Sat.Mar 21, 2020

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Coronavirus Layoffs and Furloughs: Templates and Forms

Paycor

Everyone is Feeling the Pain of COVID-19. As of March 22, 2020, the federal government asked state labor officials to postpone releasing unemployment data and to instead use phrases such as “very high” or “large increase” to describe the situation, according to the New York Times. When official numbers are released on March 26, experts warn of a double-digit unemployment rate in some areas of the country.

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How To Curb Digital Distractions

Engagedly

Technology has literally taken over our world. The very thought of not being able to Google or Wiki something fills you and me with terror. Where else will we get our quick information fixes? Of course, it is […].

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To the Public Health Workers on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Crisis

Thrive Global

For all the uncertainty wrought by the coronavirus, one thing is certain: across the country, every day and night, our front-line health care workers are navigating the challenges of this moment with courage and compassion. As many of us are being asked to serve the public health by stepping back — staying home, sheltering in place, and otherwise minimizing our contact with the outside world — you are stepping forward.

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5 Signs You Should Leave Your Job

New to HR

Every job has its pluses and minuses. However, there are certain drawbacks that should be treated as dealbreakers. If you’ve been debating quitting your job, here are a few of the sure signs that it could be time to leave. The post 5 Signs You Should Leave Your Job appeared first on New To HR.

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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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As a First Responder, Your Health and Well-Being Are Key to the Coronavirus Response

Thrive Global

As the coronavirus crisis continues, people around the world are finding ways to adjust to their new normal. They’re learning to cope with coronavirus anxiety , stay connected while working from home , and strengthen immunity through healthy habits. Meanwhile, first responders and front-line health workers face a unique set of challenges ; life-or-death decisions, real health risks, and urgent concerns about the system’s capacity to adequately address this crisis.

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3 Proven Strategies to Help You Recharge Under Extreme Stress

Thrive Global

As a first responder during the coronavirus , you face unique challenges: your hours may increase as your daily workload expands to contend with Covid-19, you’re at a greater risk of getting sick, and you may have made the difficult choice to self-isolate from your family so that you can continue to treat patients. The work you do is of utmost importance, and while its personally rewarding nature can certainly be a motivator during tough times, the associated stress can veer into burnout territo

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Family First Coronavirus Response Act – FAQ

HR C-Suite

As of March 20, 2020 Due to the fast-evolving developments all things we publish regarding the Coronavirus could change. However, we will do our best to keep our information updated as we learn of changes. Background: In response to the Coronavirus Pandemic the Federal Government has enacted a law intended to prevent the spread of […].

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Cents and Sensibility

Thrive Global

A cautionary tale but also one filled with great hope for the future. Times seem bleaker with each passing day, but I choose to turn to my personal reserve, and it’s not my bank account that I’m referring to. Coming from a family of ten with a one-income household, we learned lessons of frugality starting at birth. In the 1950s, my parents purchased a house in what would have been considered a hamlet of Chicago, where doctors, lawyers, and professionals put down stakes.

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3 Mistakes that Force Employees to Leave

Vantage Circle

Employees are ungrateful. At least that’s what plenty of employers say when they seemingly do everything to keep their employees satisfied and still get high turnover rates. Indeed, good employees are hard to find, especially when it comes to talent and competences. However, even the most experienced and most talented employees will still leave you, and they won’t be the ones to blame.

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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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The Mindset Shift That Will Help You Be a More Effective First Responder

Thrive Global

First responders are facing immediate on-the-ground challenges amidst the coronavirus crisis. As The New York Times reports , “doctors, nurses and other front-line medical workers across the United States are confronting a dire shortage of masks, surgical gowns and eye gear to protect them from the virus.” And while Congress has passed an $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus bill, none of that money goes directly to first responders for the protective gear and supplies, according to ProPublica.

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Applications for SBA Coronavirus Relief Loans Open in North Dakota

Zenefits

North Dakota small businesses impacted during the coronavirus outbreak can apply for relief loans from the Small Business Association (SBA). As businesses in North Dakota deal with the economic fallout from the outbreak, the SBA is making low-interest loans (2.75% for nonprofits and 3.75% for small businesses) available statewide. borrowers can request as much as $2 million.

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5 priceless investments to make during the global crisis

Thrive Global

Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash. We cruise through our daily motions whining about how much we could have accomplished if only we had the time on our hands. We dream our days away wishing things could be different. Well! The time is here. As we continue to battle the global pandemic Co-vid19 and try to come to terms with such an unprecedented event, it has also given us an opportunity to step back and reflect our life-path.

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SBA Coronavirus Relief Loan Applications Open to Wisconsin Small Businesses

Zenefits

Small businesses taking a hit from the coronavirus outbreak in Wisconsin can now apply for relief loans from the Small Business Administration. The SBA has declared the entire state eligible for the low-interest loans. Previously, certain businesses in counties that neighbored other eligible states were able to apply. But the new declaration provides eligibility statewide.

