Fri.Oct 05, 2018

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Should Employees be Paid for Commuting Time?

UpstartHR

An interesting piece of research on publicly available WiFi access in England led to a question that made me pause. Should employees be paid for commuting time? As someone that travels a fair bit for work, I know the value of being able to connect and work from any number of strange locations–restaurants, hotel lobbies, airports, etc. But what about the commutes that make up a significant part of the day for so many workers?

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Can Managers and Employees Be Friends?

Reflektive

Let’s say you just got a new job in a management position. As you settle into the new role, you notice that your employees go to lunch together, they go out for drinks on Friday evenings, they even make plans to get together on weekends—but they never invite you along. Do they not like you? Are you doing something wrong as the new boss? SEE ALSO: Why Facebook Employees Are More Productive, Motivated, and Satisfied.

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How Employees Can Remain Happy at Work

Hppy

Nobody wants to be miserable at work. The daily commute, toxic team members, an unsympathetic or unhelpful manager, or even just the awareness that you’re not doing what you’re passionate about, can all lead to stress and a general lack of joy in the workplace. Employers who commit to keeping their staff happy are few and far between, so if you want to really distance yourself from the misery and take charge of your own happiness, you might need to make a few changes to your life.

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#WorkTrends: How to Rethink the Modern Workplace for Gender Equality

TalentCulture

New research shows that diversity and inclusion are a top priority for leaders. So why does the needle seem to be moving backward when it comes to gender equality at work? On this week’s episode of the #WorkTrends podcast we dive into some of the answers with Dorothy Dalton, who is working to shift the conversation about men, women, work and bias. Based in Belgium, Dalton has been working in talent management and recruitment for […].

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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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3 Ways Digital and Physical Simplicity Can Improve Your Work and Personal Lives

Take It Personel-ly

You might have noticed, if you haven’t been living under a rock somewhere, that the term “minimalist” has become increasingly popular over the last few years. The basic concept underlying this label is, well, simple (excuse the pun). It suggests that life is too complicated for a huge number of people — likely more complicated […].

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An Underutilized Tool for Engaging Employees

Jason Lauritsen

Among my first jobs out of college was as a third-party recruiter. At that time, there was no LinkedIn, so your success depended on making cold calls. And, I’m not talking about a just a few—it was 50 to 100 calls a day. In most cases, I was calling a company whose phone number I’d found in a phone book (remember those?), trying to make my way to someone qualified for the job I was trying to fill. .

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Cafe Classic: Solving the Dilemma of Pay Progression Over Time

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: Pay progression may seem like a topic that can and should only interest the true compensation nerds among us, but if this Wall Street Journal article is picking up on a genuine pay growth trend out there we would all be well-advised to push this up to the top of our list for serious attention - if we wish our programs to maintain credibility.

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Why Analytics Should Come Before Anything Else

TLNT: The Business of HR

Peter Navin, the SVP employee experience at Grand Rounds Inc., has an interesting stance on analytics. Typically, HR has all its core functions in place before it tentatively tacks on an analytics team. Peter, took an unusual approach, he always sought to bring in an analytics pro as soon as possible.

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Big-time talent acquisition on a small budget: 5 proven steps

HR Morning

No one needs to tell you that talent acquisition is hard work. And despite a hyper-pressurized job market, no one’s cutting you any slack, either. . But even with mounting competition and limited resources, every HR pro can still land great talent. Here are five essential talent acquisition tactics that don’t require a big budget, straight from the business and HR gurus at SHRM and FitSmallBusiness.

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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EEOC Says Harassment Charges and Litigation Increased Dramatically In FY 2018

TLNT: The Business of HR

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s litigation program brought 66 lawsuits alleging workplace harassment (41 alleging sexual harassment) in fiscal year 2018 (which ended Sept. 30, 2018), a more than 50% increase over the prior year, Acting Chair Victoria A. Lipnic announced in a report issued by the agency yesterday.

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How To Get A Job In Teaching

Rezoomo

Looking to start a career in Teaching? Or do you have your degree and you want to know how to break into the industry? At Rezoomo.com we have put together some advice to get you started and help you land your dream role. Getting Started. The guaranteed, permanent teaching job is a myth from another era but fixed-term and part-time teaching roles regularly become available so keep an eye out online and in your network.

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It’s that time again…. #cipdace

HRGem

It’s nearly that time of year again. That time when the great and good of the HR world descend on Manchester to attend the annual CIPD shindig. There will be learning, networking and probably, cupcakes.

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HRE Column: Making Better HR Decisions Using HR Tech

Steve Boese

Yes, you may have noticed that I have been writing a little bit less frequently here on the blog. The combination of a ton of travel in September, helping deliver the largest HR Technology Conference ever, and keeping the growing HR Happy Hour Podcast Network going are all taking up quite a few cycles lately. But I am still writing over at Human Resource Executive where my latest column just posted.

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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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Workday Rising Daily: Going Even Further Together

Workday

We conclude this year’s Workday Rising Daily with a recap of great discussions around diversity and inclusion, and a look at how some attendees gave back to the Las Vegas community by mentoring young job seekers on-site. Finally, we share with you some truly inspiring insights from bestselling author Shane Show on how we all can continue to go further together.

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5 Ways to Significantly Reduce Workplace Safety Incidents!

C. A. Short Company

Are you looking to create the safest possible workplace for your employees? You’re not alone. We’ve spoken with thousands of companies that are seeking the same results. To get there, it will likely require a different path than you’ve tried in the past. So while the following tips will help you get there, they will require you to often think outside of the “safety” box.

