October, 2024

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The new digital workplace reveals a tale of two Americas

HRExecutive

Rural American workers face significant hurdles in career advancement in an increasingly digital workplace , according to a new joint study by the University of Phoenix Career Institute and the Center on Rural Innovation. The research, comparing 1,000 rural and 986 nonrural U.S. workers surveyed in mid-2024, reveals an opportunity gap between rural and urban areas, indicating a population where HR leaders might surface untapped talent. - Advertisement - Tech deficits affect rural worker opportun

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25 Workforce Management Metrics You Should Track

Analytics in HR

Workforce management metrics are critical for understanding and optimizing how businesses manage their employees, yet many struggle to use them effectively. This can hinder decision-making, as many companies (43%) only use ad-hoc reporting or none at all, limiting their ability to respond quickly to workforce changes. Real-time workforce management metrics that provide instant insights into productivity, engagement, and resource allocation can offer a competitive edge.

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How HR Can Leverage Technology to Improve Employee Engagement and Compliance

Hppy

Human resources (HR) has always been at the heart of organizations, managing talent, developing company culture, and ensuring compliance with regulations. But as businesses evolve in the digital age, the role of HR has expanded beyond traditional boundaries. HR professionals are now expected to harness technology to improve employee engagement, streamline administrative tasks, and ensure that companies meet ever-changing compliance requirements.

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8 ways HR expertise helps facilitate business growth

Insperity

Change is an inevitable part of doing business. Among these changes that businesses undoubtedly will encounter at some point is the need to efficiently and quickly scale up. On one hand, this is a great position to be in. It usually means things are going well in that the market is favorable, your product or service is proven, customers are happy and demand is high!

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HR’s Complete 2025 Calendar of Important Dates

HR leaders can use this calendar from Paycor to track important HR and payroll tax dates. The 2025 calendar includes: Tax filing dates Federal reporting deadlines Bank holidays Links to relevant tax forms …and more! Get your 2025 HR calendar today!

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Debunking the top 3 misconceptions about HR

HRExecutive

A recent New York Times article contentiously titled “ So, Human Resources Is Making You Miserable? ” has ignited conversations within the HR community, highlighting outdated views of the profession. The article positioned HR as a largely bureaucratic function, focused on micromanagement and compliance, detached from core business strategy. - Advertisement - After over 22 years in HR, I know this portrayal is far from the truth.

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5 Science-Based Learning Styles for Reaching More Employees During Open Enrollment

Flimp Communications

Open enrollment isn’t just about making choices. It’s about education. To make better decisions, employees need to understand their benefit options. And as an HR team member, it often falls to you to be the teacher. There’s a lot of material to cover. During open enrollment, employees must learn (among other things): The differences between benefit plans and how those differences can impact their health, their family, and their finances.

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Workforce Planning is a Team Sport: Collaborating for Success

MP Wired For HR

Workforce Planning is a Team Sport: Collaborating for Success October 29th, 2024 Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn In today’s fast-paced business environment, workforce planning is no longer just an HR function; it has evolved into a strategic initiative that requires collaboration across various departments.

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Improv Your HR: Do you even want to change?

Evil HR Lady

Right now, I’m working with my improv students on a game called “Changes.” This is where you do a scene, and the director shouts “change,” and you have to change your last line. Here’s an example: I wish my students were so good. I wish I were so good. But practice makes you better. (I don’t believe in perfect improv, so practicing changes is what we do.

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Employee Benefits: Traditional & Creative Trends

Affinity HR Group

Several trends in traditional and non-traditional benefits are poised to transform the HR and benefits landscapes. GENERAL TRENDS Rapid technological advancements and shifting employee expectations have added another layer to recruiting and retaining top talent. The world of employee benefits must evolve to meet the changing needs of the workforce. Traditional benefits like health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off serve as hygiene factors or factors that help prevent employee dissat

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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For this HR “vigilante,” the C-suite was a stop, not the destination

HR Brew

For Cindy Gordon, it turned out that a role in the C-suite wasn’t the destination. The HR professional with more than two decades of experience working across different companies and industries found that consulting and fractional HR work was a better way for her to tackle interesting people challenges and deliver her expertise to executives in need.

