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10 Types of Paid Time Off You Can Offer Employees

Patriot Software

Over 70% of employees have access to paid days off from work for sick or vacation time. Although these are common paid time off programs, sick and vacation days aren’t the only time off work you can offer. Get the scoop on different types of paid time off below. 10 Types of paid time off […] READ MORE.

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Top 2022 Employee Complaints and How to Address Them

Zenefits

The past few years have been rough for businesses and employees alike. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended many people’s lives, both in the workplace and at home. It’s safe to say that things may never be the same. Many businesses shut down for months at the height of the pandemic. Others transitioned to a fully remote work environment to accommodate health and safety protocols.

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How to Hire the Right Person

Intoo USA

Hiring a new team member can be a stressful experience for those who don’t have much experience hiring job candidates. How can you tell which person will be the best fit for the organization? What are the most important traits to be looking out for during the interview process? This guide will go over five methods to determine the perfect candidate for your positions. 1.

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3 Key Strategies to Retaining Employees During a Merger/Acquisition

HR C-Suite

Merger and Acquisition is quite a difficult time for a company, especially when it comes to retaining the key employees, which puts difficulty to a whole another level. No one wants to say goodbye to their gems, especially when the likelihood of a company’s future success isindeterminate. While a merger can be beneficial to an […].

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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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The Great Resignation: What Your Need to Know

EmployeeConnect

Covid-19 caused the global transformation. Large-scale disruptions in various industries pushed many people to reassess what is most important to them. Employees have reexamined their professions and career paths as a result of that period of reflection and introspection. Anthony Klotz’s term “The Great Resignation” better describes this workplace revolution.

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Managing and Minimizing Workplace Stress

Stratus

Studies show that 80% of workers feel stress on the job. That stress may arise from deadlines, heavy workloads, toxic managers, having little influence at work, or perhaps a lack of knowledge, skills, coping ability, opportunities, or manager/coworker support. While some things like deadlines and workloads may be inevitable, how you react to those stressors can help relieve or even avoid the stress we feel.

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Your one-stop guide for business resilience planning

Business Management Daily

If the COVID-19 crisis taught us one thing, it’s the need for businesses to be resilient during uncertain times. After all, disruptive events can happen at any time — and they don’t always take the form of a global pandemic. Cyber attacks, supply chain issues, and other disruptions may be on a smaller scale, but they can still tank your business operations if you aren’t adequately prepared.

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Role Of HR Leaders In Improving Employee Wellbeing

6Q

Employee wellbeing is no longer a nice-to-have in the post-pandemic workplace. This article covers the challenges of the post-pandemic employee world; strategies HR leaders can use in improving employee wellbeing and its benefits. It is a safe assertion to make that the workplace will never be the same again. In the last couple of years, the global pandemic has catalysed enormous changes in the way people work and look at the workplace.

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How Synchrony is Using Data to Increase Workplace Diversity

Great Place to Work

Numbers can reveal opportunities to ensure every employee has the opportunity to succeed. Business leaders have been touting their commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging for years — but what’s really changed? After the murder of George Floyd in May of 2020, many business leaders made promises to make meaningful change for underrepresented communities.

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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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Is Outplacement Worth It? It Depends.

Intoo USA

When the nation’s job vacancies seemingly outnumber those unemployed, outplacement can be perceived as an unnecessary benefit. So is outplacement worth it? Its importance depends on what your company hopes to get out of offering it as a part of severance. Is Outplacement Worth It? Answer These Questions to Find Out. Do you want to retain your remaining workforce?

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Tapping into the power of today’s multi-generational workforce

Bob

Today’s workforce spans at least four generations. They equip companies with nearly a century of workforce evolution and experience when brought together. The value of this experience is priceless. But, the reality of having Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z working together on the same team definitely comes with challenges. If we’re being honest, that’s not surprising.

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my male colleagues wait for me to set up all our meetings (even meetings I’m not in)

Ask a Manager

This post, my male colleagues wait for me to set up all our meetings (even meetings I’m not in) , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am a senior manager at a nonprofit. I am also female. I do not have an assistant. Increasingly I have noticed that my male colleagues at other organizations or divisions, equal to me in stature (and even people I consider close friends), are deferring to me to schedule meetings for them.

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Understanding the Direct and Indirect Costs of Employee Turnover

Perceptyx

Employee turnover is expensive. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM ) reported in April 2022 that the total cost to hire a new employee can be three to four times the position's salary. Sound too high? Just considering direct costs, you’d be right. The direct cost of replacing an employee may amount to only a third of a position’s salary.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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4 Productivity Tips That Actually Work for Someone With ADHD

The Muse

You’ll need multiple strategies depending on situation, day, and more. I’ve narrowed it down to a few key strategies that I find work well with ADHD brains like mine.

