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Work-From-Home Burnout Is Real—Here’s How to Recover

The Muse

During the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans are dealing with work-from-home burnout. Here’s how to recognize it and how to cope.

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5 Ways to Take Your Leadership Skills up a Level While Working Remotely

6Q

In this article, we look at five ways to take your leadership skills to the next level while working remotely. The sudden, enforced trend for home working that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic took a lot of companies by surprise, from the smallest local businesses to huge multinational conglomerates relying on translation and localisation services to connect with their global staff teams.

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Flexible, End-to-End COVID-19 Health Testing Program Built for Employers

Sterling Check

Across the US, the COVID-19 pandemic brought some businesses to a grinding halt, while at the same time essential services-based businesses grappled with unprecedented escalation of demand. Regardless of which industry your organization operates within, just like you, companies across US are working on a recovery and resiliency program that is integral to your business strategy and operations.

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8 Challenges Small Business HR Professionals Face in 2020

Zenefits

In a normal work year, HR professionals and small and medium-sized business owners who manage the HR function are pressed with challenges many larger organizations don’t typically face. In today’s uncertain climate, those challenges are amplified. Facing the incredible pressure presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, business owners are adapting nearly everything about their organizations.

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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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ACA to Aid Millions in Obtaining Healthcare, KFF Report Finds

ACA Times

2 minute read: The data is in: at least 27 million Americans have lost employer-sponsored health coverage as a result of COVID-19. The Kaiser Family Foundation issued a report in late May identifying 27 million Americans as having lost their employer-sponsored healthcare. Individuals that have lost their coverage will have a number of options for obtaining new coverage, including Medicaid , the ACA Marketplace (state or federal health exchange,) employer-sponsored insurance through a dependent,

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3 Contingent Workforce Priorities Leaders Can’t Ignore

Allegis Global Solutions

We are in a pandemic economy, and the importance of talent has never been greater. Organizations around the world not only need to determine the critical talent they need to survive; they are also looking for a path to grow. They need the people – at all skill levels and capabilities — who can deliver the outcomes to push forward in the post-pandemic future.

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Stretches for a flexible workplace

Workable

For muscles, there are stretching exercises; for employees, there are flexibility options. In this tutorial you will learn ways to create a flexible workplace to meet your needs and improve your company’s overall performance. Let’s begin! Warm up. Flextime stretches. Flexplace stretches. Insights from those who did it. Ready-to-roll policy templates.

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Covered California Introduces New Special Enrollment Period

ACA Times

1 minute read: Covered California, the state health insurance marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act, has introduced a new special enrollment period to benefit victims of the 500+ wildfires raging across California. The executive director of Covered California, Peter V. Lee, called the wildfires, pandemic, and recession a “triple threat” to Californians.

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How to Prevent Remote Teams from Working in Silos

Human Resources Today Submitted Articles

Did you know that two-thirds of remote workers do not feel engaged with their colleagues? Find out how to prevent your employees from working in silos.

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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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Ten Big Ideas of Knowledge Management

Conversation Matters

. Connection before Content. People are more willing to share their knowledge and expose their thinking when they have built a trust relationship with others. If a group is going to concentrate on a difficult issue, they first need to learn who others are, the skills they bring, the experience they represent, and the values they hold. So we start meetings with “small talk,” that is, getting to know more about one another, not just the weather, but what is important in their work right now, or w

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1.4 Million Jobs Gained in August; Unemployment Rate Falls to 8 Percent

SHRM Resources

U.S. payrolls increased by 1.4 million in August, about what was expected, as the pace of rehiring has slowed and layoffs continue. The unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent from 10.2 percent in July, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. August was the first month after a $600 weekly unemployment supplement expired, and stimulus programs shoring up businesses that retained workers lapsed.Check back here later this morning for more analysis from labor market experts

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SBA Posts New Interim Rule on SBA Loan Review Decisions Under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

ACA Times

2 minute read: On August 12, 2020, the Small Business Association (SBA) issued a new interim final rule that provides guidance for borrowers and lenders on the appeal procedure for SBA loan review decisions for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act , which was enacted in March 2020 to allow small employers to seek a PPP loan to help bridge the cost of maintaining employees during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Why Now Is the Right Time To Invest in Career Site Engagement

Human Resources Today Submitted Articles

While the end of the economic downturn is uncertain, some of the critical lessons learned during the Great Recession included the importance of having sufficient staff while employee engagement and morale. This seems like a tall order while you also need to manage the increasing cost of hiring and the lengthening time to fill.

