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Top 9 HR Priorities You Should Steal From the Fortune 100 Best Companies

Great Place to Work

Here’s what companies at the Best Workplaces in the country told us are at the top of their to-do lists. Where are you investing this year? Perhaps AI training and tools are at the top of your list. Maybe you are focusing on improving executive communication or retooling your employee listening programs. It’s a challenging time to try and run a business.

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Why 75% of Resumes Go Unread—And How Outplacement Can Help

Careerminds

As HR professionals, you’re no stranger to how much the hiring landscape has changed. But for many employees going through a layoff , especially those who haven’t job searched in several years, the rise of applicant tracking systems (ATS) can feel confusing, intimidating, and even discouraging. That’s why it’s important for your outplacement partner to offer more comprehensive, up-to-date resume support that reflects how hiring works today.

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How to Choose the Right Recruitment Tracker?

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Recruitment is no longer just about posting job ads and reviewing resumes. In today’s competitive talent market, companies must act fast, stay organized, and deliver a positive candidate experience. This is where a recruitment tracker becomes essential. Whether you’re part of a growing startup or a large enterprise, the right recruitment tracker can dramatically improve your hiring process by streamlining workflows , reducing time-to-hire, and improving communication.

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What Do Hourly Workers Want? Here’s How to Best Support Them in 2025

HR Digest

Most organizations are extremely proactive about advertising the benefits available to salaried workers, but planning benefits for hourly workers can be much harder. What do hourly workers want? The question is not a complex one, and neither is the answer, but many businesses forget to account for their needs and preferences. Hourly wage work is often seen as temporary employment that workers take up when they are in between jobs; however, this is an outdated image of such roles.

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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 Mitratech 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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How to Hire a Minor

HR Counselor's Corner

by Laura Pokrzywa, HR Consultant If your organization is planning to hire a teenager this summer, be sure you carefully consider federal and state child labor laws. These laws set forth specific guidelines for the hiring process, permissible activities, working conditions, and the hours an underage employee may work. The Cost of Getting it Wrong. Every year we read about companies that are charged significant fines because they violated child labor laws.

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The ultimate guide to HR compliance software

MiHCM

HR compliance software automates tracking, reporting, and management of HR policies and legal requirements. It centralises policy distribution, mandatory training, incident reporting, and audit preparation to reduce manual effort and minimise risk. Policy distribution with acknowledgment tracking Automated training assignments and completion logs Integrated incident reporting and investigation workflows Real-time audit trail documentation These solutions integrate with HRIS, payroll, and talent

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43 Informative Training Needs Assessment Questions To Ask Employees

AIHR

Around 70% of employees say they lack the professional skills they need, signaling the importance of solid training programs. However, to ensure this, you must conduct a training needs assessment and ask the right training needs assessment questions. These questions must focus on the skills and resources employees need to support business goals, boost productivity, and maintain quality.

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The power of HR services: Streamlining and strategising workforce management

Zalaris

Today’s HR professionals face growing pressure: they must streamline complex processes, stay on top of compliance, and provide critical strategic support. Result-driven HR services and solutions, powered by modern tools, are helping organisations tackle these challenges while simultaneously enhancing the employee experience. But how can these solutions be effectively deployed?

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Technology in HR management: Transforming HR operations

MiHCM

In today’s competitive landscape, technology in HR management is reshaping how organisations attract, engage, and retain talent. Gone are the days of paper files and manual approvals. Cloud platforms now handle end-to-end processes, from recruitment to payroll. Modern workforce expectations, driven by mobile access and real-time feedback, demand agile HR systems.

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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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HR operations and HR administration defined: Roles, best practices, and what’s ahead

Insperity

In the world of human resources (HR), certain terms are thrown around casually and used interchangeably. Prominent examples of such terms include HR operations and HR administration. These two terms are closely related and often overlap, but don’t mean precisely the same thing. Yet, you know they’re both vital to your company running smoothly and meeting its business goals – to say nothing of staying out of legal trouble and achieving your organization’s people strategy.

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How PayPal’s chief people officer created leadership and career navigation frameworks to support the company’s turnaround

HR Brew

Talent is a critical, yet often overlooked, factor to successfully leading a transformation. Isabel Cruz joined PayPal as its chief people officer in November 2023, when the financial tech giant was in the midst of a major transition. Its CEO, Alex Chriss, joined in September that year, leading a turnaround evolving the company from processing digital payments into a commerce platform with a focus on offering expanded paid services to merchants.

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Data Security Challenges In People Analytics

HR Stacks Blog

People analytics equips HR teams to turn employee data into meaningful insights, whether that’s spotting trends in engagement, uncovering retention drivers, or measuring diversity progress. It’s a powerful way to inform decisions and foster a more effective, inclusive workplace. But this power comes with a responsibility: employees’ personal information, such as performance records, health data, and demographic details, is highly sensitive.

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Leadership’s Role in Supporting Employee Mental Health

MP Wired For HR

Leadership’s Role in Supporting Employee Mental Health June 26th, 2025 Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn The mental health crisis in today’s workforce is a leadership issue, and it’s one that calls for awareness, responsibility, and action. As we continue our four-part blog series, we move from the eye-opening statistics presented in Part 1 to the vital role leaders play in fostering a mentally healthy workplace.

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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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How Accent Bias Affects Job Prospects and Workplace Inclusion

HR Digest

Accent bias is a subtle yet pervasive issue that influences hiring decisions and workplace dynamics. When employers or recruiters judge candidates based on their accents, they may overlook qualified individuals, limiting diversity and perpetuating inequality. This form of discrimination, often unconscious, can shape a candidate’s job prospects and affect their career trajectory.

