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Ahmed's Universe

Gartner's HR Magic Quadrant: A Stronger Rebuttal PARIS November is usually a time for celebration: On one side of the Pond it brings Thanksgiving, on the other the new beaujolais. This year not only does it take place during a persistent pandemic but it also brings the latest edition of technology research firm Gartner's HR Magic Quadrant. I'm unsure which of the two is worse: At least we know that next year the pandemic will be behind us; whereas Gartner will continue to inflict upon us its ann

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How to Navigate Year-End Reviews for Employees

Achievers

Year-end reviews for employees are challenging – even for the most skillful of leaders. The reasons are varied. For instance, the way they’re scheduled in a concentrated fashion forces those with many direct reports to spend weeks on end planning and conducting non-stop conversations. The way they’re structured favors documentation of meaningful dialogue.

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The October Jobs Report: Why You Need A Focused Approach to Hiring Talent 

Hireology

October’s Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report showed once again that we are slowly but surely on the rebound from the first wave of COVID-19. With a national unemployment rate of 6.9%, we continue to inch closer to pre-pandemic levels of employment, and have made it back to the level of unemployment that we saw two to three years after the 2008 recession. 638,000 jobs were added in October, many of which were in the restaurant and retail industries in preparation for the holiday season.

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7 Best Ways to Improve Your Leadership Skills

Take It Personel-ly

Are you holding a management role already? Is leadership your career goal? Then, you have made a great choice to learn or improve your leadership skills. You should know that irrespective of your current position, there are various ways to showcase your leadership skills, as this will enhance your work efficiency and progress. Here are […].

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The Ultimate Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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Telltale Signs of Burnout at Work

HR Digest

Burnout and stress are the two sides of a coin that seem to feed off each other. Stopping and smelling the flowers on the way to work and a more relaxed attitude is the key to stress-free work life, suggest experts. Burnout has got much attention in the last two years with even the World Health Organization (WHO) classifying it as an occupational hazard arising out of “mismanaged work stress”.

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What the Right Applicant Tracking System Can Do for Your Healthcare Agency

Hireology

Investing in the right technology to help your business run smoothly is an essential part of operating in any industry. The healthcare sector, perhaps more than most, relies on technology to create efficiencies because there’s little time to waste when caring for patients. An applicant tracking system (ATS) is one product that can allow your hiring team to make strategic and accurate hiring decisions without wasting hours on reviewing each and every candidate.

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6 Simple Ways to Improve Employee Morale

15Five

Employee morale doesn’t simply translate into how happy your people are; it’s a direct reflection of how healthy your company culture is, how well you and other leaders are communicating with teams, and how effective your managers are. High morale only occurs when employees feel taken care of by their company. And b ecause this year has been filled with stressful distractions, ensuring your people are getting the support they need to bring their best selves to work each day is more important tha

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A Checklist Of Things To Consider When Moving To Another Country

Take It Personel-ly

Moving abroad can be a really rewarding experience. It offers you the chance to try new things and meet new people, gives you something interesting and unique to put on your CV, massively broadens your life experience, and helps you to improve job prospects and get ahead in your career. It’s an incredibly life-changing decision, […].

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How to Increase Engagement with Trust and Vulnerability

Achievers

How long does it take to build trust and vulnerability with your team? It doesn’t take long to build trust and vulnerability with your team if you make an effort, but the secret is continuing to work on it. When you know someone well and they’re vulnerable with you, honor that trust. Just because you know how to push someone else’s buttons, it doesn’t mean you need to look for opportunities to do it.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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5 Factors That Affect Your Ability to Recruit and Retain Caregivers

Hireology

The fact that home care is a high-turnover industry shouldn’t be shocking news; however, pinpointing exactly what’s causing that turnover will affect how your agency grows in the coming years. . While there are obvious reasons why caregivers leave — like low pay and inconsistent schedules — it’s important to make sure you’re not unintentionally sweeping anything under the rug. .

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3 Tips for Working From Home During COVID-19

Best Money Moves

3 tips for working from home during COVID-19. These are three best practices for organizations with employees working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. This is just the beginning of the work from home world if employees have any say in the matter. Seventy percent of full-time employees are working from home during COVID-19 and 75 percent of them say they’re equally or more productive now than they were at the office, according to research by Owl Labs.

