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LONELINESS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS

Thrive Global

Loneliness is one of the hardest aspects of being a widow. As a suddenly single individual, we feel isolated and saddened at our new status of being solo. We feel completely and utterly bereft of the loss of the partnership we shared, and are weirdly shocked at the realization that we are no longer a couple. We feel precipitously aware that the world is marching two by two and we are now traipsing a path alone.

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Virtual Team Bonding During COVID-19

Justworks

Let’s just start out by saying the struggle is real. For those who aren’t used to working remotely, cabin fever may be setting in and people are feeling the strain. With that in mind, one of the things we should be relying on right now is connection. As more and more teams are getting acclimated to working remotely, it’s more important than ever to maintain that sense of connection and camaraderie for employees.

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8 Ways to Manage Stress During the COVID-19 Crisis

Fond

As the gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded over the past several weeks, the whole world seems to be sharing a mutually bewildered look. We’ve never faced a global health crisis of this scale, and uncertainty — as well as the fear, anxiety, and stress it brings along — runs high. While scientists and medical professionals across the world fight tirelessly to address the threat we’re now faced with, citizens are doing their part to slow the virus’s spread through measures like social dis

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6 Tips for Managing Your Newly Remote Team During Coronavirus

The Muse

If you’re a manager trying to navigate your new role as a remote team leader during the coronavirus pandemic, you’re not alone. Here are six tips to help you successfully manage your team from home.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

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

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Temporarily Closing Your Office? 4 Tips for Keeping It Safe

Take It Personel-ly

Your office building is set up to accommodate busy workers, but what happens when you need to close your office down for a few weeks or months? Workplace crime costs billions of dollars each year, and empty offices can be a magnet for thieves. If you need to beef up security while you’re away, consider […].

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Managers: How to Support Remote Employees – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Last week, we provided a list of resources to help individuals get adjusted to working from home. After it was published, I received this note. Dear HR Bartender! I’m a loyal and excited reader of your blog and usually find very great tricks and tips I can experiment with at my workplace. Currently, I work as an HR generalist in a team of 2, taking care of 110 employees.

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Our Commitment to Our Customers and Members on the Frontlines

Linkedin Talent Blog

Around the globe, hospitals and essential services are facing critical talent shortages as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, needing to hire hundreds of thousands of people over the coming weeks and months. At the same time, millions of people – including medical professionals and front line responders – come to LinkedIn every week to search and apply for jobs.

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10 Ways to Spread Appreciation During Challenging Times

Achievers

When we face challenging times (in our current case, a global pandemic), it’s important to put an extra spotlight on appreciation and support those around us. William James, American psychologist and philosopher, once said: “The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”. Appreciation should be practiced all year-round, and especially during times of change and uncertainty.

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Workhuman Makes its Mission-Critical Life Events and Conversations Products Available to all Organizations in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

WorkHuman

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., and DUBLIN – March 31, 2020 – Workhuman ® , a leading provider of social recognition platforms, today announced it is making special editions of Life Events ® and Conversations ® products free until March 2021 to help mitigate isolation during the COVID-19 disruption. Human moments, including those anchored in an office environment and those focused on the family, don’t stop during times of crisis.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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Considering layoffs? Instead, lead with purpose by exploring every alternative

Human Resources Today Submitted Articles

A test of a company’s commitment to leading with purpose is during a crisis. And with the COVID-19 virus threatening people’s health, livelihoods and the global economy, we are facing that crisis now.

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here are your animal coworkers

Ask a Manager

With so many people working from home with animal coworkers, obviously we need to see photos of your new colleagues. When I put out a call for pictures last week, I received more than 450 of them … so I’ve divided them into two separate posts. Here’s part one. Click photos to enlarge. And if you’re reading this from the home page, you have to click through to see the photos.).

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7 Work From Home Tips To Maximize Your Productivity

Vantage Circle

When you are working from home, you have enough flexibility to do your job. But this luxury can often turn into a missed opportunity if not planned accordingly. They say work from home can be your litmus paper to your productivity. Also, many would argue over the fact that it needs intrinsic motivation to perform your tasks efficiently and deliver at the right time when you are working from home.

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The 6 top tactics for inspiring your remote team

HR Morning

It’s becoming increasingly clear that many people will be working from home for a significant period of time. It’s also likely many managers will be leading a completely remote team for the first time. This no doubt was thrust on both parties with little time to think, talk or prepare for this new way on working. This will call for managers to operate very differently.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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Why empathy is a critical skill for your organisation

HR Zone

Culture Bringing empathy into the workplace.