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Feeling is performing? Real emotional expression unlocks team success, experts say

HRExecutive

In today’s evolving work landscape, the difference between a thriving, productive team and a disengaged workforce often comes down to one critical, yet frequently overlooked element: emotion. A growing body of research, including a recent study from Washington State University’s Carson College of Business, underscores how emotional expression, especially in the act of helping others, can make or break workplace relationships.

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Record high reached for workplace discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims

HR Brew

It’s a messy world, and the workplace is starting to reflect it. Employee claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation reached 14.7 per 1,000 employees in 2024, according to a recent report from case management software company HR Acuity, the highest level since the company started tracking these stats nine years ago. The biggest issues in these claims include a 21% increase in accommodation requests, 15% more mental health issues, 13% more job performance disputes, and 12% more unprofe

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HR Risk Management: Guide to Identifying & Mitigating Risks

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In today’s ever-evolving business landscape, risk is a constant companion, especially when it comes to human resources. From compliance violations and employee lawsuits to high turnover and workplace safety concerns, HR risks can severely disrupt operations and damage a company’s reputation. That’s why HR risk management is a vital strategic function for every organization.

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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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What Are Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA?

HR Digest

Managing a workplace is not easy, especially when you work with a bigger team of employees who come with a range of strengths and limitations. Federal and state regulations can make it all the more stressful, but they aren’t designed to overwhelm employers. Instead, they just point employers in the right direction. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 maps out some of the criteria that are essential to consider when working with differently abled employees.

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The Mental Health Crisis in the Workplace and Why Employers Can’t Ignore It

MP Wired For HR

The Mental Health Crisis in the Workplace and Why Employers Can’t Ignore It June 24th, 2025 Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn Mental health in the workplace is no longer a personal issue tucked away in therapy sessions. It’s an urgent workplace issue. Recent studies show that around 64% of employees are struggling with a mental health diagnosis.

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Why User Adoption is Key to HR Software ROI (and How to Get It Right)

EmployeeConnect

Implementing new HR software is a significant investment — in time, money, and organisational change. But while selecting the right platform is crucial, the true value of your HR software doesn’t come from its features — it comes from how well your people use it. This is where many implementations fall short. Organisations assume that deploying the software is the finish line.

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How HR can lead in a ‘people-and-machine world’

HR Brew

HR needs some fusion—and, unfortunately, we’re not talking about trying a new fusion restaurant and indulging in a mix of new cuisines. The people profession needs a shake up in how organizations manage people in tandem with managing technology, according to Kent McMillan, managing director of organization strategy at consulting firm Accenture in the UK and co-author of Rethinking Operating Models: Designing People and Technology Powered Organizations.

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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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A Guide for Employers on Managing Long-Term Sickness Absence

HR Digest

Long-term sickness absence, typically lasting four weeks or more, poses unique challenges for employers. Balancing employee wellbeing with business needs requires a structured approach, clear communication, and compliance with UK employment law. This article provides actionable strategies to manage extended absences while fostering a supportive workplace.

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AI and middle management: HR’s role in building a ‘symbiotic’ relationship

HRExecutive

Artificial intelligence will profoundly reshape leadership within your organization and has likely already begun to do so. Here we’ll explore how to prepare your managers for the shift from transactional oversight to impactful, people-focused leadership with the help of AI. By allowing AI to automate transactional tasks, managers are freed up to focus on work that benefits from the human touch, such as relationship building and talent nurturing.

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Beyond Silos: Why Your Business Needs LMS HRIS Integration?

PSB

What if all your HR data could flow seamlessly across systems? Imagine no longer having to input employee details into your LMS or HRIS manually. Instead, both systems work in perfect harmony, sharing data and providing insights that are more comprehensive than ever before. LMS HRIS integration brings these worlds together, and it could be just what your business needs.

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Millennials are the most likely generation to experience burnout

HR Brew

Millennials might’ve been promised a more stable future and workplace than will exist for them. Gen Xers and Baby Boomers likely remember a time when a one-company tenure was the norm. Gen Z workers shudder at the thought of that. Older generations also know what it’s like to buy a house for a fraction of its current market value, while many younger professionals probably don’t put home ownership on their vision boards anymore.

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

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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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Fair Chance Hiring: Finding Talent Through Skills-Based Recruitment

HR Digest

Businesses are rethinking traditional hiring practices to build stronger, more diverse teams. Fair chance hiring, a strategy that emphasizes skills-based recruitment over rigid credentials or past records, is gaining traction. This approach not only promotes workplace diversity but also unlocks a wealth of untapped talent, giving employers a competitive edge.

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New HR executive on the block? 3 leaders share advice

HRExecutive

The pace of change has been coming fast at HR, and it may be prompting people leaders to move on from their posts more quickly than in years past. Recent data from Russell Reynolds , for instance, found that global CHRO turnover jumped 15% between the last quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of this year. That movement could mean an influx of new HR executives, tasked with navigating a rapidly evolving profession in a brand-new organization.

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Why Choose an Open Source LMS for Your Learning Needs?

PSB

Imagine a world where you can customize your learning platform to fit your exact needs, access it at no cost, and have the flexibility to make updates and improvements as needed. That’s the power of an open-source LMS. But is it the right solution for your business? Let’s explore the compelling reasons why an Open-Source Learning Platform might just be what you need to take your training programs to the next level.