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5 Processes HR Should Document

BerniePortal

HR parties of one already have an abundance of tasks to keep up with. From hiring to managing performance to maintaining compliance, being an HR leader is no easy feat.

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What HR should know about the TikTok workplace trend ‘QuitTok’

HR Brew

Employees aren’t just quitting their jobs—they’re filming themselves quitting, and posting the videos on TikTok. The trend, dubbed “ QuitTok ,” has resulted in over 2,500 videos with 82 million views. Some videos are creator’s covert recordings of conversations with their managers, while others are post-resignation reflections. Most show that when workers are fed up with their employment experience, they’re not afraid to go public.

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Will Chatbots Take Over HR Tech? Paradox Sets The Pace.

Josh Bersin

Chatbots used to be tinker-toys. You type, try to get help, but usually result in “please call support.” Well all this has changed. Thanks to advanced NLP (natural language processing) and AI (retrieval-augmented generation) chatbots are entire applications. They can answer complex questions, search databases, and invoke transactions on your behalf.

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6 Tactics To Reduce Decision Fatigue

Forbes Coaches Council

It happens when we use up our mental and Humans make about 35,000 decisions a day, or so the saying goes. That’s one decision every 2.46 seconds. It’s no wonder we’re burned out. Use these tactics to fight decision fatigue and make better choices even later in the day.

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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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Health and Wellbeing: Less Zoom Yoga, More Trust

Disruptive HR

It’s hard to argue that investing in for our employees’ health and wellbeing is anything other than a good thing. And I’m not going to. Argue I mean. But I do think we should question the corporate approach to health and wellbeing and ask whether the things we’re doing are really helping? Or are they unnecessary investments that delude us into thinking that the health and wellbeing box can be ticked?

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The Benefits of Hiring a Fractional HR Leader

Blend Me Inc

The Benefits of Hiring a Fractional HR Leader Jennifer Cameron Tue, 04/02/2024 - 03:30 The last few years have shown a rise in fractional leadership. In short, fractional leadership entails an organization hiring an experienced professional on a part-time, contract basis to help with organizational leadership responsibilities. For more, check out this blog post.

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Most C-suite & HR leaders believe the skills gap hurts their businesses

HR Brew

Jay-Z may have 99 problems, but so does HR, and according to a new report, many center around a single theme: skills. Whether in relation to a skills shortage, upskilling, reskilling, or skills-based hiring, skills was a recurring theme in Randstad’s 2024 Talent Trends report. The report surveyed 1,076 C-suite and human capital leaders across 21 global markets and found that 72% believe the skills gap will cause business problems this year, up 8% from 2023.

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27 Best Leadership Podcasts for HR Leaders [2024 Edition]

Analytics in HR

If you’re like 80% of people who committed to New Year’s resolutions in January (such as intending to read or learn more) only to ditch them by February, don’t worry – here’s a list of the best HR leadership podcasts out there to help you get those goals back on track. Podcasts upgrade dull commutes, workouts, or chores into time-effective self-improvement opportunities, by expanding business knowledge and keeping you inspired.

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Still Time to Register for Leaves of Absence Seminar Next Week!

HRWatchdog

Managing leaves of absence — like pregnancy disability leave (PDL), the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), mandatory paid sick leave, reproductive loss leave, bereavement and jury duty, to name just a few — can be confusing. CalChamber’s Leaves of Absence seminar — held on April 11 and 12 or May 30 and 31 — can help employers make sense of these different types of leaves and any legal requirements that apply to them.

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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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5 Common HR Issues for Small Businesses and How to Solve Them

Extensis

Quick look: The role of human resources (HR) departments continues to expand, especially for small businesses, which look to their HR professionals to manage the full employee lifecycle and wear multiple hats each day. If you’re encountering HR issues, you’re not alone. According to Gartner research, these are the five most common HR pain points and potential resolutions for each.

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This employer is experimenting with eternal summer Fridays

HR Brew

The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and summer Fridays are getting closer. Summer Fridays , a seasonal perk allowing employees to get a jumpstart on their weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day, are on the rise. The number of job listings mentioning summer Fridays increased by 56% in 2022, ZipRecruiter found. Now, one company is considering making summer Fridays eternal.

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Streamlining Staffing Agency Operations with Integrated ATS and Time and Labor Software

COATS Staffing Software

Seamlessly connect staffing agency front-and back-office operations For staffing agencies, managing time and labor is often a complex puzzle. From Excel spreadsheets to handwritten notes, the traditional methods of tracking employee time are filled with inefficiencies and a high probability of potential errors. These outdated processes create stress and additional manual workload for agency staff and significantly impact margins.

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The Future of Recruitment: Look for an AI Supercharge and a Focus on Quality of Hire

Linkedin Talent Blog

The recent publication of LinkedIn’s 2024 Future of Recruiting report has prompted some thought-provoking conversations among talent professionals. The report makes six predictions about what is coming down the line for recruiters, spotlighting how AI adoption, for example, will boost productivity and how skills-based hiring will help harness the capabilities of an expanded talent pool.

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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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Be vocal. Be visible. Stand up for underrepresented people everywhere.

Bob

The compliance landscape is constantly changing, and depending on where you live—country, state, city, province—laws that offer marginalized and underrepresented people protection against discrimination can change overnight. For HR leaders, this isn’t just an issue of staying on top of the ever-changing compliance landscape. It means thinking about how you can ensure your employees feel safe, protected, and welcome at work, regardless of how they identify.

