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4 Ways Start-Ups Can Implement Affordable HR

Cornerstone On Demand

Hiring an HR professional is typically at the bottom of a start-up's to-do list despite the very real risks forgoing this "to-do" poses. There's no clear verdict on when hiring in-house HR talent is a must—some argue that at a company should have at least 50 full-time employees, while others consider a nascent company's rapid growth rate to be the criteria—but one thing is clear: most start-ups often feel like they can't afford to make this hire right away.

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Depression in the Workplace: Signs Employees Need Help

Justworks

It should come as no surprise that failing to address mental health in the workplace comes with its costs. According to Mental Health in America, depression costs the U.S. economy over $51 billion due to absenteeism from work. Besides the obvious monetary costs, unaddressed depression in the workplace can cause employee morale to suffer and makes your employees feel alone or isolated.

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The Impact Of Machine Learning In HR

Hppy

Like all aspects of modern business, technology is changing the way we operate and function. This applies to all departments in the company and Human Resources is no exception. Just because it has the word human in the name does not mean that technology can’t be an invaluable aid. From cloud computing to mobility, big data, VR and augmented reality, blockchain technology, Internet of Things” (IoT) and a range of emerging and developing technologies are now finding their way into the more

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The Hidden Battle for SHRM and HRCI Recertification Credits

UpstartHR

Today I’m going to talk openly and honestly about SHRM, HRCI, and things that matter to today’s HR professionals. I have my SHRM-SCP and my SPHR, and I expect to keep them both for the foreseeable future. I think both have merit as of today (February 2018). But maybe that is going to change… Newsflash: if you get certified as an HR professional , you need recertification (or “recert”) credits to keep your certification (unless you want to take the test again every t

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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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Six Tips for Cultivating a Healthy Online Work Environment

The Aristocracy of HR

000000000000 The need for a healthy and satisfying work environment is not up for discussion. Any enlightened manager knows its benefits. The same need extends to remote workgroups, and that is still something of a revelation to many leaders. Perhaps it’s because of the “environment”. The remote work environment is fleeting; all team members don’t […].

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Masshealth Changes Come With a Hefty Price Tag For Employers [UPDATE]

ACA Times

While healthcare continues to be talked about by the federal government, some state governments are taking steps of their own to shore up the Affordable Care Act (ACA) impact on healthcare services at the state level. Some states, such as Maryland , are considering state legislation that would create a statewide individual mandate similar to the ACA’s (which is scheduled to be repealed starting in 2019 as part of the new federal tax law passed by Congress in December).

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Employee Engagement Is an Outcome, Not a Program

Kazoo

“Leaders’ understanding of employee engagement is expanding. It’s no longer just about how employees connect to their role and the organization. Instead, employee engagement now includes all aspects of the employee experience. As a result, companies have to adjust their focus.” These are the opening lines of a recent Entrepreneur article that argues ‘Employee Engagement’ is so 2016.

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5 Reasons to Create a Culture of Learning in Your Organization

Achievers

Traditionally, a six-figure salary and 401k options were enough to attract and retain top talent. We no longer live in a traditional world—and the modern workplace has come a long way from what it used to be. While these benefits are still important to employees, they’re not prioritized like they once were. Today, employees are more focused on finding a company that has a positive, strong company culture revolved around learning and growth.

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HR Analytics for Better Data-Driven Decisions

SutiHR

People analytics can provide HR teams with better data collection, reporting, and the information required to make data-driven business decisions. HR analytics make data accessible to HR professionals; whether they require the latest information on time and attendance to streamline the scheduling process or a payroll report to address issues. In this blog, we present.

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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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a job application asked me to rank if torturing a person was worse than prostitution

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m trying to change fields from copywriting freelancer to something in the admin assistance sphere. It could be that my greenness is showing, but is it typical for applications to ask you to rate atrocities? After submitting a resume and cover letter, I was directed to fill in an online form. The form started with asking me to rank traits from most to least like me.

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Nine ways to reward your remote team members

HR Zone

Employees. Nine ways to reward your remote team members.

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The Practicality of Owning an ATS: Part 3

TalentCulture

Upkeep and successful tactics for maintaining an ATS (Part three of a three-part series) How to own an ATS In […]. The post The Practicality of Owning an ATS: Part 3 appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Becoming a People Company: 5 ways to build a business that puts people first

Sage HRMS

Do you put people first in your organization, over everything else? Some businesses might like to think so. In fact, 55% of senior executives thought that they’re a ‘People Company’ when we asked them. In other words, a company that puts their people first. Yet, staggeringly, only 29% of employees agreed. ‘People Companies’ explained Companies […].

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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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3 a.m. Eternal- Are You Waking Up In the Night?

