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Hot dog chain Portillo’s staffs its restaurants with corporate employees during the holiday season

HR Brew

The program started as a way to address pandemic-related staffing shortages, Waite said, but has since become a holiday tradition and part of the company’s culture. Since launching in October 2020, the initiative, now called the “Holiday Helpers Program,” has placed corporate employees in restaurants with staffing shortages, Waite said.

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Start date of the NLRB’s joint-employer rule is delayed again

HR Brew

It was easier for organizations to avoid joint-employer status under the old rule, as it required both employers to exercise “substantial direct and immediate control” over employment conditions. Being a joint employer subjects both parties to legal liability for one another’s actions, as well as collective bargaining obligations.

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Replacement Planning: 3 Steps to Develop Your Organization’s Strategy

HR Bartender

Since organizations don’t always get to control the timing and circumstances, having a staffing backup plan (aka replacement plan), makes sense. And you should have much of this information from your workforce plan and staffing analysis. Again, your staffing analysis should contain this information.

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HR Software and the Future of Workforce Forecasting

EmployeeConnect

Workforce forecasting, once a reactive exercise based largely on historical data and guesswork, has become a strategic necessity for future-focused companies. Rather than reacting to staffing issues as they arise, businesses can build talent pipelines and succession plans that align with future growth.

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Use Strategic Planning Techniques to Build Your Workforce Plan

HR Bartender

With unemployment rates at historic lows , organizations have to not only think about filling open requisitions, they also have to develop a long-term approach to staffing. The recruiting team will always be taking a reactionary approach to staffing. Workforce planning is about developing a proactive approach to talent acquisition.

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National call on staffing agencies to launch IR35 education exercise for the construction sector

Etz

Businesses that fail to exercise reasonable care in determining the IR35 tax status of a contractor could face significant fines. The education exercise would be to ensure the majority of construction businesses are prepared for significant changes to contractor tax legislation.

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How to Develop a Staffing Planning (With Staffing Plan Example)  

AIHR

In an ever-evolving business landscape, staffing planning is integral for ensuring that an organization has the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles, at the right time. Contents What is a staffing plan? Used as a model, a staffing plan is a detailed illustration of the organization’s talent pool.