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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 Healthy Daily Habits Make You a More Effective First Responder

Thrive Global

While millions of people are staying home to flatten the curve of coronavirus infections, health care professionals — the front-line workers of this crisis — are asked to go to work and protect their communities. And while it’s always been important to practice healthy habits in this line of work, it’s more essential than ever to implement — and continue to build — those habits in the midst of global pandemic.

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SBA Coronavirus Relief Loan Application Open in Oregon

Zenefits

Small businesses statewide in Oregon that are experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus outbreak can now apply for coronavirus relief loans from the Small Business Association (SBA). The loans from the SBA are at low interest rates (2.75% for nonprofits and 3.75% for small businesses) and approved borrowers can request as much as $2 million.

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A Pause is in Order…

Thrive Global

There’s a lot of uncertainty and many unknowns surrounding us now. This Pandemic is causing some serious Panic and Pandemonium across the Planet. We’re all doing our best to stay in-the-know about how to stay healthy during this time. But so much is happening at once, between the endless news alerts on our devices and mounting fear and anxiety in our heads, that it’s nearly impossible to remember that we really need to press the PAUSE button.

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Why Apple Is Launching New iPad Pros In The Wake Of An Economic Downturn

Forbes Leadership Strategy

The fact that Apple is continuing to move forward with its release schedule is a very good thing, and within a long tradition of the company meeting financial challenges in the market with innovation.

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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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A FAMILY’S RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Thrive Global

Hold On. I can understand how you might feel nervous or out of sorts because of what you are seeing on the news and media or because of how the changes seem to be effecting our communities and families or because we don’t know what’s going to happen next. It’s a strange time to look to the places where we would most often distract ourselves or find comfort.

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Coronavirus Tests Spain’s Royal Family Amid Corruption Scandals

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Spaniards in lockdown bashed their pots and pans in protest of King Felipe VI during his national broadcast over multiple scandals involving his father.

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Online Entrepreneurs: This Is What We’ve Been Training For

Thrive Global

Today, we are living in the time of the C-Virus, and many of us are being asked to go within (some for the first time ever!). The situation is not easy for many people. People are closed in their house, without their external distractions and stability of their usual day to day lives. I believe is our duty as conscious leaders and entrepreneurs to bring awareness and tools to those who are suffering.

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How Do You Want To Launch Your Startup Idea?

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Every startup goes through four repetitive phases: research, development, measurement and learning. The development phase is where we see the biggest difference in the execution approach. Will you follow a structured or agile methodology? Learn the difference and what's best for your idea.

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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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10 Tips to Survive Working From Home During COVID-19

Thrive Global

Working from home now? Me too, but I work for a remote company… so that’s nothing new for us. Our teams operate remotely to serve global clients, which allows our team to float more effortlessly between the regions in which we operate at any given time. What has been a normal schedule for all of us at Main & Rose is now the norm for the rest of the world, and it’s pretty understandable that many people are having trouble adjusting to this way of life.

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Marriott’s CEO Demonstrates Truly Authentic Leadership In A Remarkably Emotional Video

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Authentic leaders are vulnerable, humble, emotional and honest.

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Grace is the Pace

Thrive Global

Self-care can be defined and experienced in a multitude of ways. We’ve been forced to slow down, inhale a deep collective breath, and take a pause. We’re being asked to take great care of ourselves so that we can survive. It’s clear that the world is flat-out demanding self-care in this historic moment. This is a global a-pause-calypse. Any meditator or yogi would agree that there’s an alluring grace that comes with intentional breathing.

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How A 15,000-Year-Old Human Bone Could Help You Through The Coronacrisis

Forbes Leadership Strategy

An ancient femur bone offers insight into how humans feel better when we care for others, says Remy Blumenfeld. There are things you can do, even if you can't leave your home.

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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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Ways to Meditate

Thrive Global

When we think of someone meditating our minds might conjure an image of a person sitting cross-legged, with eyes closed concentrating on stilling the mind to achieve a calm state. However, there are many ways of meditating that are simply not reflected by this picture. This article will outline some of the different forms of meditation you can use to mix up your practice.

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Ten Airlines Say No Layoffs Before Sept. 1 If Congress Acts Quickly On Coronavirus Bailout

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Top executives of the largest U.S. passenger and cargo airlines say they will not furlough or lay off any workers before Sept. 1 if Congress moves quickly to bailout airlines from the coronavirus crisis.

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How To Reduce Damaging Conflict In Your Life, Work And Relationships

Thrive Global

Part of the series “Accessing the Most Powerful You”. As we all know, some degree of conflict in our work and personal relationships is unavoidable. Human beings are organisms with very different values, upbringings beliefs, mindsets and approaches to achieving their goals. And living and working together inevitably generates disagreements in how we see life and the challenges in front of us, and the ways we wish to achieve our goals and visions.

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