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5 Tips to Manage Employee Risk

Hppy

Prevent unwanted work-related injuries, unexpected events and help employees see success. All these can be achieved when you manage employee risks in the workplace. Risk managers implement mitigation policies that prevent unwanted events or injuries in the workplace. Likewise, they also make sure that employees and the whole organization see success.

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Improving Risk Assessments Over Time

Take It Personel-ly

Risk assessments are not often seen as a major priority for some businesses. It can feel pointless spending too much time and energy on an exercise that feels purely hypothetical – until, of course, something unexpected actually does happen. The truth is that properly planning for any eventuality to protect the health and safety of […].

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10 Top HR Trends for 2021 and Beyond

Digital HR Tech

2020 has been a year unlike any other. COVID-19 has forever left its mark on the way we live and work. Though at the time of publishing we’re still living through the pandemic, we need to start preparing for a post-COVID world. In this article, we will reflect on 10 HR trends we’re expecting in 2021 and beyond. . Though some trends have been ongoing for a while now and have simply been accelerated by the year’s developments, many are the inevitable result of drastic changes that organizations ha

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COVID-19’s Impact on the Nursing Profession

Precheck

COVID-19’s Impact on the Nursing Profession Nov. 17, 2020. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. The end of 2019 signaled the beginning of a new paradigm in healthcare. The World Health Organization named 2020 the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife to highlight the vital role nurses play in healthcare delivery. Global health organizations sparked this initiative before COVID-19 emerged, and with cases continuing to spike across the globe, the role of nurses has never been more critical.

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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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Tandem HR Expands to Indiana

Tandem HR

PRESS RELEASE. Tandem HR, an IRS-certified and ESAC bonded human resource (HR) outsourcing company headquartered in the Chicagoland area, recently gained a presence in Indiana to add to its offices throughout the Midwest. Tandem HR partners with small, mid-size, and enterprise businesses to provide high-touch HR solutions such as payroll processing, benefits administration, employment law compliance, risk management, and much more.

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Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Even When You Are in a Majority Group

DecisionWise

The other day I was on a call, and the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion came up. I could feel myself sliding into that uneasy zone where you no longer know whether anyone wants to hear your perspective. To try and break the ice, I half-heartedly joked, “Well no one wants to hear from a white male about diversity.” A female colleague immediately stopped me and said, “No, you are precisely the group that needs to talk more about diversity.”.

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Top Five Questions about Background Checks from HR Professionals in Australia

Hppy

Background checks are a fairly new idea for some HR professionals and this inevitably raises many questions. Let’s get some answers to those questions. How comprehensive should a background check be? When you examine a candidate’s application for a job you cannot take them on their word. Everything they say during the interview and everything they write on their resume should be checked, starting with a candidate’s identity because there is such a thing as identity fraud.

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The Big Shift: Demand for Future Work Skills in 2021

HR Digest

The year 2020 is playing out like a bad dream in need of a wake-up call. The battle of the world against the pandemic shook up the workplace, requiring swift accommodation and responses to skills gaps and skill shifts. The big shift in organizational needs and long-term reliance on digital solutions are creating demand for upskilling and reskilling across the globe.

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[#WorkTrends] Unmute Yourself! How Remote Workers Can Self-Advocate

TalentCulture

As an isolated team member, how do you sustain an effective communication chain, stay productive, and get what you need out of your employer? How do you unmute yourself? For […]. The post [#WorkTrends] Unmute Yourself! How Remote Workers Can Self-Advocate appeared first on TalentCulture.

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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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Should Remote Workers Who Relocate Be Paid Less?

SHRM Resources

New complexities have arisen from the evolving shift to remote work, and one of the most contentious centers around pay. As more organizations embrace a work-from-anywhere model, some employees are deciding to relocate from expensive cities like San Francisco and New York to more affordable parts of the country. Some employers are considering paying them less.

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A Bad Boss can Destroy Everything!

Brigette Hyacinth

Employees don’t leave organizations, They leave bad bosses. The worst place an employee can be, is stuck in an organization with a micro-manager who doesn’t care about their development and there are no opportunities for growth and advancement. In my early career, I worked for a bad boss who put profit before people and sought to gain every ounce of productivity out of employees.

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To Make The Most Of A Mentorship, Ask These 14 Revealing Questions

Forbes Coaches Council

Every business leader can benefit from having a mentor or a coach, but how can you maximize the positive impact of this relationship? Here, 14 Forbes Coaches Council members explore important questions that all leaders should ask their mentor or coach to reveal the most valuable insights.