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HR 101: Let’s discuss sabbaticals

HR Brew

Welcome to HR 101. Class is now in session. Today’s discussion will focus on sabbatical leave. The history. A sabbatical is an extended leave (paid or unpaid, depending on the organization) during which an employee can spend time studying, traveling, or focusing on personal growth, with the intention of returning to their job. They have ancient roots in the Hebrew Sabbath and Shmita, a biblical law that suspended all land cultivation and debt collection for one year every seven years.

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Arjuna Capital’s 2024 Racial and Gender Scorecard List: A Catalyst for Pay Equity

Trusaic

Arjuna Capital released its seventh annual Racial and Gender Pay Scorecard in March and the results highlighted where companies stand in their pay transparency efforts. The scorecard, which grades organizations on pay gap disclosures, underscores the need for many employers to work toward authentic pay equity. Arjuna continues to expand the list of companies they evaluate.

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Performance Management Software: Is it Trying to do Too Much?

DecisionWise

Introduction At the heart of any successful organization lies its people. Organizations are turning to performance management software to help them optimize employee productivity, align goals, and foster employee growth and development. The challenge is that software solutions can sometimes take over for managers and leaders, relegating them to “task completers” instead of leaders that teach, guide, and mentor.

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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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WDB One-Stop Centers & the Recertification Process: How to Meet State and WIOA Requirements to Ensure Continued Funding

EDSI

Discover how American Job Centers (AJCs) ensure quality services through the recertification process mandated by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). From evaluating effectiveness to enhancing accessibility and outreach strategies, learn how AJCs continuously improve to better serve jobseekers and employers. Explore actionable steps for professionals to meet recertification requirements and enhance the inclusivity of One-Stop Centers.

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Starbucks removes DE&I requirements from executive pay structure

HR Brew

Starbucks recently said that it will no longer tie executive pay to DE&I goals. It’s a move that one lawyer believes will become more common amid backlash against diversity initiatives. The latest. At its annual meeting last month, 92% of Starbucks investors approved the new pay structure, according to Bloomberg Law , reversing a 2023 policy that tied 7.5% of an executive’s bonus to the company’s DE&I goals.

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Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programs Are Powerful Recruiting & Retention Tools

UrbanBound HR

It’s ironic, but one of the best ways companies can be more successful is by giving more of their profits away. Turns out, everyone—clients, suppliers and especially employees—loves a good corporate citizen. In fact, such programs may be among the most compelling recruiting and retention tools at HR’s disposal.

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Five Things Modern Managers Should Be Focused On In Today's Workplace

Forbes Coaches Council

With market changes top of mind and so many managers looking to upskill and develop professionally, here are the top things managers should be focused on.

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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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How to Reduce Stress at Work (and Life) with Meditation

Workology

We can’t always limit stress or the amount of it in our lives, but we can arm ourselves with resources and tools to help us handle it better. The post How to Reduce Stress at Work (and Life) with Meditation appeared first on Workology.

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How to conduct layoffs in a hybrid environment

HR Brew

Hypothetically, let’s say your employees are on a hybrid schedule, and you need to conduct layoffs. When do you do it: When they’re in the office or virtual? Well, at Stellantis, parent company of automaker Fiat Chrysler, nearly 400 employees were laid off last month on a “mandatory remote work day,” CNBC reported in March. This isn’t a common practice, according to Michelle Seidel, founder and principal consultant at Milestone Results Strategies.

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The Sales Dictionary: Translating Clichés For Authentic Connection

Lusha

Translate this: “Let’s get down to brass tacks and have a dialogue on how we partner with customers on value-adds so you can leverage our bootstrapped, world-class product to take your business to the next level and crush it this quarter.” Did your eye twitch while reading that, or just ours? While the sentence above was a bit of an exaggeration, it’s not too far off the mark from what many prospects encounter in everyday conversations with salespeople.

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Can you put non-family members on your health insurance?

PeopleKeep

In most cases, health insurance plans cover the policyholder and their immediate family members. However, some individuals may be able to add non-family members to their plan if they meet some very specific criteria. If you're curious about adding non-family members to your health plan, you need to understand the potential implications, limitations, and requirements for dependent coverage.

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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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McKinsey’s 9 Months Pay Leave Offer Extends Support for Finding a New Job

HR Digest

Having to leave an organization you enjoy working for is never a great feeling but being on the receiving end of McKinsey’s 9-month pay leave offer does help to soften the blow. Marking a tough time in the consulting industry, McKinsey’s staff exit offer details how employees can continue to look for alternate sources of employment while still being able to support themselves and use the company’s resources to transition in their careers.

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HR executives are receiving higher pay, titles today than in previous decades

HR Brew

Pay for top HR executives is on the rise, according to new research published by Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University, and Mert Akan, a research fellow with the school’s Institute for Economic Policy Research. The share of S&P 1500 firms that counted an HR executive among their top five highest-paid C-suite executives rose from just 0.5% in 1992 to 13% in 2022, according to Bloom and Akan’s research, which analyzed companies’ DEF 14A filings to the SEC using Execucom

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Common Mistakes Leaders Make In The Name Of Displaying ‘Vulnerability’

Forbes Coaches Council

There’s a fine line between a leader demonstrating healthy vulnerability and oversharing or misstepping in a way that could undermine their effectiveness.

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