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Operating Under High Stress as an HR Professional

Hppy

Human Resource professionals are tasked with several duties ranging from onboarding new talent to maintaining records. However, one of the most critical functions of an HR representative is being able to address employee concerns. But what about HR professionals themselves? Due to the broad nature of the position, HR professionals can sometimes find themselves in situations in which they themselves are burdened with high levels of stress.

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HR Headaches: My Employees Are Talking About Unionizing — Should I Encourage This?

Zenefits

Your workplace is rumored to become unionized. You’ve heard the buzz in the coffee room and in the corridors. No official union activity has started yet, but employees’ demands for workplace changes and calls for a union to make them happen are getting louder. All this union talk puzzles you. You created what you thought was a fair, safe and pro-employee work environment.

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Strategic Compliance: Wage Garnishment Risk Avoidance

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes. (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at ADP , a comprehensive global provider of cloud-based human capital management solutions. Industry analyst firm Nelson Hall recently identified ADP as a leader in both the small and medium business as well as mid to large market segments. Congrats to them!

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How Transformational Retreats Can Transform Your Business

15Five

In May of 2022, we held our eighth annual all company retreat in Venice, Italy. These retreats are purpose driven events designed to bring every employee together, re-align them around our company mission and OKRs, and to allow for vulnerable connections in a beautiful setting away from office walls. This was without a doubt the best retreat that we have ever created. .

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Mid-Year Performance Review Checklist for HR and People Leaders

Ensure your mid-year performance reviews are focused, productive, and growth-oriented with this practical checklist from Trakstar. Designed for HR professionals, people managers, and team leads, this guide walks you through the full review process—from pre-meeting prep and feedback collection to action planning and follow-up. It also includes tips for creating a comfortable and effective review experience, plus ways to leverage tools like self-evaluations, PIPs, and development plans.

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Do Niche Job Boards Really Work?

ExactHire

Online Job boards are a mixed blessing. They promise access to thousands of great candidates. And while they certainly deliver oodles of resumes, they sometimes fall short on “great.” If you’re like many hiring managers, you may wonder if you want to continue casting such a wide net when results are so disappointing. Before you give up on your list of job boards entirely, give niche job boards a chance.

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Evolving your business strategy to fit the modern workforce

HiBob

In the now-infamous early days of 2020, the working world changed forever. . As the world shut down in response to COVID, millions of businesses had to change the way they operated quickly—and millions of professionals had to change with them. Armed with just their laptops, home computers, and many a Zoom call, the modern workforce started to shift towards remote and hybrid work models that supported strong, people-first cultures.

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The 5 Biggest Compensation Strategy Challenges for HR Leaders

15Five

With today’s competitive talent market compounded by economic factors like high inflation, people leaders face tremendous pressure to create a competitive compensation strategy. Most employees want more from work than just a paycheck — they want community, purpose, career growth, and professional development. They also want fairness and equity, both in the way they’re treated and how they’re compensated. .

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The Future of Accounts Payable Automation

SutiHR

Today, with modern technology and procedures, your accounting teams’ future will change. Various innovations, such as automating accounts payable, electronic payments, as well as, virtual cards will become mandatory. Here we present some predictions for AP in the long run and how clients can use cloud-based accounts payable solution to future-proof business.

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How to ensure good diversity and inclusion throughout a merger

HR Zone

Business How to ensure good D&I throughout a merger.

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Protect Your Business and Stay On Top of Compliance

To keep your business running smoothly (and legally), HR needs to get compliance right every time. Our HR Compliance Checklist is your go-to guide to cover the basics and start your auditing processes, helping you identify and address any gaps in your HR functions. Remember, compliance rules can differ based on industry and location—you’ll still need to keep up with changing regulations, but our checklist can help you get started.

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my boss removed me from a work trip because I’m a woman

Ask a Manager

This post, my boss removed me from a work trip because I’m a woman , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work for a government organization that is a subset of county government. In this organization, very rarely, employees may be sent on trips to pick up items that cannot be mailed. These trips vary from one hour to eight hours round trip.

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7 Tips for Building an Employee-Centric Culture

AIHR

Employee-centric culture benefits organizations in many ways, from improved productivity and retention to serving their customers better. Let’s dive into the definition and benefits of an employee-centric culture, plus explore how to foster such a culture at your organization. Contents What is an employee-centric culture? Benefits of an employee-centric culture How to foster an employee-centric culture.

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Is Everyone Else Freaking Out About Starting a New Job, or Is It Just Me?

The Muse

I found myself in an anxious spiral of self-interrogation. Do I really have it in me to take this on? What if I disappoint them? Did I make the wrong choice?

