it’s important to remember why recognition is important and consider four must-have guidelines for your employee recognition ideas.

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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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How to Stop Burnout in Its Tracks

TalentCulture

How are you feeling? When you close your eyes at night, do you feel the phantom buzzing of your phone? […]. The post How to Stop Burnout in Its Tracks appeared first on TalentCulture.

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How To Participate in an #HR Twitter Chat

Advos

Have you ever participated in an HR industry Twitter chat? Several exist—SHRM’s #NextChat and TalentCulture’s #WorkTrends are popular and notable examples. They’re popular because participating in them delivers a variety of benefits, including: Network with HR pros and influencers Learn about a variety of HR topics Share your knowledge Professional improvement Become more visible in [ ] The post How To Participate in an #HR Twitter Chat appeared first on HRmarketer.

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Why Volunteering as a Team Can Inspire Employee Engagement

Bonusly

You already know that your team is capable of accomplishing incredible things together. That’s why you hired the people you did! So as your employees grow with you and become stewards of your company’s core values, how will you retain them? To start, let’s reframe the question: How will you engage your employees’ passions, support their professional development, and deepen their connection to your mission?

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my employee helped a fired coworker get a job with her fiance and lied to me about it

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I own a small business and a year ago hired a foreign employee on a work-holiday visa, “Meg.” While at my company, she met another employee, “Jane,” who I ended up firing a few months later due to numerous work-related issues. Knowing that the two remained friends, I did not discuss with Meg my reasons for firing Jane, and asked her to keep sensitive information about the company confidential.

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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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Bridging the gap – lessons to be learnt from gender pay gap reporting

HR Zone

Future. Lessons to be learnt from gender pay gap reporting.

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The Employee Experience, Anthropology and the Future of Your Workforce

ADP

How can organizations work toward closing the employee experience gap? Approach the concept holistically, much like an anthropologist would.

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Innovative Leaders Who Inspire

Take It Personel-ly

In order to be a great leader, you must have the ability to innovate and adapt to any changes that come your way. All industries constantly evolve as technology develops. To be a successful leader in an evolving industry, professionals need to anticipate change and forecast what those changes might include. Furthermore, inspiration to innovate […].

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The Advantages Of Integrating Payroll With HR Systems

SutiHR

Human resource management and payroll are critically connected yet remain different disciplines. Organizations need solutions that combine the best HR functionality and processes with expert payroll management. An integrated HR management system allows both HR and payroll teams to access all of the same information by using the same database. Though there are several benefits.

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Trending Payroll Statistics

Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.

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Employee fakes cancer to get leave: How vigilant manager stopped the abuse

HR Morning

When an employee requests time off because of something as serious as a cancer diagnosis, 99% of the time the person will be telling the truth about their situation. But as a recent case shows, if a manager has even an inkling that something’s amiss, it pays to take a closer look. In the case of former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee Caroline Boyle , a supervisor’s skepticism likely foiled an egregious — and illegal — abuse of leave.

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Why Employees Don’t Want to Be Treated Equally: They Want to Be Treated Fairly

crewhu

Shift the focus from equality to fairness in the workplace. We hear a lot about equality in the workplace. Equal treatment, equal pay, equal opportunities for advancement. While all these things are important, and something employees look for and appreciate in a company, they may want something else even more. Fairness.

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5 Ways The World Would Be Better If We Were More Like Barbara Bush

Evil HR Lady

Barbara Bush (née Pierce) died yesterday at the age of 92. A former First Lady, Second Lady, and mother of a president, Mrs. Bush was in the public eye for much of her eye. Anyone in that situation can expect to have all their flaws exposed in the least flattering way possible. But, here’s the thing: while she was a flawed individual (we all are), the world would be a lot better off if we followed her example.

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10 simple ideas to improve employee morale

Jostle

Sometimes the plain and simple things in life are the most important ones. It’s the same situation for the workplace. Simple and well thought-out plans make all the difference to building staff morale.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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what should a salary negotiation sound like?

Ask a Manager

This week on the Ask a Manager podcast, I talk to a guest who’s wondering about salary negotiation — how to do it, what to say, and what kind of tone to use. You can listen to our discussion on Apple Podcasts , Google Play , Spotify , Volumes , or Anchor (or here’s the direct RSS feed ). This episode is 18 minutes long, and here’s the letter: I would really appreciate a good in-depth lesson on negotiating salaries.

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5 Simple Strategies Proven to Retain Your Best People

Workstride

You did it. You finally found that rockstar employee who’s knocking it out of the park. But even though that new hire is totally killing it, there’s a question creeping in the back of your mind. “How long until someone else snatches them up?”. The story of star talent jumping ship is a something that’s all too familiar for modern companies. And while nobody wants to watch their employees depart for “greener” pastures, it’s especially painful when it’s our top talent that ends up bouncing.

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Into the Wild: Biophilic Workspaces & Employee Wellness

Aberdeen HCM Essentials

“In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows. Nature says, — he is my creature, and maugre all his impertinent griefs, he shall be glad with me.”. ? Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Nature” American biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalist, and author E.O. Wilson developed the biophilia hypothesis — the theory that suggests that humans have an inherent propensity to seek and develop relationships with nature and other forms of life.