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Key Human Resources (HR) Pillars: Your 101 Guide

Analytics in HR

A department : The HR department manages all HR activities, including recruitment, onboarding, compensation, development, performance management, and employee relations. HR as the workforce : Human resources are essentially the employees of the organization. Yet, many of the various HR pillars have remained constant.

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Here are four ways to BOTCH a sexual harassment investigation

The Employer Handbook

Last month, I told you that an employer’s response to a harassment complaint doesn’t need to be perfect. That’s because an employer that learns about sexual harassment needs to respond in a way that is reasonably designed to end the complained-of behavior. First, don’t follow the anti-harassment policy.

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Human Resources Generalist: Required Job Duties and Skills

Heyyy HR!

They are responsible for the entire employee life cycle, such as recruitment and selection, performance management, training and development, and legal and compliance. In most times, that is for very small companies that have 50-100 employees or less. I created a video that gives a day in the life of an HR Generalist.

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20 Questions to Start With in Employee Relations Investigations

LaborSoft

Are you preparing to launch an employee relations investigation ? Whether there’s been an altercation between co-workers, someone has filed a claim regarding racial profiling, harassment , sexism, or you’re experiencing another complication in the workforce, you may feel that you have your work cut out for you. If not, why not?

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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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Conducting an HR Audit – Review, Identify, Improve

CCI Consulting

Consider an HR audit like a report card, this process allows an organization to evaluate the effectiveness of the policies and procedures conducted by the human resources department. Unintentional violations potentially lead to lawsuits, fines, bad publicity, loss of talent, employee dissatisfaction, and lost business.

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7 Toxic Factors That Damage Employee Relations

6Q

A shocking 48% of employees report experiencing abuse in the workplace. 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? What are employee relations?