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Employers Still Hiring During Coronavirus Pandemic

SHRM Resources

When one door closes, even temporarily, another often opens. As people practice social distancing to avoid contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, restaurants, bars and retailers across the U.S. are closing their doors and laying off tens of thousands of workers. But needs must be met, so online sellers and a host of other businesses are mass hiring to secure delivery, security, warehousing and distribution personnel.

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5 Key Areas for HR Professionals to Focus on (now and post-Corona)

Digital HR Tech

The current Corona-crisis has hurled us into what we regarded only a few months ago as ‘the future of work’ Suddenly, things like digital transformation and running a business with a fully distributed workforce have become a reality for many organizations. But if we choose to look at the glass as being half full, this ‘new normal’ could speed up some of the changes we’ve seen over the past few years to make HR more effective and drive better business outcomes.

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Bersin webinar: Will coronavirus spark the new remote workforce?

HRExecutive

Weeks in, the coronavirus has shifted how CHROs are thinking and leading within their organizations. But through all the challenges, innovations abound as leadership embraces a new now of work. That was one takeaway of a 90-minute webinar Tuesday sponsored by Human Resource Executive and led by global industry analyst and HRE partner Josh Bersin. More than 2,000 people attended.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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Top 6 FREE Video Interview Software

TalentLyft

Check out the 6 best video interviewing software platforms you can use completely for FREE online! We found the best solutions you can use completely for free and listed their pros and cons. All you have to do is choose your perfect fit! Read More.

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U.S. Loses 700K Jobs in March, Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4 Percent

SHRM Resources

U.S. employers reported cutting 701,000 jobs in March, while the nation's unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent from 3.5 percent in February. The worst employment report in a decade is the tip of the iceberg, however.The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) survey was conducted in mid-March, before many states issued stay-at-home orders and 10 million people filed for unemployment benefits.

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Everything’s Canceled | A Kid’s Guide to Passing the Time

Degreed

Across the country, millions of families just like yours are adjusting to the new normal. Working moms and dads are now school teachers, coaches, art instructors, and may even find themselves functioning as a referee to break up the occasional fight (so we’ve heard…). Though work-life balance has always been a priority for Degreed, many of us are struggling to strike a new balance amidst all this change.

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5 Tips on How to Work from Home (When Your Significant Other is, too)

ADP

We've all seen the funny memes about couples working from home and inventing fake co-workers to take the blame for bad behavior: "Oh look, 'Sam' left.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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How to handle Employee Crisis during Work from Home

HR Digest

Crisis doesn’t come with a warning, and it comes at an unexpected time. Take the present Coronavirus situation, for instance! Countries across the world have shut down, and people are forced to stay indoors and work from home. In such a time, it is also essential for a company to handle their employees and disseminate proper information so that the employees don’t panic.

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A Few Considerations for Remote “Team Engagement”

Robin Schooling

Even as we grapple, globally, with the containment and fight of the pandemic, there are many lovely things happening as a result of the ‘Rona. One thing I’ve noticed is how my neighbors on Nextdoor are less passive-aggressive and actually being, well, neighborly! No doubt you’ve seen (or maybe even participated in) activities like: Group sing alongs in places ranging from balconies in Italy to neighborhoods in Philadelphia Teddy Bear Hunts for the kids in the neighborhood Kids writing lett

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Paycheck Protection Program: How to Apply for a Forgivable Loan During COVID-19

Patriot Software

Does your small business need financial assistance as a result of the coronavirus pandemic? If so, one of the biggest federal initiatives for small businesses is the Paycheck Protection Program. Read on to learn about Paycheck Protection Program loans, including eligibility, important dates, and the application process. What is the Paycheck Protection Program?

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The State of Marijuana at Work in 2020

Precheck

The State of Marijuana at Work in 2020 Mar. 31, 2020. Cristina Loayza Product Manager. As it stands today, 33 states and Washington D.C. have authorized the medical use of marijuana. Eleven of those states and Washington, D.C also allow the personal ‘adult-use’ of marijuana. With 2020 being a presidential election year, efforts to include marijuana on this years’ ballot are rampant!

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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Five key areas to apply innovative people analytics

HR Zone

Future Five innovative people analytics strategies.

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How to Increase Employee Morale: 7 Gestures Your Team Will Love

Take It Personel-ly

Want to increase company morale in the office? Good idea! Studies show that happy employees can be as much as 20% more productive than unhappy employees. So, by creating a positive office environment, rewarding your employees for their hard work and keeping a sense of community within the team, you’re not only creating a fun place to […].

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The CARES Act effect on HRAs, HSAs, and FSAs

PeopleKeep

What is the CARES Act? The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), is a bill passed by the U.S. federal government on March 27, 2020. The purpose of the act is to address certain issues pertaining to the Coronavirus and the U.S. economy.

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