Sat.Jan 11, 2020 - Fri.Jan 17, 2020

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Answering “Why did you quit your last job” in an interview

HR Digest

If you are seeking a new job, or are appearing for an interview to begin a new one, be prepared to answer this inevitable question Why did you quit your last job? Or why are you seeking this position? The reason behind this question is that the interviewer wants to know if you are leaving the company or job voluntarily or have been laid off or fired.

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Top 25 Health Insurance Companies in the U.S.

PeopleKeep

Below are the top 25 health insurance companies in the United States. They are listed by size of market share, in descending order. As an added level of clarification, size of market share does not always correlate with quality of product or service provided, nor does it guarantee the company will retain its position through the entire year. This list considers data gathered through the end of 2018.

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Updates to the Income Tax Withholding Tables and What You Need to Know

Patriot Software

Like past years, the IRS released changes to the income tax withholding tables for 2020. In addition to new wage brackets, there are significant changes to how employers will handle tax withholding. These changes are in response to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. When you have employees, you need to stay on […]. The post Updates to the Income Tax Withholding Tables and What You Need to Know appeared first on Patriot Software.

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Recruiting Strategy: Bots and 3 Workforce Ingredients

HR Bartender

I’ve mentioned before how today’s recruiting strategy needs three key constituents: regular full-time workforce, regular part-time workforce, and contingent workers (i.e. freelancers, contractors, consultants, etc.) Each group has a unique recruiting as well as an engagement strategy. (which we’ve also talked about before). BUY is where the company hires workers from the outside.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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Ways to Make the First Day at Work Successful

HR Digest

Your first day at work can be exhilarating, so follow these tips to set yourself up as a rising star in your company. Once you have passed the taxing hiring process and have the offer letter in your hand, it might be time to celebrate, but there is still the final hurdle of facing the first day at work and finding your feet in a new environment. Starting anything new can be stressful, and figuring out what to do, wear, where to go, can be difficult on the first day at work.

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3 Ways Hiring Auto Technicians Has Evolved in the Past Decade

Hireology

Between the historically low unemployment rate and limited job seekers interest in dealership careers, hiring auto technicians has never been more challenging. As Baby Boomers reach retirement age and the labor market continues to be tight, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates 46,000 automotive service technicians and mechanics will be needed to fill roles through 2026.

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Minimum Wage in 2020: Increases by State

Best Money Moves

Minimum wage in 2020: increases by state. An overview of the states planning to increase minimum wage rates and recent employment settlements for labor law violations. Nearly half of the states across the U.S. will increase minimum wage requirements for workers in 2020, according to research by Paycor. . The federal minimum wage for nonexempt workers remains set $7.25, but businesses operating in states with laws requiring a higher amount must pay workers at the higher rate.

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STUDY: Less Negative Spillover of Paid Parental Leave than Hyped

HR Digest

Employers give paid paternal leave in almost all high-income nations. It has been introduced to decrease gender inequality and for bonding with children. It includes leaves given to expectant fathers, mothers, and leaves for adoption. Traditionally, all firms are required by international labor laws to give at least 12 weeks of paid leave to women employees who are entering motherhood.

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How to do a company SWOT analysis, and why it matters

Insperity

No matter the size of your organization or how established it is, a company SWOT analysis is a highly valuable tool for developing your business strategy and prioritizing business activities and resources. But if you’ve heard businesspeople throwing around the term SWOT and you have no idea what the heck it means, don’t worry – you’re not alone. And don’t be intimidated.

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4-Week Roadmap for New Hires

Nearly one-quarter of employees (23%) admit they’ve cried within the first week! Give new hires a positive start with this four-week onboarding roadmap. This schedule outlines all the turns, detours, and speedbumps new hires can expect in their first month. We’ve included suggestions for each week to help you make your new employees’ highway to success an easy road.

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How female managers can break through gender stereotypes

Business Management Daily

As a businesswoman herself and someone who specializes in coaching women in executive roles, Sally Srok—principal at Inner Compass Consulting—has witnessed firsthand the stereotypes female managers often face. She recalls one example that sums up the type of seemingly no-win situation often faced: “I coached a successful female CEO who achieved extraordinary results for her organization.

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4 Things to Remember When Storing Sensitive Documents

Take It Personel-ly

Most of us own sensitive documents we need to keep safe, often for legal reasons. This is doubly true for paperwork relevant to our jobs — whether we work from home or in a typical office space. When you go to store these items, it’s crucial to consider several factors beforehand. Doing so will prevent […].

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Breastfeeding at Work Policy

HR Digest

A breastfeeding policy at work refers to the provisions for breastfeeding employees. Employers are starting to recognize that breastfeeding has many benefits for nursing mothers and their babies. A proper breastfeeding policy can help show the company supports their employees whenever they need it. The federal Break Time for Nursing Mothers law requires employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to provide basic provisions for breastfeeding employees at work.

