Spark Hire
DECEMBER 21, 2015
In recruiting it’s important to know when you won’t be successful with certain clients. Sometimes, failure in this industry is not caused by unreliable candidates or even a recruiter’s efforts Occasionally, the client is the problem. How do you know when it’s time to fire your client? There are many red flags to pay attention to if you want to avoid wasting your time.
Workology
DECEMBER 23, 2015
This blog is part of a 2016 Trends Series. Click here for my HR Tech 2016 Trends. . I mentioned in my HR Tech Trends piece the market is booming. It’s crazy the number of conversations I’ve had with HR and recruiting practitioners I’ve spoken to in Q4 are telling me their staffing goals and headcount numbers are on the rise in this quarter and even more so in Q1 of 2016.
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Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 20, 2015
Here are three updates from letter-writers who had their questions answered here this year. 1. My friend is a terrible coworker. I did take your advice (and the advice and input from some of the commenters) and apologized to my friend about how I’d handled the gossip situation. I told her I was worried about her. (A little background I see didn’t make it into my original message – she’d actually spent some time in the hospital last year with still-unexplained heart failur
Insperity
DECEMBER 21, 2015
Paying employees overtime happens, and it may even be wise to include it in your compensation and staffing strategies. But it’s important to analyze unplanned or unchecked overtime hours to know how much you’re paying for employees, and to understand how overtime is being handled (or mishandled) within your organization. Unless allowing your non-exempt (hourly) employees to work overtime has been a deliberate part of your HR strategy, chances are overtime is causing problems for someone within y
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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HR Bartender
DECEMBER 20, 2015
(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is an excerpt from the book, “ It’s All About Bob(bie) – Strategies for Winning With Your Employees ” of which I am one of the contributors. It’s the third book in a thought leadership trilogy aimed at developing and retaining a competitive and engaged workforce published by The Workforce Institute at Kronos. Enjoy the post!).
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Trinet
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Guest post by Payoff Every great company depends on its people for success. Employees and customers are the bricks that hold up a company’s walls. And without people as a framework, a company would. Visit site for full story.
Insperity
DECEMBER 21, 2015
Paying employees overtime happens, and it may even be wise to include it in your compensation and staffing strategies. But it’s important to analyze unplanned or unchecked overtime hours to know how much you’re paying for employees, and to understand how overtime is being handled (or mishandled) within your organization. Unless allowing your non-exempt (hourly) employees to work overtime has been a deliberate part of your HR strategy, chances are overtime is causing problems for some
HR Bartender
DECEMBER 22, 2015
This will come as no surprise but employee recruitment, engagement and retention are the hot topics in human resources right now. They are the things keeping the C-Suite up at night. On some level finding and keeping talent has always been important. But 2016 is going to be different. Employees are comfortable with making job changes. Talent shortages are increasing.
Visier
DECEMBER 22, 2015
From all of us at Visier, we wish you. a brilliant holiday season and insightful New Year! The post Holiday Greetings from Visier appeared first on Visier Inc.
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nettime solutions
DECEMBER 22, 2015
As a business owner or an executive employee your primary focus is likely product development and client support. As a result, managing your employees or staff on a day-to-day basis can get neglected. As long as progress is being made and deadlines are being met, they’re good to go right? Unfortunately, that’s the mindset in many organizations. Employee wages represent up to 50 percent of a company’s expenses.
45 Things
DECEMBER 23, 2015
Coding is the hot job of the near future, and the word is out. It's becoming more competitive and employers are raising the bar for jobs. While there are thousands of job listings for programmers and coders on various job sites, the increasing number of people capable of filling those jobs means that those in the industry will have to up their game if they want to thrive in their careers in 2016.
RecognizeThis!
DECEMBER 22, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – New ways of working rely on collaboration and relationships in addition to individual skillsets. Performance reviews should take this into account. There has been a lot in the news lately as more and more companies have abandoned their traditional performance review processes in favor of both more immediate and more ongoing alternatives.
Justworks
DECEMBER 23, 2015
With the year over, it is important to be prepared for what forms you need to gather, send to your employees, and what forms to file for 2015. Fortunately, the bulk of them have to do with taxes; however, there are a couple that are meant to assess whether you need to pay any fines to the IRS. There are three key dates that you need to remember to ensure that all of end-of-year forms are filed correctly, on-time, and without any fines assessed.
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ACA Times
DECEMBER 24, 2015
The combined costs of premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses can exceed 20% of household income for some low-income individuals who purchase health insurance through an Affordable Care Act exchange, a study reports. Even after premium subsidies and cost-sharing arrangements, about 10% of those who enroll in Marketplace plans individually are so burdened by medical costs that they may be unable to continue their insurance – risking both their health and the ability of the ACA to achieve
Hoops
DECEMBER 21, 2015
If you’re responsible for filling open positions, your top priority is finding the best fit for the job, period. The actual experience candidates have working their way through your pipeline may not seem as important as just getting them through it, but believe it or not, it matters. There are plenty of articles that talk about how terrible it is for job hunters who feel ignored and ways to improve the relationship between recruiters and job hunters, but why bother?