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Leveraging contingent talent to solve workforce challenges and drive innovation

HRExecutive

Across industries, especially in sectors like technology and healthcare, organizations are increasingly grappling with skills gaps. As innovation accelerates, many businesses are finding it harder to maintain a workforce that can keep pace with rapidly changing demands. From mastering new technologies to navigating complex regulations, companies are under pressure to recruit skilled professionals, often in niche areas. - Advertisement - One solution that is gaining traction is leveraging conting

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What is Headcount Reporting? A Complete Guide for Employers

HR Lineup

Headcount reporting is a critical aspect of workforce management that helps organizations maintain a clear understanding of their staffing levels and resource allocation. It provides a comprehensive view of the number of employees within a company, segmented by various categories such as department, job function, location, and employment status. This data enables employers to make strategic decisions around hiring, budgeting, and workforce planning.

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The Role of Relocation in Mitigating Healthcare Staffing Gaps

UrbanBound HR

According to the most recent jobs report , the healthcare industry is currently grappling with two job openings for every new hire. That is quite a staffing gap, even for this famously talent-strapped sector. Fortunately, a strategic relocation program can help hospitals and other healthcare employers ease their staffing shortages, both by widening the scope of their talent searches and increasing their appeal to candidates.

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Protect Your Business: Tackle the Future of I-9 Fraud with Expert Strategies

Speaker: Speakers

Is your business ready for the future of document fraud? AI advancements have made forgery easier, increasing risks for employers. With 85% of identity fraud last year linked to impersonation, proactive compliance is essential. Join WorkBright’s webinar on October 8 to equip yourself with crucial insights for protecting your business from fraudulent I-9 documents, including: Understanding Risks: Learn about new fraud tactics impacting your business.

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How to Implement an Artificial Intelligence Policy [Part 3]

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes It’s one thing to write a great policy. It’s something different to implement it. We’ve been talking about artificial intelligence (AI) policies in this series. The first article focused on why organizations need to have both AI strategies and policies. In the second article, we discussed some things to consider when writing an Artificial Intelligence policy.

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IRS Increases Safe Harbor Affordability Threshold for 2025 Tax Year

ACA Times

The IRS updated its affordability threshold for the 2025 tax year to 9.02%. This is an increase from 8.39% in 2024, and employers should prepare accordingly. The post IRS Increases Safe Harbor Affordability Threshold for 2025 Tax Year first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Jacqui Canney, CPO of ServiceNow, on approaching HR with a product mindset

HR Brew

The HR world is small, and it gets smaller as you move up in the industry. Jacqui Canney’s career path is a good illustration of this phenomenon. Before she became CPO at HR software company ServiceNow, Canney spent more than two decades at Accenture, where she connected with Pam Craig, the firm’s former chief financial officer, who helped her land her first C-suite role with Walmart.

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The power of support: Empowering every ability in the modern workplace

HiBob

**This is a guest post written by members of Bobbility, HiBob’s newest ERG (or, BRG for Bob Resource Group!), for Bobbers with disabilities. Work is people-powered, and professionals everywhere and in every industry use their abilities to get tasks done differently, especially if they are disabled. Here at HiBob, two of our core values are trusting and empowering each other and doing what we say.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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The Role of Generative AI in Recruitment: Revolutionising Candidate Sourcing and Screening

EmployeeConnect

Recruiters are constantly looking for ways to streamline processes and find the best candidates more efficiently. Enter Generative AI —a game-changer in recruitment that’s transforming the way HR teams approach candidate sourcing and screening. While traditional recruitment methods rely on manual processes, generative AI offers new possibilities for automation, personalisation, and speed, enabling HR teams to identify and engage top talent more effectively.

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Learn about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)

Achievers

There’s no doubt that today’s workforce is rapidly changing, as millennial and Gen Z employees continue to transform the modern workplace. This new, multi-generational labor pool has ushered in a new set of expectations that employers can’t afford to ignore. Companies across industries are to take a long, hard look at how they approach complex topics, including diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Embracing humanity in HR: A call to action for today’s HR leaders

HRExecutive

Current national and global events have pushed HR leaders into the spotlight in our organizations. Our input is now critical in discussions on talent scarcity, workplace flexibility, employee wellbeing, wage inflation and tech disruption, to name a few, and in ongoing debates about diversity, equity and inclusion and environmental, social and governance initiatives. - Advertisement - Recent conversations with HR colleagues have served as a reminder of the openness, empathy, dedication and collab

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How to Achieve Workplace Equity at Your Organization

Trusaic

Striving for pay equity is a modern-day imperative for organizations. However, leading employers are looking more broadly at workplace equity. Building an equitable workplace involves a holistic approach to providing equal access to opportunities and treating people fairly. While achieving pay equity ensures your employees are paid fairly, workplace equity ensures they are treated fairly throughout the employee lifecycle.