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7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of the Dentist

Take It Personel-ly

A large number of people are afraid of going to the dentist, and this includes adults and children. The good thing is there’s no reason to be afraid, and the following will explore some of those reasons. 1. Preventative One thing you should know is that the dentist is there to prevent major problems. Most […].

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Strategic workforce planning: why and how to begin

Insperity

You probably have a hiring plan. But do you conduct strategic workforce planning? Many companies discuss staffing when it’s time to establish annual goals and set a budget. Perhaps the desire to increase profits in the upcoming year demands headcount adjustments, and so plans are made to grow or reduce staff, contractors or consultants. But this staffing practice is shortsighted for two main reasons: The focus is usually short-term (one year or less).

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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5 Techniques for Enhancing Remote Team Collaboration

Professionals Alternative

With the onset and continual impact of COVID-19, there has been an increased need for remote work. In any office, but especially in a remote environment, team collaboration has to be continually sustained to ensure productivity. While many businesses and their employees claim that they are still productive while working from home , it’s important to ensure that your remote team is productive without any burnout.

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How remote onboarding can benefit HR and new hires

cipHR

Remote onboarding processes have been embraced by many organisations due to the pandemic and have helped maintain company culture. 70% of new hires are likely to stay for at least three years if they have a great onboarding experience. While this statistic refers to onboarding in a generic sense, it becomes even more imperative in remote onboarding, where the personal touch can sometimes get lost.

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Tight Budget? 4 Steps That Can Help You Improve Your Business’s Spending Habits

Take It Personel-ly

Operating a business requires a fair amount of effort and cost. It’s easy to overspend the budget when emergencies pop up or unexpected opportunities come along. However, it is important to follow a balanced business budget to keep your company operating in the black. The following tips can help to reduce overspending. Cut Unnecessary Expenditures […].

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What constitutes a group for health insurance?

PeopleKeep

The Affordable Care Act requires employers to provide health insurance for all full-time employees or face steep penalties from the IRS. This is known as the employer mandate.

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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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Defined: Employee Burnout and Ways to Prevent it in Q4

BerniePortal

It’s no secret that 2020 has presented workforces with unique hurdles due to a global pandemic, both in their profession and personal lives. Employers were combatting employee burnout before COVID-19 came along, which unfortunately only amplified the stress and work fatigue that employees face. Read on for how employers can reduce burnout during Q4 in order to keep employees refreshed and motivated into Q1.

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Employee Rights in Bangladesh

Global People Strategist

Bangladesh has a population of 168.1 million, which includes a large and inexpensive labor force of about 90 million. Of these, about 60 million work agricultural jobs (that is growing by 1% each year), and about 30 million work non-agricultural jobs (which are growing by six percent a year). All workers in Bangladesh need to follow federal labor laws dictating conditions of employment, working hours, salary, leave policies, and health laws.

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Ways to Create Excellent Content for Your Small Business

Take It Personel-ly

There are a number of great tips for making excellent online content for your business, that will help you improve your business and the amount of revenue it is able to generate. The good news is that there is information about making sure that your online content is of the highest quality that is available […].

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FAQ: Open Enrollment 2021

PeopleKeep

Open enrollment for 2021 health insurance plans is in full swing. Following are some common questions employers ask us about open enrollment.

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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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Improve Your Company's HR Processes with Tech Tools | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

HR tech is increasingly important to workforce productivity. What should employers know about how technology tools can enhance a company's output?

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Caution Ahead! Have You Heard of Hazard Pay?

Patriot Software

If you have employees who work in hazardous conditions, you may want to give them additional compensation for performing dangerous job duties. This is where hazard pay comes into play. Learn all about hazard pay, whether or not it’s mandatory, and how to create a hazard pay policy. What is hazard pay? Hazard pay is […] READ MORE.

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Nine Business Models For New Businesses To Follow

Take It Personel-ly

Business models adjust all the time to reflect the ever-changing markets. With technology at the forefront of daily life, many new models cater to those customers shopping on their computer or personal devices. Finding the right one that will fit with your new company can be a challenge. However, you can explore your options to […].

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How much does group health insurance cost?

PeopleKeep

As employers research health insurance coverage options, it is common for them to evaluate different strategies and their associated costs.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.