Trish McFarlane

Are you awake? I know I’m not the only one up at 3 a.m. In fact, the more people I talk to lately, the more I hear that we’re all waking up at odd hours of the night. So, what gives? I don’t know that I have all the answers, but I’m certain it has to do with the stress and pressure we are putting ourselves under in this time of hyper-connectedness.

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Hidden Ways to Empower Employees and Retain Top Talent

BambooHR

For managers, one of the biggest challenges is figuring out how to make team members stick around and keep performing at their peak. Fat salaries and endless perks don’t guarantee retention and performance; they’ll attract a steady stream of applicants, but they won’t make people work hard. To stay loyal and motivated, employees need to […]. The post Hidden Ways to Empower Employees and Retain Top Talent appeared first on.

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7 Ways to Get Recruiters and Job Offers to Come to You

Entrepreneur

Instead of looking for jobs, let jobs come to you.

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How to Develop Young Leaders in the Workplace

Workology

A company is only as successful as its employees and in order for medium sized and large corporations to thrive they need to establish a team of young leaders who have the passion and enthusiasm to help the corporation grow. These days, more than a quarter of leaders in the workplace are aged between 20 […] Source.

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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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7 Tips to Focus On The People Side Of Change

TLNT: The Business of HR

Change is hard. Some of you may be saying “duh!” Yet many people underestimate how challenging change can be. Anyone who tells themselves change is easy has never lived through it or is choosing to pull the wool over their eyes.

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WorkStride Named One Of 2018’s Best Companies To Work For In New York State

Workstride

WorkStride, a leading provider of employee recognition and sales incentives solutions, announced today that it has been named one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State for 2018. In response to the award, WorkStride CEO Jim Hemmer said, “Being named one of the best companies to work for in New York is very rewarding. Our people and our culture are so important to us.

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5 Simple Ways to Measure Your Training Effectiveness

AssessHub

There’s no doubt that organizations care so much about training. They know, for sure, that training can tremendously boost and improve employee skills, productivity and creativity while improving the brand and giving the organization a competitive advantage. That’s why a great deal of businesses remain totally committed to training employees and spend their efforts, precious time and finances on these training.

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How to Engage and Train Your Restaurant Workers Effectively

Rallyware for Human Resources

There are over one million restaurants in the US. Annual sales reach $799 billion. It is forecasted that by 2026, there will be approximately 16 million people working in the restaurant industry, suggesting tougher competition in the future. But it’s not just about winning over customers’ hearts and turning them into patrons; it’s also about cooperating with your employees and engaging them to progress as a business together.

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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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Show Don't Tell: 6 Leadership Tips to Model the Way

FlashPoint

Photo by Iker Urteaga on Unsplash. Effective leaders are committed to acting on their values. Great leaders know that others are observing what they do and say. Every day is a powerful opportunity to show others the leadership behaviors and values we believe in.

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4 Common Mistakes Made When Delegating

TLNT: The Business of HR

In a recent episode of the TV series Stranger Things , the four main characters, all young boys, show up at school on Halloween dressed as Ghostbusters. The problem is, two have dressed as Bill Murray’s character. When they argue about it, one boy tells the other, “We decided I would be Venkmann!” and the other responds, “You decided that. I didn’t.”.

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Your Rigid Attendance Policies Are Making Everyone Sick

Evil HR Lady

The flu is terrible this year and because the flu shot isn’t very effective this year, there’s a chance you’ll get it even if you did the responsible thing and get your flu shot. This means that your employees are likely to get sick as well. And the flu isn’t the only thing hitting people this year. My town has also been hit with norovirus, which means contagious vomiting and diarrhea.

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Don't talk to me, don't even look at me - I'm busy over here

Steve Boese

Slapping on a pair of headphones or earbuds while you are work, especially in open plan offices, in order to help yourself to focus on your work, and probably more importantly, to send a 'do not bug me right now' signal to your co-workers has been a pretty common element of work for some time now. But what do you do when simply putting on headphones is not enough of a barrier between you and pesky co-workers, their questions, their comings and goings, and other kinds of interruptions or distract

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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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Act like you own the place

HR Daily Advisor

by Dan Oswald. I was at a conference last week with a group of senior executives and company owners. Not surprisingly, one of the topics the group discussed was how to identify and attract top talent. It was suggested that a common trait in the best employees is that they act like owners. That might sound a little vague. I’ve worked for owners before, and they come in all shapes and sizes, with a variety of personalities and skill sets.

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Benefits take-up – the why of getting it right

HR Zone

Employees. Benefits take-up – the why of getting it right.

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6 Leadership Megatrends for 2018 from the New Global Leadership Forecast

DDI

These megatrends from the largest Global Leadership Forecast yet define the roadmap for leader readiness.

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