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Is it time we switched to a four-day week?

cipHR

The idea of a shorter working week is gaining traction in some circles, but raises questions for HR teams over workloads, wellbeing, and challenges applying such initiatives across all job roles. From the moment you enter your workplace, to the moment you leave, how much actual work do you get done? Do you spend hours checking your email? Are you pulled into meetings for most of the day?

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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The Truth About Workplace Texting Communications

Flimp Communications

Workplace texting communications and instant messaging systems are nothing new. In fact, the technology has been around long enough for different generations of workers to react to it in different ways. Many workers have embraced these systems for the ease they bring. They make it possible to connect and communicate with superiors and co-workers quickly, without getting up to find them in the office, scheduling a meeting or dealing with a busy signal.

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The Formula For Successfully Scaling Your Company Culture

15Five

In less than a year, 15Five has rapidly scaled the company up from about 70 employees to over 200. It’s not entirely uncommon for many company cultures to suffer during a surge of high growth—fortunately for our company, the opposite is true. Our company culture is now stronger than ever and was recently recognized and ranked #3 on Glassdoor’s Best Workplaces list.

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What is HR Analytics?

HR Digest

HR or Human Resource Analytics is the analysis that is made about the human resource or employees of the company so that strategies could be framed accordingly to improve their performance outcome and retain them for a longer period. HR Analytics does not relate with the collection of data for reviewing the performance of the employees at work, but with the purpose to gain insight in the human resources processes and find out ways through which the performance outcome of employees can be improv

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How simple employment checks can protect your organisation

cipHR

Why are employment checks important and what checks should be carried out in addition to the legal requirements? In a recent CIPHR webinar, Tony Machin of Trust ID and Doug Beavis of Credence shared their thoughts. Have you ever been lied to during the recruitment process? For HR managers today, the answer is most likely ‘yes’. It’s becoming more common for employers to encounter candidates who want to gain an advantage by forging a degree or, professional qualifications, or by falsifying their

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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5 Surefire Ways To Boost Work Culture In 2020

Vantage Circle

Maybe you have an incredible product and provide marvelous services. But if your work culture is terrible, your business is going to hit more than a few rough bumps. In Glassdoor’s new workplace sentiment survey , over 58% of employees and job seekers say company culture is more important than salary when it comes to job satisfaction. In this era of skill shortages, molding the perfect work culture is an unskippable step.

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How to develop and refine critical human resource skills

PeopleStrategy

“To maximize success in HR, you need the right complement of skills.” There are several critical business processes that require specific human resources skills in order to function efficiently, accurately and within specific timelines. For example; payroll, the administration of health care and other valuable benefits, adherence to specific compliance regulations and timelines, and sensitive tasks like managing employee disputes or sexual harassment complaint.

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How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Work Professionally

HR Digest

When we are young we consider that Valentine’s Day is meant only for lovers. As we grow up we develop an understanding that our family is also the one who needs to be shown some love and respect on valentine's day for all those years of tender care and love given by them. When we get employed our office staff becomes our new family. We spend more time with the office family throughout the day and only a fraction is spent with the family at home at night.

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U-Haul Will Implement New Nicotine-Free Hiring Policy

Wellable

Phoenix-based moving company U-Haul recently announced that it would cease hiring smokers and nicotine users in 21 states beginning February 1. In states where testing is allowed, applicants must submit to nicotine screenings to be considered. The policy will not affect users hired prior to that date, nor will it be enforced in the remaining 29 states and the District of Columbia where “smoker protection” laws prevent nicotine-free policies.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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5 benefits trends to watch in 2020

Benefit Resource Inc.

Increased use of AI while keeping the “human” in Human Resources. This goes beyond improving agility and responsiveness on websites. That’s so last decade. This is about smarter apps and decision making support tools. It also includes platforms affecting how information is presented to brokers. Finally, there TPAs have a shifting role in providing customized, real-time data to users.

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These Simple Steps Will Help Your Business Prevent Missing Important Calls

Take It Personel-ly

In the small business world, there are seemingly countless tasks and responsibilities that require significant attention, money or both. For that reason, executives and entrepreneurs can feel torn in multiple different directions and face the fear that they are not able to meet all of their deadlines. Whether out of the office, in a meeting […].

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Reasons Why You Should Reduce Paper Use in Your HR Department

Hppy

Your Human Resources department is a crucial part of your company. The department handles numerous tasks , from hiring and training to payroll and budgeting to employee satisfaction and compliance. One thing that your HR department does that’s not so beneficial for business is use a ton of paper. With all of the advances of technology, people are beginning to reduce their reliance on (and consumption of) paper.

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Is Medical Misinformation Online Undermining Workforce Health?

Wellable

Today, when it comes to health questions (or any questions) it can be difficult to avoid searching online first. There’s no waiting for appointments and no money wasted on office visits or lab work. Unfortunately, not all medical and wellness websites can be reliable or accurate. Plus, while most people are very familiar with the warning “don’t believe everything you read,” it’s often easier said than done.

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The Diversity Reckoning: Can HR Survive Without New Perspectives?

Speaker: Jeremy York

2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.