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Help Employees Be More Productive Through Apps

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes. (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by Jotform , a powerful online forms solution that helps organizations go from busywork to less work in minutes. Check out this FastCompany article by Jotform Founder Aytekin Tank on “ 4 ways to ensure workplace cliques don’t take root in your organization ”. And enjoy the article!).

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Bersin: How do we hire in this crazy labor market?

HRExecutive

The labor market has gone crazy. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for November 2021 was only 4.2%. The Bureau also reported almost 11 million job openings of October 2021. Turnover remains historically high as 4.2 million people quit their job in October, down from a record-high 4.4 million people, or 3% of workers, who quit in September.

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[Infographic] How Healthcare Hiring has Changed During a Pandemic

Accurate Background

“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger — but recognize the opportunity.”. These words, spoken by John F Kennedy in 1959, seem to resonate again today. Healthcare recruiting and hiring experienced unprecedented changes due to what most would consider a modern-day crisis.

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Seattle Passes Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance

SHRM Resources

Following the trend to add workplace protections for independent contractors, the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance to increase pay transparency for the ever-growing gig workforce.

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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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How Prioritizing Employee Well-Being Boosts HR's Recruitment Efforts

Pathways

Attracting talent comes with new challenges these days for HR professionals. The pandemic initiated a massive shift in the workforce, with 4 million Americans quitting their jobs in September 2021. As a result, the number of available jobs is at a record high.

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The Future of Work in 2022

Engage2Excel

The world of work has been constantly changing, and without a doubt, it won’t stop anytime soon. The major disruptions can be blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic, which we are still experiencing today. As we’re slowly inching closer to 2022, are you prepared for what’s to come?

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Remember, No Good Faith Transition Relief This Year

ACA Times

With the New Year just a few short weeks out, employers should remember that 2020 was the final year for Good Faith Transition Relief. That means filing late or inaccurate ACA information this year could cost you an IRS penalty — no exceptions. IRS Notice 2020-76 issued roughly this time last year extended Good Faith Transition Relief one last time.

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The OKR System: A Proven Goal Setting Framework

15Five

As organizations focus on closing out the year strong, most leaders already have one eye on the new year and what they hope to achieve as a business. If your organization doesn’t have a formal goal-setting process in place (or you have one that needs some work) this is a great opportunity to make a big impact. HR professionals can influence business success by championing a clear framework that aligns the organization — from the C-suite to each individual contributor — around shared goals.

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Predictions for 2022: Everything Is About To Change

Josh Bersin

Well, it’s time to talk about predictions for 2022, and the number one theme is change. And in a sense, everything is about to change. If you think back about where we are, it has been 14 years since the 2008 financial crisis, and we’ve been through digital transformation, economic hyper-growth, a stock market. Read more» The post Predictions for 2022: Everything Is About To Change appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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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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Top 3 warning signs your remote culture won’t work for 2022

HRExecutive

At the outset, few of us could have imagined COVID-19’s impact on work as we know it. The rise of remote work is creating a new kind of office culture that prioritizes seamless connectivity over traditional routines. And while these new arrangements have some benefits, it is imperative to address the potentially negative consequences of WFH on company culture.

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Five Ways to Optimize Personal Energy

SHRM

These days a lot of professionals can define their jobs using one metaphor: burning the candle at both ends. After all, the world has been operating in the middle of a global pandemic for nearly two years, forcing everyone to adapt to new, unforeseen circumstances on a daily basis. Many have taken on more projects and more responsibilities while working with less support and fewer resources.

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How to turn the Great Resignation into the Great Talent Swap

HR Zone

Retention The Great Resignation vs the Great Talent Swap.

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The Mad Scramble To Lead The Talent Marketplace Market

Josh Bersin

With the labor market fully disrupted , companies are heavily pushing toward internal development. And one key to this strategy is the adoption of what we now call the Talent Marketplace. As I’ve written about in the past, a Talent Marketplace is a unique and special HR platform that lets employees find internal positions, Read more» The post The Mad Scramble To Lead The Talent Marketplace Market appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Understanding the 3 Most Important Digital Marketing Platforms for Small Businesses

Take It Personel-ly

In the past, you probably thought that marketing your small business was all about letting customers know that you’re here and open for business. While this is still a realistic goal of marketing a small business, there seems to be a shift towards direct, aggressive marketing online. This means that many small business owners want […].

