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5 Data-Based Reasons to Make Employee Education a Priority

Achievers

If you’re not offering employees education opportunities then you might want to reconsider. Today’s generation of workers have put employee education and development high on their list of the most-desired benefits that a company can offer. Offering educational opportunities has a wide variety of benefits for both employees and companies, and gives a competitive advantage from a recruiting standpoint.

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The Healthy Approach For Boosting Your Success In Online Studies

Take It Personel-ly

Nowadays, it seems that the Internet is the most obvious and direct solution to solving and looking up anything and everything. Do you have a difficult customer you don’t know how to handle? Look for suggestions online. Do you need to find a supplier who can deliver quickly? Look online. And finally, do you need to […].

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Candidate Experience: It Includes Job Interviews

HR Bartender

You guys know that we’re experiencing a candidate-driven job market. This means that the conversations we’ve been having about employment branding, realistic job previews, and the candidate experience are significant to our future recruitment efforts. As much as we might be tempted to label the term “candidate experience” a buzzword, we have to resist the urge.

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Seven ways HR can increase employee productivity

cipHR

Low productivity is a persistent problem in the UK, but there are simple measures HR can take to make a big difference. Barely a month goes by without another major report into the UK’s persistent productivity problems. In May 2018, a study by Ricoh and Oxford Economics estimated that the country could achieve a 1.8% increase in GDP – £36.8 billion – through workplace optimisation.

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Future-Proof Your Talent Pipeline

Get ready for the future of business. As HR navigates an ongoing labor shortage, leaders need stronger, more adaptable recruiting strategies. Do you have the tools you need to build a talent pipeline that drives sustainable business growth?

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4 Ways to Make Pulse Surveys Work for Real Engagement

Achievers

Companies have come a long way in terms of the investments they’re making to ensure they stay innovative, profitable, and protected. They’re also investing in ways to better communicate with their clients and with one another. However, perhaps one of the most largely overlooked, arguably most important, yet simplest areas still lacking in gaining the attention it needs is the most valuable asset every organization has: their people.

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Recruit Better: Create an Online Realistic Job Preview

HR Bartender

“Tell me one of your weaknesses.” is a classic interview question. Of course, no candidate wants to answer with a weakness, so they often come up with a weakness that can also be considered a strength. Like “Oh, I work too much.” Or “I have perfectionist tendencies.”. The same holds true for companies. During the interview process , no organization wants to show off their weaknesses.

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Webinar Recap: Cultivate A Healthy Company By Focusing On Employee Growth And Development

15Five

Whether you’re a farmer, have a fruit tree or two, or simply enjoy fresh produce, you likely know that cultivating crops requires more than just sticking seeds in the dirt. (Yes, this is going to be a metaphor about employee growth and development.). First, you have to prepare the ground and make sure it’s a fertile environment. Loosen the soil so that the seeds have room to sprout.

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IRS Releases HSA Contribution and Coverage Limits for 2019 [Infographic]

WEX Inc.

This just in: IRS has recently issued Revenue Procedure 2018-30 , which provides the 2019 cost-of-living contribution and coverage adjustments for HSAs, as required under Code Section 223(g). Some items have increased for 2019. To help explain this news update, view our visual infographic!

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6 creative recruitment strategies to find better candidates faster

Insperity

Recruiting big-time talent to small businesses is often a struggle. But, with a few creative recruitment strategies on your side, you can level the playing field and compete for top talent. The best candidates may be more likely to apply to companies whose names they’re already familiar with; however, that shouldn’t discourage you. All you need is a little ingenuity to grab their attention and learn what they’re looking for in a career and office culture.

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Understanding Group Medicare for an Aging Workforce: Key Considerations for HR Leaders

Speaker: Shawnequa Albert

As our workforce evolves, so must the way we support it. With more employees choosing to work beyond age 65, HR leaders are increasingly being called upon to guide aging employees through one of the most complex transitions in their professional lives - from employer sponsored plans to Group Medicare. Without clear guidance, confusion around eligibility, coverage options, and cost implications can lead to uncertainty and missed opportunities for optimized benefits.

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Bookmark This! Anti Harassment Edition

HR Bartender

This post has been a long time in the works. I think it’s fair to say that #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have changed us – both individually and organizationally. While so much progress has happened in a short period of time, there are still many conversations that need to happen and a lot of action to be taken. At this year’s WorkHuman Conference, pioneered by Globoforce , there was an incredible panel moderated by Wharton professor Adam Grant that included journalist Ronan Farrow, actor Ashley

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How To Make Your People Plan Bloody Brilliant

Hppy

The human resource plan is the expression of how the organization intends to acquire and retain the skills and competencies it needs to execute its strategic game plan. The plan should also address how to deal with existing skills and competencies the organization possesses but no longer requires. Also read: How To Align Your People Plan With Business Objectives.

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What’s the Best Cadence For Surveying Employees?

15Five

Nearly 70 percent of U.S. employees are disengaged at work, and business leaders want to know why. But getting to the bottom of engagement issues requires an understanding of employee sentiment that can only happen through a deep-dive into engagement data. We know collecting feedback is the first step … but how often should we do it? Determining the ideal feedback cadence requires an understanding of how your company plans, acts on, and evaluates other mission-critical aspects of the organizatio

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Helping Employees Get Smarter About Money

Best Money Moves

Your employees need help! When asked to grade their financial literacy on a recent Equifax consumer survey 33% of consumers 18-29 gave themselves a ‘C.’ Ninety percent agreed there was a need for more personal finance education. The results of this survey indicate that your employees lack confidence in their ability to manage their own money. By providing resources employees can utilize to improve their financial know-how you accomplish more than just boosting morale – you improve product

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Ready to Save Time With AI? Try 14 ChatGPT Prompts for HR

ChatGPT is a powerful tool that can help you quickly brainstorm, draft, and refine tasks on your to-do list. But it can take a bit of strategy and practice to get generative AI to give you the time-saving results you’re looking for. Try these 14 detailed prompts to unlock the power of ChatGPT. You'll discover ways to streamline tasks for hiring, employee engagement, and performance management.