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Why you should prioritize workplace stress management during the pandemic

Workable

Reduced employee wellbeing does not come without a cost. It undermines employee productivity and morale and can even lead to burnout if we don’t combat it on time. But apart from the common workplace stressors, such as poor management style or heavy workloads, pandemic stress was introduced ruthlessly and suddenly. To mitigate its unpleasant outcomes, organizations should take action by reinforcing workplace stress management.

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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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How to nurture a strong sense of community among your remote workers

HR Zone

People Why a sense of community is so vital today.

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Top HR Challenges in the Hospitality Industry

SHRM Resources

?The global coronavirus pandemic hit with the force of a tsunami, leaving many hospitality companies clinging to survival.The restaurant industry this year is on track to lose $240 billion. In mid-September, roughly 3 million restaurant employees were out of work and one-sixth of all restaurants were closed permanently or for the long term, according to the National Restaurant Association.Hotel workers experienced a devastating 38 percent unemployment rate earlier this year, and nearly two-third

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Tips for Bringing Furloughed Workers Back Onto the Team

Eightfold

Facing steep drops in business and mandatory shutdowns, many U.S. businesses furloughed workers rather than fire them in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, furloughs offered a way for companies to manage costs through what appeared to be a short-term crisis. As the pandemic continues and efforts to reopen the economy accelerate, companies find themselves in limbo.

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Upskilling and Reskilling for the Digital Workplace

SHRM

Even before 2020 forced us all into working from our kitchens, home offices, or bedrooms, the world was very much on its way towards removing the necessity for conventional workspaces. Today, younger generations have grown up with lectures and lessons online, while YouTube has also risen to become a better teacher – and imparter of skills – than school ever could.

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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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The big reset: HR’s 20 priorities for building a better workplace

HR Zone

Future HR's 20 priorities for the big reset.

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Workforce Planning in the Age of Covid

SHRM Resources

W?hen COVID-19 hit, the staff at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit was nearly overwhelmed by patients. Suddenly, the organization needed more workers, especially ICU nurses and environmental services staff responsible for infection control.The health system, which comprises six hospitals and employs 33,000 people, quickly built a new program for cross-training called Ready Talent.

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The Importance of Contract Tracing for Workplace Re-Entry

Cisive

One of the biggest challenges companies currently face is how to keep employees safe as offices reopen, establishing safety protocols that include social distancing, employee self identification (symptomatic/asymptomatic), and taking employee temperatures daily. While we would like to think that precautions are sufficient, it’s important to have a well-defined plan for what to do when an employee tests positive for or is exposed to COVID-19.

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How HR Tech Will Determine the Future of Work, the Workplace and Workforce

6Q

In the face of uncertainty, how can the HR function intelligently respond to the crisis and help adapt resilient workplace practices? In this article, we deep-dive into human interaction, connectedness and innovation. Traditionally, the focus of HR was largely administrative, day-to-day functioning and inward-facing. Today, it has become a more dynamic, complex and strategic function encompassing everything from workplace productivity, to providing support, people management and strengthening co

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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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Interview: how AI can empower more people-focused remote working

HR Zone

Future People-focused remote working.

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5 Tips for Recruiting More Women in Leadership Roles

Ongig

Many companies are focused on recruiting women in leadership roles. Fortune magazine reported in May that the number of female CEOs “has hit a new high” , with 37 of the companies on 2020’s Fortun e 500 list being led by female CEOs. But how can we keep this number on the rise? Here are 5 tips on how to increase female leadership in your organization: 1.

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All Your Questions About Soft Skills and Work—Answered!

The Muse

What are soft skills? Why do they matter? How do you improve them? How can you highlight them in a job search? Plus a list of examples.

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Three Neuroscience Insights To Help You Perform During Uncertainty

Forbes Coaches Council

Thankfully, neuroscience sheds light on brain processes that you can easily take advantage of to help you perform during uncertainty.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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How to Keep Your Employees Engaged and Happy at Work During COVID-19

TinyPulse

Keeping team members engaged throughout the new remote work experience can be challenging at times. With frequent issues such as loneliness, a lack of motivation, communication problems, and even more serious suicidal thoughts, HR teams and leaders all across the world need to reorient their efforts.

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A list of Strengths and Weakness for Job Interviews

HR Digest

Everyone has come across the age-old job interview question. What are your strengths and weaknesses? It may sound like a chewed up question that deserves a low-key job. But the truth is that it could help you crack the interview. The question qualifies under a behavioral interview question. It’s up to you to answer ‘What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

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How Your Company Can Improve Energy Efficiency

Take It Personel-ly

The challenge of environmental sustainability is a conflict that is defining this generation. Arguably the greatest aspect of that challenge is the question of how to save the environment without sacrificing our quality of life. Some would argue that we can’t have it all; that there’s no way to safeguard Earth’s ecosystem without giving up […].

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