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Successful Hybrid Work Models Have These 5 Things in Common

Great Place to Work

Written by Zach D'Amato and Claire Hastwell. Ready or not, hybrid work is here to stay. Our research has found that three out of five Fortune 500 executives believe that up to 25% of their workforce will continue to work remotely full-time post-pandemic. Employee surveys Great Place to Work® gathered throughout 2020 and into May 2021 reveal the same.

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How to Attract Female Candidates for Leadership Roles

TalentCulture

Women hold more than half of American jobs. Yet, they make up just 27 percent of executive and senior-level management in S&P 500 companies. Meanwhile, a mere 8.1 percent of […]. The post How to Attract Female Candidates for Leadership Roles appeared first on TalentCulture.

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The Pandemic Has Increased Employee Engagement — Except Where It Hasn’t

TLNT: The Business of HR

Without question, Covid has packed a wallop on employee engagement in many organizations. Companies should be paying close attention because engagement is shorthand for employees’ willingness to give their best work, as well as their emotional commitment to the organization and its goals. .

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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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Six steps to boosting psychological safety and building a more ethical workplace

HR Zone

Culture Six steps to boosting psychological safety.

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6 Simple Ways To Create a Small Business Marketing Strategy

Take It Personel-ly

If you are responsible for the marketing of your company or products, you know how important your job is and how your marketing strategy can either make or break the company. If you are struggling with achieving your small business marketing goals, here are six easy things you can do right now to get back […].

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Recruiting Retirees: Opportunities, Barriers and Best Practices

SHRM Resources

We are now in one of the tightest labor markets in memory, and all industries are feeling the pressure. Companies are getting increasingly desperate, but desperation can spark new ways of thinking about how to fill vacancies. Often overlooked are retirees, who represent a largely untapped source of promising talent to help stem the impacts of the Great Resignation.

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80% of People Analytics Is Not Spent on Analysis

TLNT: The Business of HR

If you take a university course on people analytics, you will probably learn a lot about statistics and nothing at all about automation. That’s a pity because in the real world of people analytics, you will spend very little time using statistics — whereas automation can be a big part of your life.

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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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5 Things To Do Today: Preparing Marketing & Creative Teams for a Great Start in 2022

Celarity

“Unity is strength… When there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” — Mattie Stepanek. If creating a great team is an art, then preparing teams to prosper is a science. Leaders know the success of their organization is dependent on their ability to hone each individual’s talents and bond those individuals together as a team.

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update: I caught my coworker masturbating at his desk

Ask a Manager

This post, update: I caught my coworker masturbating at his desk , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. We have so many updates this year that I’m going to be posting six to seven times a day for the next several weeks — so keep checking back throughout the entire day.

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Unemployment Claims Remain at Pre-Pandemic Level

SHRM Resources

States reported that 206,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Dec. 11. Initial claims are now holding at or below the level they were generally at before the pandemic-related spike in 2020.

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New Research Shows Leaders Are Not Doing Enough to Develop Their People

TLNT: The Business of HR

For many years, one of the big issues with employee training and development has been pretty obvious — managers didn’t have much time to do it. .

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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Why The Home Depot builds its own employee retention solutions

HRExecutive

How do you oversee 500,000 “orange-blooded” associates who work at The Home Depot in the U.S., Canada and Mexico and grow the ranks at the same time, all during a pandemic? The DIY megastore has looked to technology to navigate those challenges, ultimately taking matters into its own hands by writing its own HR tech code—allowing the company to expand hiring to meet rising demand and enable 120,000 internal moves, despite the challenges of COVID-19.

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my boss made me leave a note at a grave, work experience vs. good college, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, my boss made me leave a note at a grave, work experience vs. good college, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. My boss made me leave a work-related note at the grave of my bereaved coworker’s relative.

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Employment Arbitration Pact Did Not Cover Race and Gender Bias Claims

SHRM Resources

A Black female attorney could not be forced to arbitrate her workplace bias claims under an arbitration provision in the employer's long-term cash bonus plan, a California appeals court ruled.

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