February, 2014

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Forbes and CareerBuilder reveal why your top talent is leaving in 2014

Achievers

Have you heard the news? Your top talent is leaving this year—at least, Forbes and CareerBuilder seem to be convinced and have some tips to remedy the problem. Forbes published an article about how CareerBuilder recently surveyed over 3,000 workers to find out who is most likely to change jobs in 2014, what employees value most from their employer, and most importantly—what it will take to retain them.

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How to Network at Social Events When You Aren’t Social

Talent Culture

'Like it or not, most professionals initially get their jobs by leveraging their network of contacts, and those contacts can be elusive if you never socialize. Just for the record, I’m not talking about landing your next gig through your brother or girlfriend. I’m talking about finding your next job through your brother’s friend’s neighbor’s boss’ wife’s childhood buddy who’s just been named vice president.

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Employee or Independent Contractor? How to Properly Classify Your Workers and Ensure Compliance

Insperity

“Never has the potential peril for misclassification of individuals as independent contractors or employees as exempt been greater,” says employee benefits practice attorney Frank Morris. Since companies pay less in payroll taxes for independent contractors versus employees, the government is determined and quick to identify mislabeled workers.

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Bereft of actresses and heroines, a sadder, poorer world awaits us

Ahmed's Universe

'RIO DE JANEIRO An article in this week''s edition of The Economist made me hit the roof. The famous British weekly referred to Scarlett Johansson (pictured here) as a "Hollywood actor." I don''t know this person intimately but I have seen her in enough movies to state with quite some confidence that she is a woman. In that case she should be referred to as a "Hollywood actress", right?

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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How HealthNow New York shapes its wellness program to drive success

Achievers

According to Towers Watson, 67 percent of employers identified “employees’ poor health habits” as one of their top three challenges in maintaining affordable health coverage. And, according to the Department of Labor, 52 percent of employers that offered wellness programs in 2012 believed they were effective in reducing the firm’s health care costs.

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[Customer video] Why Samsung believes its people are everything to success

Achievers

Samsung, a global provider of products and services, has built its vision on a foundation of people and people excellence. Find out how Samsung creates an amazing, engaged workforce by taking its employee recognition to the next level. The post [Customer video] Why Samsung believes its people are everything to success appeared first on [engage]- The Employee Success and Engagement Blog by Achievers.

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Facebook is Ten! Are You Using it to Manage Your Career Yet?

Talent Culture

'In celebration of their 10th birthday, I’m blogging about Facebook to show how much I appreciate its implications for career management and job search. Facebook often plays second fiddle to LinkedIn and many are unaware of its enormous potential for job search. Here are a few of the features I particularly like. Graph Search. Graph Search allows you to search profiles based on information that may be important to your job search.

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Following Sochi Olympics is Like Watching a Bad Interview Unfold

Talent Culture

'I’ve been hooked on the #SochiProblems hashtag on Twitter where journalists and athletes are tweeting about mishaps related to the Olympics including the malfunctions during the opening ceremony’s light show, unfinished buildings, trashed hotel rooms, unusual bathroom layouts, stray dogs, potholes, and crumbling sidewalks. Ok, we’re all human and we all make mistakes.

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Health Care Reform Play or Pay Delay: Why You Shouldn’t Wait

Insperity

UPDATE: On Feb. 10, 2014, the federal government announced yet another delay to the employer shared responsibility (“Play or Pay”) provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The two key points are as follows: Businesses with 50-99 full-time (including full time-equivalent) employees must begin offering full-time employees qualified health coverage starting in 2016 (instead of 2015).

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6 Steps to a Better Compensation Strategy

Compensation is one of your biggest expenses as a business, but it is also your biggest investment in your people and your culture. A great compensation strategy can be an incredible asset that supports your business goals and lays a foundation of trust between your company and your employees. Whether you already have a compensation strategy in place or you’re building one from scratch, this guide will help you level up your approach through these 6 steps: 1.

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How Women Can Negotiate a Salary That Isn’t Half What Their Male Predecessor Earned

Talent Culture

'Recent reports regarding GM CEO Mary Barra’s salary suggested she was earning half what her male predecessor, Dan Akerson earned. And while the latest reports note that GM has clarified that when Barra’s total compensation of base pay, short-term, and long-term compensation is disclosed later this year, the numbers will represent more equitable pay between the two, the incident has brought the issue of unequal pay for women to the forefront again.

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4 Factors That Could Make or Break Your New Business Idea

Insperity

Launching a new product or service is exciting. But before you jump in with both feet, you need to make sure it’s the right thing to do. Having an idea is one thing; implementing it is another. When taking on a new project, there are four major components you must take into account to help ensure your project will be successful. 1. Managing change. To launch your next big idea, it will require people to change.