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How to Get into HR and Kickstart Your HR Career

Analytics in HR

Whether you’re a fresh graduate interested in Human Resources Management or a seasoned professional who wants to switch careers, you might wonder how to get into HR. Let’s explore starting a career in HR! Contents Job outlook and salaries in HR What qualifications do you need to work in HR? 9 tips for how to get into HR. Job outlook and salaries in HR.

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how can managers spot people who are working two full-time jobs at once?

Ask a Manager

This post, how can managers spot people who are working two full-time jobs at once? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I read your column about an employer who found out their new hire was working two jobs at once. This is becoming surprisingly common, with some people working as many as four jobs at once. We have been burned by this several times, costing us key partnerships and customers due to lack of performance.

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How to Be a Working Mom: 10 Tips to Have the Best of Both Worlds

BetterUp

Jump to section. Is it worth the trouble? Finding your balance. 10 tips for balancing work and parental duties. Remember that you’re a great role model.

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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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11 Responsive Feedback Email Templates for Businesses

6Q

Feedback has always been and will continue to remain a controversial topic, whether negative or positive. Unfortunately, though, since ancient times, bringers of negative feedback have suffered at the receiving end of the lash more than any other. Ancient Persians showed their hostility towards negative feedback by killing the bearer of bad news. Likewise, nowadays, artists and employees shoot the messenger – pouring aggression on the unfortunate person delivering the message.

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How to Boost Employee Performance in a Hybrid Work Environment

SHRM Resources

While many employees continue to work remotely, recent research found that physical work locations where employees can gather, from indoor offices to outdoor sites, will continue to play a critical role in assuring that employees receive all the support they need, both physically and mentally, from their employers.

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fantasy football offensiveness, asking about my boss’s personal situation, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, fantasy football offensiveness, asking about my boss’s personal situation, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Offensiveness in the fantasy football league. I need to gauge if I’m overreacting. It’s fantasy football season, and as an HR professional I’m studiously ignoring the emails about joining “work” leagues (due to gambling being illegal).

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6 Self-Care Tips for Caregivers

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is caregiver burnout? Taking time for yourself is still a priority. How to juggle between providing care and working. How to take care of yourself when you’re a caregiver. Don’t be too hard on yourself. What can you change? You’re not alone.

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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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Is Paying Employees Cash Under the Table Legal?

Patriot Software

Some businesses prefer paying employees cash instead of other payment methods, like direct deposit or check. If you choose to pay cash wages, you are still responsible for depositing and reporting employment taxes. Paying employees cash under the table, or off the record, means you fail to pay and report taxes. Learn whether cash under […] READ MORE.

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How Much Does it Cost to Start a Dispensary or Cannabis Business?

Embroker

You’ve heard the old joke: if you need to ask how much something costs—you can’t afford it. Starting a cannabis business is sort of like that. Whether you’re opening a new dispensary, becoming a cultivator, or launching an online delivery service—there’s a lot of upfront investment. Some estimates put the cost of starting a cannabis business as high as $2 million.

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open thread – September 9-10, 2022

Ask a Manager

This post, open thread – September 9-10, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to take your questions to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please do not repost it h

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All You Need To Know About Casual Friday: Its Benefits And Implementation

Vantage Circle

Friday marks the beginning of the weekend, the day employees anticipate the most after a long week. So much so that the last working day is now referred to as "Friyay" as a mark of celebration. This is where Casual Friday comes into the picture. Introducing the concept of Casual Friday will be the ideal way to kick off your employees’ weekend.

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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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15 Ways To Find The Right Fit For Companywide Coaching Needs

Forbes Coaches Council

Finding a coach to work one-on-one with can be a challenge, but the bar is raised even higher when an organization is looking for a coach to facilitate companywide coaching for employees and teams at all levels.

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EX Program Helps Answer “How to Help Your Child Stop Vaping?”

EX Program

The EX Program recently launched a robust suite of new resources to support parents of youth or young adults who are vaping. These new resources include interactive content that provides an overview of vaping terms, guidance on how to talk to a teen or young adult, proven quit strategies, stress management techniques, and more. Through [.]. Read More. from EX Program Helps Answer “How to Help Your Child Stop Vaping?”.

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how can we help teams feel connected when people are working remotely?

Ask a Manager

This post, how can we help teams feel connected when people are working remotely? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’m in a development/leadership training cohort, tasked with coming up with an online library/toolkit around creating greater feeling of connection (think engagement and team-building activities designed for both in-office and hybrid teams).