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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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Healing the divide between furloughed and non-furloughed employees

HR Zone

Employees How to heal the divide caused by furlough.

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Onboarding remote workers: SuperAwesome’s success story

Workable

And it makes sense – not all companies had operations and policies ready in place to quickly transition to remote work on such short notice. Luckily enough, many businesses who have been successfully onboarding remote workers stepped up to share their wisdom. SuperAwesome is one of them. SuperAwesome creates products and services that make the internet safer for kids and has distributed teams in the UK and the US.

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am I an underachiever?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I am in my late 20s and have been working professionally for about four years, plus a handful of co-ops/internships during my education. I work in a field that’s known for attracting overachiever types, and also for somewhat poor/outdated working environments that are stressful on employees and tend to result in burnout (think, like, corporate law).

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HR Carnival: An Inside Look At All Things Human Resources #HRCarnival

Workology

Workology is proud to host the September’s edition of the Carnival of HR. Our topic is An Inside Look At All Things Human Resources. Find posts on how these uncertain times are impacting. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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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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Three HR techniques for keeping remote workforces engaged

HR Zone

Employees Three ways to engage remote workers.

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How Far Back Should Your Resume Go? Here’s How to Decide

The Muse

How many years back should your resume go? Think about what’s relevant, where you are in your career, and how to avoid age discrimination.

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My Doctor Says I Should Work from Home. Can My Boss Say No?

Evil HR Lady

After working from home since late March due to COVID, my employer informed all employees on August 18th that we were expected to return to the office on August 24th. If we decided we needed to continue to work from home, we would do so with a 20% cut in hours as well as a 20% cut in salary. Because I have Multiple Sclerosis, I told my boss I would need to talk to my doctor before making that decision (my boss knows I have MS).

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How to Budget for Employee Recognition and Rewards

Bonusly

Let me tell you a story. ??. (But if you’re not interested, jump straight to our explanation of rewards budgeting !). When we first launched Bonusly, we gave our customers a choice : they could use the platform to give recognition with or without rewards with monetary value. In the non-monetary version, users awarded each other points for doing something awesome and monitored performance with leaderboards.

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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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Hybrid teams: how to set them up for success

HR Zone

Culture The rise of hybrid teams.

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Automated Talent Management: 5 Myths About Artificial Intelligence and HR

Eightfold

Myths, fears, and unfair expectations still persist in discussions about artificial intelligence and automated talent management. It is a technology that is transforming many aspects of business, but it is neither a panacea for nor a threat to those business operations. Below, we will explore five of the most common myths surrounding artificial intelligence and its applications in HR.

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6 Diversity and Inclusion Statistics You Need to Know [+ Takeaways]

Quantum Workplace

Diversity and inclusion is a hot topic in today’s marketplace and an important focus for companies who want to attract and engage top talent. But diversity and inclusion efforts are not just a feel-good corporate policy—they have real economic and business impact. In fact, “Companies that embrace diversity and inclusion in all aspects of their business statistically outperform their peers,” explains Josh Bersin , HR industry analyst and thought leader.

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I See Color

NoExcusesHR

I see color. I see the beautiful shades of humanity. I see the differences between you and me. I see the unique perspective that you have.and that I don't. I see the insight you bring to the discussion. I see the passion you feel. I see the pain that is there below the surface.and is sometimes above. I see the creative solutions you have to offer. I see my blindness to those ideas.from time to time.

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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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Gender equality: why the Covid-19 pandemic has created a careers crisis for women

HR Zone

Culture Is Covid-19 generating a career crisis for women?

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6 Proven Methods That Improve Employee Loyalty

6Q

Long gone are the days when all that an employer needed from their employees was for them to come in, perform their tasks for the day and clock out. Today, most organisations fully recognise that human resource is their most important asset. As a result, employers are concerned with the wellbeing and morale of their staff. They are also concerned with employee loyalty because it directly impacts company performance.

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Q&A with HR Tech Influencer: Brian Sommer

HRExecutive

The role of HR leaders has never been more important, as organizations struggle to keep up with near-daily changes to the world of work ushered in by the coronavirus pandemic and other global challenges. With such a tall order for HR leaders, it’s beneficial to look to industry experts for their experience and guidance. Earlier this year, HRE and the HR Tech Conference unveiled the second edition of the Top 100 HR Tech Influencers , comprised of HR, business and technology leaders whose