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Avoid a mass talent exodus with these employee retention strategies

HR Zone

Strategy Three ways to avoid a mass talent exodus.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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the shirt crusade, the bacon crisis, and other stories of dramatic reactions to small changes at work

Ask a Manager

This post, the shirt crusade, the bacon crisis, and other stories of dramatic reactions to small changes at work , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Last week, I asked for stories about weirdly dramatic reactions that you’ve seen people have to small changes at work. The comment section was full of fantastic stories — so many that I have to split my favorites up into two posts.

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The Inclusive Language List for Job Ads

Ongig

Exclusionary words creep into job ads. And, some are more obvious than others. Finding them (plus more inclusive words to replace them) is a time suck. Here are 75 examples of biased language I often find in job ads, with more inclusive replacements. I divided them into categories for easier reading. Note: If you’re writing job ads at scale, using a tool like Ongig to flag and replace bias automates the process…and saves you time.

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Redefining Ambition and Career Development

Julie Winkle Giulioni

Many definitions of “leadership” exist; but the ones that always resonate for me involve an element of bringing people along, helping them grow and progress, and facilitating their development as people and their careers. And I have the feeling that similar definitions are deeply held by many leaders – especially given the frequency of one question I’m asked over and over: “What should I do with my ‘I’m good where I am’ employee who lacks ambition, doesn’t seem to want to grow, and is completely

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What is mental fitness? Learn how to exercise your brain

HR Zone

Culture What is mental fitness? How to exercise your brain.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Why We Need More Than Offices to Foster Connection and Belonging at Work

The Muse

Traditional office culture was never the right fit for everyone. And in fact, flexible work is a critical tool in improving a sense of connection and belonging.

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weekend open thread – May 28-29, 2022

Ask a Manager

This post, weekend open thread – May 28-29, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: Lessons in Chemistry , by Bonnie Garmus.

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7 Amazing Employee Wellness Ideas to Boost Morale

HR Digest

Find out what employee wellness ideas you can implement to ensure your employees have a safer, productive return to work. Employee wellbeing isn’t a new concept, but it has taken on a whole new meaning since the Covid-19 pandemic. Employee wellness initiatives are now higher up on the agenda — particularly mental well-being activities and programs — as more employers closely scrutinize how effectively they look after their employees.

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Creative Leadership: Why it’s time to rethink what makes a good leader

HR Zone

Development Why it’s time to rethink what makes a good leader.

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The AI Productivity Shift: How 3,000 Pros And 140K Users Are Transforming Work

Hubstaff’s new report, The AI Productivity Shift, highlights how 3,000+ professionals and 140,000+ users are transforming the way they work with AI. Adoption is high—85% are using AI—and the potential is just beginning. Teams that integrate AI into daily workflows report 77% faster task completion, 70% improved focus, and stronger results across the board.

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4 Types of Influence to Use at Work, According to a Leadership Consultant

The Muse

Because you’ll need ‘em, no matter what kind of job you have or how senior you are, according to a leadership consultant.

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it’s your Friday good news

Ask a Manager

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I have worked for the same company since graduating, and have been there nearly 8 years. I felt relatively well paid … until the company paused pay rises during the pandemic and that came at the same time as me taking on loads more responsibility.

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Should Your Organization Run Reference Checks?

Cisive

What are reference checks? Reference checking is the process of a potential employer contacting the previous employers or schools of an applicant to verify information related to the candidate’s experience, skills, traits, etc. Reference checking was once a standard practice in background screening. However, many employers feel this practice is outdated.

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9 Effective Employee Engagement Strategies | HR Cloud

HR Cloud

An incredibly important approach to boost your business is to focus more on employee engagement rather than pouring your entire focus on customer engagement. A well-engaged employee will bring in customers to the organization. When a group of HR was questioned about employee engagement, 63.3% had a unanimous opinion that hiring an employee is far easier than keeping them engaged.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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Do Niche Job Boards Really Work?

ExactHire

Online Job boards are a mixed blessing. They promise access to thousands of great candidates. And while they certainly deliver oodles of resumes, they sometimes fall short on “great.” If you’re like many hiring managers, you may wonder if you want to continue casting such a wide net when results are so disappointing. Before you give up on your list of job boards entirely, give niche job boards a chance.

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interview candidates have stopped giving me their availability when I ask for it

Ask a Manager

This post, interview candidates have stopped giving me their availability when I ask for it , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in the public sector as a manager of a library. I’ve been in this position for a little over a year, but have had other library management jobs for the past 5-ish years.

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How to Reduce the Risk of Bias in Your Hiring AI

Cisive

Different types of bias, whether intentional or unintentional, have been a concern among HR departments for decades. In fact, psychologists have defined more than 180 human biases. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) programs have been promoted as a more objective, less biased way to screen, hire, and train job candidates. Unfortunately, humans may program biased information into algorithms, skewing results.