Spark Hire
DECEMBER 24, 2015
It’s been said so often that a company’s greatest assets are its people, the concept has become mundane. With 2016 just around the corner, it’s time to start putting those words into action. Examine your recruitment brand and maximize your efforts with innovative practices that will attract the right candidates. Successful Recruitment Requires More Than Posting an Ad.
WorkHuman
DECEMBER 21, 2015
We’ve announced several new WorkHuman speakers over the last couple months, and we will continue to make more exciting announcements as we get closer to the conference. But for now, get to know our growing roster of keynote speakers below. Shawn Achor. “You have to train your brain to be positive, just like your work out your body.”. If you attended WorkHuman 2015, you will recognize a familiar face—happiness expert Shawn Achor.
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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.
ACA Times
DECEMBER 24, 2015
Recognizing that many individuals will receive new ACA information statements for the first time in 2016, the IRS issued a memo aimed at helping consumers understand the documents. The explanation covers Form 1095-B, Health Coverage , and Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage. Important facts about these forms the IRS believes consumers need to know include: While the information on these forms may help individuals complete their tax returns, the forms are not needed
Hoops
DECEMBER 21, 2015
If you’re responsible for filling open positions, your top priority is finding the best fit for the job, period. The actual experience candidates have working their way through your pipeline may not seem as important as just getting them through it, but believe it or not, it matters. There are plenty of articles that talk about how terrible it is for job hunters who feel ignored and ways to improve the relationship between recruiters and job hunters, but why bother?
Spark Hire
DECEMBER 25, 2015
Even if your business can’t offer huge salaries or weeks and weeks of time off each year, you can still remain competitive when it comes to hiring. Small businesses have many advantages, and should utilize these perks to appeal to jobseekers. Here are some of the ways your company can recruit effectively, even if your resources are limited: Focus on the Positives of Being a Smaller Company.
ATD Human Capital
DECEMBER 21, 2015
This article is the fifth and final post in a series on creating leadership identity. You can also read about building a personal brand , leading through your actions , and leading through your visual and verbal presence and leadership response. It was Aristotle who said that we are what we repeatedly do. Our seemingly small actions, performed day in and day out, eventually create who we are.
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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?
ACA Times
DECEMBER 23, 2015
The IRS has issued Notice 2016-02 to provide information regarding the health coverage tax credit, or HCTC. The 14-page notice explains who can claim the HCTC, the amount of the credit, and the procedures to claim the credit for tax years 2014 and 2015. This notice also provides guidance for taxpayers eligible to claim the HCTC who enrolled in a qualified health plan offered through a Health Insurance Marketplace in tax years 2014 or 2015, and who claimed or are eligible to claim the premium tax
TalentCulture
DECEMBER 24, 2015
Emotional intelligence is an essential trait for effective managers. Emotionally intelligent people motivate and understand the value in connecting with others.Getting to know people is an extremely difficult task. There are so many intricacies and traits for every individual that we’ll never see two people that are exactly alike. Simple triggers can make someone angry, joyous, sad, or happy.
Spark Hire
DECEMBER 23, 2015
We are excited to announce our video interview integration with BrightMove, a leading provider of on-demand recruiting software. “Here at Spark Hire, we’re always looking to partner with companies that share the same passion we have for equipping recruitment teams with the best technology,” says Josh Tolan, CEO of Spark Hire. “That’s why it was a no-brainer to partner with BrightMove.
The HR Capitalist
DECEMBER 24, 2015
Capitalist Note: This story is a Christmas Eve tradition at the HR Capitalist. Merry Christmas. It's Christmas Eve. Time for anticipation. Time for reflection. Time for an outrageous demand towards a candidate that could only occur from the bowels of corporate America. Gather round the tree kids, because it's story time, HR Capitalist style. Bring me a Diet Mountain Dew while you're at it, because this eggnog sucks. .
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.
ACA Times
DECEMBER 22, 2015
The IRS has announced the 2015 and 2016 “pay or play” penalties, adjusted for inflation, that may be imposed on employers who fail to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandates. When passed in 2010, the ACA provided for a $2,000 penalty if an applicable large employer fails to offer all full-time employees health insurance with minimum essential coverage, and a $3,000 penalty for failing to offer these employees coverage that is affordable and meets standards for minimum value.
China Gorman
DECEMBER 22, 2015
This is a re-post of one of the most popular Data Point Tuesdays in 2015. Enjoy! Deloitte recently released its 2015 Global Human Capital Trends report, their annual comprehensive study of HR, leadership, and talent challenges compiled using data from surveys and interviews taken by 3,300+ HR and business leaders in 106 countries around the world. The report identifies 10 major trends that emerged from the most current research, and cites the capability gap (measuring the distance between the im
nettime solutions
DECEMBER 23, 2015
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