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Claim Your HR Seat at the Table: 4 Questions to Ask Your Business Leader Clients

HR Daily Advisor

Too often business leaders reduce HR to little more than order-takers: fill requisitions, solve employee problems, calculate compensation tables, run surveys. While beneficial, these don’t compare to your higher purpose of ensuring the organization’s talent is — and gets treated as — a strategic asset. But you can’t play that role without first shattering the order-taker illusion and claiming your proverbial (and often elusive) seat at the table where real decisions are made.

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open thread – October 5-6, 2018

Ask a Manager

It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please don’t repost it here, as it may be in the to-be-answered queue.

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Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Empowering Managers for Excellence

Speaker: Adri Glover - Head of People, and Mollie Hinz - Sr. People Partner

In the fast-paced world of work, burnout has emerged as a critical issue. Alarming statistics reveal two in five U.S. workers experience feeling burned out. However, the situation is even more dire among managers, with nearly half reporting burnout, often hidden behind their responsibilities and the desire to uplift their teams. Recognizing the severity of this problem is crucial.

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Quitting is for Quitters—and It Leads to Liability

HR Daily Advisor

In the last several months, we’ve seen continuing coverage of the #MeToo movement as well as the disclosure of new scandals, including the controversy that embroiled CBS News and its former CEO, Les Moonves. Of course, there is much yet to be learned, but discussions of whether CBS’s problems would be “solved” when Moonves stepped down have led us to consider: Is that enough?

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Ergonomics: Solution or Scam?

Evil HR Lady

Repetitive motion injuries are a real thing. Bad posture is also a real thing. So, it make sense to have “ergonomically correct” office furniture to help keep our bodies functioning as well as possible–and to help prevent pain. But what if all the money we spend making sure everything is ergonomic isn’t really helping? Sydney University professor Chris Maher, a leading authority on back pain, says that the evidence for ergonomics is slim.

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Work Experience Design: Interview with Karen Jaw-Madson

Working Girl

Soon after writing The HR Journey from Productivity to Purpose , I came across an article written by work experience design expert Karen Jaw-Madson and realized I'd discovered a kindred spirit. Several emails and high energy conversations later, I'm very excited to publish a guest post with Karen. With a fresh perspective on the hot topics of company culture and employee engagement, Karen combines deep insight with a pragmatic approach to creating meaningful work experiences.

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The Three Building Blocks of People Analytics

HR Daily Advisor

A lot has been written on the importance of people analytics. A data-driven approach to managing people offers a lot of advantages and supports managerial decision-making. In this article, we’ll explore the foundation for getting started with people analytics. Start with What’s Available. When we get started with people analytics , we’re essentially creating a new way of working and looking at data in a traditional-thinking HR department.

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Are There Gaps in Your HR Policies?

Putting the right HR policies in place can help your organization grow smoothly and help your company culture thrive. Use this essential HR checklist to cover the basics and make sure there aren’t any gaps in your HR functions.

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Five for Friday: Millennials in the workplace

Jostle

Because millennial workers now outnumber other generations , we hear a lot about how companies must adapt to the “needs of millennials.” And on one level, that makes sense: in order to attract and engage their workforce, employers must cater to their employees’ needs.

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IRS Updates Guidance on Rollover Safe Harbor Notices; VCP to Go Paperless In 2019

HR Daily Advisor

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in late September announced two updates to procedures that plan sponsors and their service providers should note. Source: Pgiam / iStock / Getty. In Notice 2018-74 , the agency refreshed guidance on the safe harbor that employers may use to comply with retirement plan participant notice requirements in advance of rollover distributions under Section 402(f) of the federal tax code.

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#MeToo began in late 2017. But, was there really a new surge of sexual harassment claims since? Let’s find out…

The Employer Handbook

Image Credit: Pixabay.com ([link]. Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released some preliminary sexual harassment data for the fiscal year 2018. . Based on preliminary data, in FY 2018: The EEOC filed 66 harassment lawsuits, including 41 that included allegations of sexual harassment. That reflects more than a 50 percent increase in suits challenging sexual harassment over fiscal year 2017.

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A Primer on Creating a Purpose-Driven Culture

HR Daily Advisor

Finding meaning and purpose in what you do for a living is arguably a better way to live. Nurturing an organizational culture in which work has meaning and connects to a purpose (beyond making money) is arguably a better way to run a company. Why? Ildo Frazao / iStock / Getty Images Plus. According to Dan Pink’s research , meaning and purpose are critical to getting people to give their best effort and to accomplish extraordinary things.

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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Using Your Career Site to Attract—Not Deter—Job Applicants

HRExecutive

The purpose of a corporate career site is to serve as a vital ingredient in your recruiting mix, helping to draw in talent, reduce time-to-fill and boost your employer brand. But is your career page delivering on these goals? Moritz Kothe, CEO of kununu, an employer-review site that’s been popular in Europe for quite some time and has recently entered the U.S. market, has some tips for ensuring your organization’s career site is an asset and not a liability to your brand.

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HR Tips: Ensure Your Employees Follow The Safety Policy

Owiwi

Everyone’s business experiences a health & safety problem at some point. So how about we go through the ways that you can make sure that your staff are aware of and actually adhere to your company’s health & safety policy? Health & safety is, for many, a chore. It involves paperwork, it sounds boring, and it isn’t pleasant. So a week’s worth of policy reading about health & safety isn’t going to look persuasive to anyone in your employ.

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Local Minimum Wage Ordinances May Impact Split Shift Premium Requirements

HRWatchdog

Split shift premium pay may now depend on what the minimum wage is under a local ordinance. A recent update on the California Labor Commissioner’s website signals a change in interpretation about how employees must be paid when they work a split shift. The updated information states that the split shift premium owed is one hour at the state minimum wage, or the local minimum wage if there is one, whichever is greater.

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