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Ethics: Taking Credit For Someone Else’s Ideas – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Many of us can relate to today’s reader note about ethics. What do you do when you discover that someone has stolen one of your ideas and made it their own? Can you write a blog post on intellectual integrity and ethics? I recently became aware of a situation where a senior leader in a position of trust overheard and borrowed someone’s idea and passed it off as their own.

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How (not) to Engage Millennials

Hppy

The young prince had grown weary of the jester – his jokes fell flat, his singing was out of tune and his attempts at acrobatics were dismal. “Perhaps you’d be funnier without your head,” admonished the monarch, “I can easily find a replacement for you.”. The same challenge as the jester befalls HR managers – how do we engage millennials?

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2018 HRCI Certification Changes: What You Need to Know

UpstartHR

If you haven’t heard, HRCI recently came out with some major changes to their learning content structure–the biggest I’ve seen in the last ten years. Below I outline what you need to know, how to prepare, and a major announcement from me about what we’re doing to help you prepare. Before I jump into the changes, one of the most common questions I’m getting is whether our certification materials help with this NEW exam.

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CIPHR to host series of expert talks at CIPD HR and Recruitment Software Show 2018

cipHR

13 companies will take to CIPHR’s stage to showcase how technology is solving HR’s most pressing problems. More than a dozen experts will share their expertise with delegates at the CIPD HR and Recruitment Software Show 2018 in a series of free talks hosted CIPHR on stand F10. Held across the show’s two days, on 13-14 June, the 30-minute presentations will showcase how innovative technologies are seeking to solve some of HR’s most pressing problems.

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The Great Disruption: Leveraging AI To Better Your Benefits Strategy

Speaker: Joana Ardelean, MSHRM, PHR, SHRM-CP, CC

The benefits landscape is shifting rapidly, and AI is at the center of this transformation. From optimizing health and wellness programs to predicting future benefits needs, AI is empowering HR and total rewards leaders to make smarter, more proactive decisions. The challenge? Understanding where AI fits in your strategy and how to leverage it effectively while keeping employee well-being at the forefront.

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Best Employee Benefits in Municipalities

Winston Benefits

Municipalities face special recruiting challenges. As a general rule, government jobs pay less than positions in the private sector. According to research from the Urban Institute & Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center, about 41 percent of the revenue generated by local governments in 2014 was the result of taxes — which means that taxpayers carefully scrutinize pay and wage increases.

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5 Challenges to Office Moving and What You Can Do About It

Hppy

Is it time to move already? It seems only yesterday that a group of co-founders sat in this room and officially began the journey to financial freedom. With all those difficulties, smiles and frowns, it is finally time to move. For the most part, it is good news – moving to a new place to accommodate business expansion is what every business startup dreams of.

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How to Encourage Healthy Living for Your Employees

SnackNation

How to Encourage Healthy Living for Your Employees. We often start advice articles with an assumption. We assume you like to save time, or that you hate wasting time; we assume you like puppies and you want to manage your money wisely. And in this case, we assume you encourage your employees to be healthy, because to encourage anything to the contrary would be sort of. weird.

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The ACA Health Plan Draft Labor Rule Needs Rewrite

Asure Software

The ACA Health Plan Draft Labor Rule Needs Rewrite The administration has been looking for lifeboats for Americans trapped in… The post The ACA Health Plan Draft Labor Rule Needs Rewrite appeared first on Asure Software.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!

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Productivity tips for HR professionals [Video]

PeopleStrategy

We all have days where we feel like nothing is crossed of our to-do list. For those days, try these three tips to jump-start your productivity. First, block out tasks on your schedule. What will take 30 minutes? What will take 2 hours? By segmenting your time, you’ll complete your duties without overburdening yourself. Next, take a really close look at your work-life balance.

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6 Ways to Support Continued Learning Among Your Team

Hppy

Getting a job doesn’t mean a person is done learning — in most cases, it means they’ve just begun. While they’ll certainly pick up skills as they take on a new job and different tasks, there’s a lot more that can be learned. That’s where you come in. Also read: Why Microlearning Should Become Part of Your Training Program. As an executive, manager or even as a team member, you can take several steps to promote continued learning in the office.

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Can a 60-year-old bridge the generation gap?

Business Management Daily

Q. I just entered my sixties, and I really feel a distance building between myself and the younger generations. Should I feel ridiculous about wanting to look and act younger, just so I feel like I’m more relevant to the staff around me? The post Can a 60-year-old bridge the generation gap? appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Episode 33 | How Chomps Went from 0 to 8-Figure Revenue with Just One Full Time Employee, with Chomps CEO Pete Maldonado and COO Rashid Ali

SnackNation

Episode 33 | How Chomps Went from 0 to 8-Figure Revenue with Just One Full Time Employee. with Chomps CEO Pete Maldonado and COO Rashid Ali. No compromise. Those two words sum up the Chomps brand better than any other. Chomps make uber convenient, incredibly delicious meat snacks using 100% grass-fed beef. Their snacks contain no preservatives, no sugar and are certified Paleo, Non-GMO, and Whole30 approved.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.