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Are you doing enough to leverage tech for employee relations?

HRExecutive

It may not be surprising that during 2020, social and political conflict —along with ongoing challenges due to COVID-19—helped position the employee relations (ER) function as a vital factor in shaping positive employee experiences. million employees globally, including 2.3 million employees in the U.S.

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7 Strategies to Improve Your Organization’s Employee Relations

DecisionWise

Most leaders intuitively understand the importance of building strong employee relations, whether that is to help retain current talent or to create an employee value proposition that attracts others to join your organization. But what exactly do we mean by the term “employee relations”?

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7 Toxic Factors That Damage Employee Relations

6Q

Additionally, Human Resource managers spend 24% of their time resolving employee relations disputes. Why are employee relations issues so prevalent and how can they be improved? The ultimate goal is to cultivate stronger and healthier employee relations and a happy workplace that runs efficiently and effectively.

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This Employee Relations Department redeemed itself (sort of).

The Employer Handbook

My “muse” was an Employee Relations Department that caught the attention of the EEOC for its alleged poor handling of an employee’s complaints of sexual harassment. Ultimately, the defendant prevailed — a measure of redemption for the Employee Relations Department.

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Preserving Culture in the Digital Workspace: A Conversation with An Employee Relations Expert

Speaker: KristyAnne Thompson Boyd, Head of Employee Relations & People Operations and Member of the Forbes HR Council

So how can we reform our processes and eliminate this feeling of missing an integral part of the employee experience? Join KristyAnne Thompson Boyd, Head of Employee Relations & People Operations and member of the Forbes HR Council, for this fireside chat on retaining culture in a digital context.

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What is employee relations? Beyond the basics of HR

Business Management Daily

Employee relations is a buzzword that is thrown around a lot within human resources and people management discussions, but do you truly know what it means? Many people confuse employee relations with general HR, but it’s actually a bit different. What is employee relations ?

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Employee Relations Trends and Technology for 2024

LaborSoft

Fortunately, labor and employee relations software has been evolving and improving as well. 5 Must-Have Features For Your HR Labor and Employee Management Software In 2024 1. Robust analytics for continuous improvement Finally, it's not enough to collect employee data - you need to be able to work with it!

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Transforming Your HR Department with Document Management

When you want to focus your time and energy toward projects like training and development, improving employee relations, or setting up improved benefits packages, you get sidelined by filing paperwork. Staying organized and being an excellent record-keeper are big parts of HR, but it’s not the priority.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

You'll walk away with a deeper understanding of: Hiring and onboarding employees in compliance with local employment regulations, including immigration processes if you're sending U.S. Save your seat today!