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The Importance of the Psychological Contract

MapHR

HR professionals are familiar with contracts. In almost every industry, companies ask potential new employees to sign at least one form or another. However, there is one contract that is not signed: the psychological contract. What is the psychological contract? Rousseau is a H. Click here.

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There’s Nothing Quiet About It: The Shifting Employee-Employer Relationship 

Analytics in HR

The employee-employer / employee-work relationships are changing It’s undisputed that the changes we have witnessed in the workplace over the past few years have contributed to a change in the psychological contract.

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HR, Training and the ‘Gig’ Economy

HRExecutive

According to the NYT piece, tens of millions of Americans are now involved in some form of freelancing, contracting, temping or outsourcing work: The number for the category of jobs mostly performed by part-time freelancers or part-time independent contractors, according to Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.,

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Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

Resources indicate that the term “employee relations” started to gain popularity around 2006 when, according to CIDP , the meaning began to shift from the industrial relations understanding of employees as a collective whole , and instead emphasize the focus on individual employees.

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Preparing for the Workplace of the Future: HR’s Role

Speaker: Robin Schooling, Managing Partner, HR + People Strategy, Peridus Group

At the same time, and because of these changes, the role of HR is also shifting; those of us working in the HR/talent/people industry must not only adjust our capabilities but also understand the emerging accountabilities that are transforming what we do.

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Brooks: Want better managers? You need to develop better employees

HRExecutive

HR leaders have a lot of angst about their managers, and whenever I speak to them in sales conversations, at industry events or even in a coaching dynamic, I can feel the frustration in their voices. In order to make better managers, we must have employees meet them halfway. This is a relationship, after all!

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The Social Contract Driving Organizational Sustainability

TalentCulture

I believe the key driver of organizational sustainability is the strength of the social, or psychological, contract that develops between an employer and its employees. The power of this social contract is fundamental and far-reaching — with an ability to shape attitudes and direct key behaviors that can lead to success. .”