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HR, Training and the ‘Gig’ Economy

HRExecutive

New survey data finds few organizations are investing in their employees’ training and development these days, and I’m beginning to think the “gig economy” may have something to do with it. Surveys, including one by the advisory firm Staffing Industry Analysts of nearly 200 large companies, point to similar changes.

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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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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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Career, Community, Cause – Growth, Relationships, Meaning

Compensation Cafe

Facebook people leaders and Wharton professor and author Adam Grant recently collaborated on analysis of surveys of Facebook employees and their thoughts on what really matters to them – at work and in life. That’s how we help fulfil the psychological contract with our employees.

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Are Freelancers Your Best Performers? Applying Organizational Network Analysis to the Gig Economy

Visier

While estimates of the number of workers who fully support themselves with work outside of employment vary , the amount of work being done outside of employment (including contracting, freelancing, and moonlighting by regular employees) is increasing. A psychological contract with the organizations they work with, A sense of continuity.

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2019 HR tech trends: which ones deserve the hype?

cipHR

The tech industry loves hype and buzzwords. What did the concept of the psychological contract have to tell us about matching consumerised appetites with our experiences of being at work? In many industry verticals, the compliance agenda is not about to abate. What does employee engagement mean?

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Employee Relations: Examples + 10 Strategy Tips

Analytics in HR

Prioritizing health and safety includes implementing industry safety standards but also fostering a supportive and stress-free work environment. Labor and industrial relations The relationship between employers and unions is a cornerstone of employee relations. Check out this Learning Bite to learn all about employee relations!