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[Free Templates] Plant the Seed for Successful Onboarding!

Our Free Welcome Email Templates (designed for both in-office or virtual employees) are ready for you to customize and use to plant the seeds of success for new team members.

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The number one item on Gen Z’s job wishlist is not what HR thinks

HR Brew

In Grease , Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta sing the lyrics, “You’re the one that I want.” Gen Z is singing those same words, but the one that they want is job security. Some 69% of students and recent college graduates said job security is very important when considering a new role, according to a report published by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Handshake earlier this year.

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LinkedIn Enters AI Agent Race With LinkedIn Hiring Assistant

Josh Bersin

As I discussed in the article Digital Twins, Digital Employees, Agents Everywhere , tech vendors are creating AI-powered Agents as fast as they can. And in HR, where we deal with hundreds of mundane checklist-types of processes, the opportunity for automation is everywhere. This week, just as Microsoft launched a tools to help companies build. Read more» The post LinkedIn Enters AI Agent Race With LinkedIn Hiring Assistant appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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The Hidden Cost of Data Fragmentation in HR: Why a Holistic System is Essential

EmployeeConnect

Companies rely on vast amounts of data to manage operations effectively, make informed decisions, and improve performance across departments. Human Resources (HR) is no exception, playing a critical role in recruiting, onboarding, payroll, performance management, and compliance. However, as companies adopt more specialised tools and systems to handle HR tasks, many HR departments face a growing challenge: data fragmentation.

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10 Reasons Every HR Leader Must Attend 15Five’s 2024 Thrive Conference 

15Five

Thrive is 15Five’s annual event for strategic HR leaders, people managers, and industry experts to come together to explore new ways to unlock the full potential of their teams, their business and their people managers. This year, Thrive is going virtual, making it easier than ever to attend and benefit from our exciting lineup of sessions, speakers, and experiences – all from the comfort of your own space.

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The Upskilling Advantage: Transforming Your Workforce For Future Growth

Speaker: Brian Richardson

With a staggering 92% of CEOs prioritizing skill development, and 84% struggling with transformation, mastering upskilling is now more critical than ever. Drawing on extensive research and collaboration with hundreds of leading organizations, discover key hurdles and innovative best practices in workforce upskilling. You'll walk away with a deep understanding of how to build a culture of continuous learning, expert insights into assessing the current skills of your employees, and a strategic too

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The promise, potential—and perils—of AI in HR transformation

HRExecutive

In recent years, artificial intelligence has made significant strides in the field of human resources, promising to revolutionize nearly every facet of our field and function. From advanced language models to integrated AI assistants, these technologies hope to reshape HR with the promise of unleashing true strategic power. But as organizations continue to embrace these innovations, it’s crucial to understand both the opportunities and limitations of AI in HR, as well as how to effectively

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HiBob partnerships: Empowering HR excellence worldwide

HiBob

At HiBob, “partner” is more than a title—it’s a commitment to trusting and empowering each other. Support isn’t a side note to us. It’s the secret sauce to success. When you partner with us, we don’t see you as just another partner. We see you as an integral part of the HiBob village, just like our customers are. In just 18 months since launching the HiBob Channel Partner Program , we’ve welcomed over 300 partners from across the globe into the HiBob village.

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How HR can craft a total rewards plan for the multigenerational workforce

HR Brew

For the first time, there are six generations in the workforce. And each of those generations has different wants and needs regarding total rewards. When one-third of employees would prefer more benefits over more compensation, according to a Marsh McLennan Agency report published earlier this year, employers can help employees by allowing them to personalize their benefits, Todd Katz, EVP of group benefits at MetLife, told HR Brew.