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15 Ideas for an Unforgettable Employee Appreciation Day

Achievers

Are you ready for employee appreciation day? It takes place on the first Friday of March every year, and it’s a great opportunity to show your employees how much you value them. When employees feel appreciated, they perform at their best and are less likely to leave. In fact, organizations that rate their culture of recognition highly are 3 times more likely to see increased employee retention and 2.5 times more likely to see increased employee engagement, among other benefits.

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Top 3 signs of an employee quitting without notice

Insperity

An employee quitting without notice can feel like a shock. Yet hindsight may reveal they gave clear cues about their unhappiness. That’s because the best indicators of an employee reaching their limit can be subtle, fitting a pattern that experts call “disengagement.”. Learning to spot the signs and knowing how to talk with employees about why they’re disengaged can help you avoid losing them without warning.

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How to approach pay differences for employees doing remote work

Business Management Daily

Increased opportunities for remote work are likely to stay, opening up hiring opportunities across the country. However, questions of pay differences also come into play. Do you pay a remote sales rep in Boston the same as someone based in Boise? If an employee wishes to move now that remote work is available, do you change their pay to match the location?

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How to Build a Strong Remote Work Culture in 2021

Best Money Moves

How to build a strong remote work culture in 2021. Remote doesn’t have to mean disconnected. Build a strong remote work culture during the pandemic. . Two thirds of executives feel that a physical office space is key to employee productivity, and about the same number feel employees should visit the office a minimum of three days per week in order to maintain a distinct company culture, according to a January 2021 Remote Work survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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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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Protocol Tips for a Great Zoom Interview

HR Digest

The 2020 pandemic has limited in-person interactions to a minimum, with most countries declaring lockdowns or mandating a stay-at-home policy to avoid a wider spread of the virus. The result was people were unable to report for work or run non-essential businesses. Most turned to technology to work from home, and one that stood up to the challenge was video calling.

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4 ways hiring managers can assess a candidate’s soft skills

Business Management Daily

Hiring in 2021 is about more than evaluating applicants for hard skills, it’s vital to assess a candidate’s soft skills also. Educational attainment and specific knowledge still play a role when deciding which person to bring aboard. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has elevated the importance of abilities such as flexibility, resiliency, and self-monitoring.

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9 Signs That You Have A Bad Manager

Vantage Circle

Our work-life forms an integral part of our life experience. If the occurrences are unpleasant to us, we tag them as bad. At some point in our professional lives, we all might have come across a manager that has left us frustrated, unhappy, demotivated, and weary. These are all some of the classic signs of a bad manager. A manager has a huge part to play in the overall productivity and performance of a team.

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5 Rules for Workplace Friendships

HR Digest

A workplace is a throbbing place where people meet deadlines, rushing targets, working, and chasing career growth. Amongst all these, some colleagues become workplace buddies. When people are significantly driven both my career and personal development, forming healthy relationships at work is crucial. Leading psychologists even say that social relationships at work represent more productive work and overall happiness.

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benefitexpress Appoints Chris Wiley Director of Partnerships

WEX Inc.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. —benefitexpress™, the market-leading benefits administration solutions provider with first-class customer service, industry-leading technology and deep domain knowledge, announced today that Chris Wiley was promoted to fill the newly created position of director of partnerships, effective immediately.

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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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Five top HR webinars for 2021

cipHR

HR webinars are playing an important role in highlighting key issues, from diversity to legislative changes – discover five of the best for 2021. While face-to-face training may have suffered due to the pandemic, HR webinars have become an increasingly popular source of HR-related information. As well as highlighting need-to-know information, including time-sensitive legislative changes, they provide invaluable insights by industry experts.

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The State of Employee Health and Well-being 2021

eni

Our CEO Gene Raymondi discusses holistic wellbeing solutions for a better human experience on Hr.com’s 2021 webinar. How can employers incorporate more family-oriented benefits and services into their offering? How does an employer provide an open space and access to resources that address the concerns of employees who don’t actively reach out for help?

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The Weingarten Card

HR Digest

A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court ruled that every employee represented by any labor union and are summoned for an investigatory meeting can ask for a steward or union officer to be present during the meeting. It is necessary to receive the protections granted by Weingarten and for which it is necessary for the employee to ask for a rightful representative.

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4 Steps to Build Your Career While at Home

Take It Personel-ly

If the weather is cold and snowy and you’re stuck at home or you’re currently in a WFH environment due to the pandemic, you may find yourself with some extra time thanks to not having a daily commute. What can you do to make use of this extra time? If you’re an ambitious person driven […].

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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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Learn How to Print Payroll Checks in 5 Simple Steps

Patriot Software

As an employer, you have different options to choose from when it comes to paying employees. One option you have is to print payroll checks. Printing checks comes with a few decisions, like purchasing supplies and selecting a check layout. Learn what steps you need to take to get your employees’ wages from computer to […] READ MORE.

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Key Takeaways From NADA 2021

Hireology

NADA 2021 wrapped up last week, and while it was quite a different experience than years past, it was jam-packed with insightful conversations and thoughtful presentations on what to expect this year from the retail automotive industry. . While we’re still in the midst of the pandemic, we’re looking ahead and are intent on keeping your dealership surging forward.

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FFCRA Regulations for Virus-Related Illnesses

HR Digest

The Family and Medical Leave Act came out with certain new provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) for virus-related illnesses. The FMLA covers all employers with 50 or more employees who work for 20 or more workweeks. . Employers who employ 500 or more employees and fall outside the ambit of the FFCRA are still obliged to grant paid leave under the FMLA.

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5 Simple Tips To Have Healthy Work-Life Balance

Take It Personel-ly

Being devoted to your career is a good thing. You get to professionally learn and develop, get promoted, and enjoy the benefits of having a stable paycheck. However, there is more to life than just work. If you spend too much time on your work, the chances are that your mental, emotional, or physical well-being […].

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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 can HR create an LGBTQ+ inclusive workplace?

cipHR

CIPHR’s people manager, Elliott Gill, shares some of the ways HR can start to make a change for LGBTQ+ employees. How are LGBTQ+ employees treated in the workplace? A recent survey by the CIPD has found that two in five LGBTQ+ employees and more than half of trans workers experienced conflict in the workplace over the last 12 months, compared to just three in 10 heterosexual and cisgender employees.

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Do you have to pay remote employees for time spent running errands?

Business Management Daily

Working from home is great — you can run errands on a day that isn’t a Saturday, you can go to the dentist and have all day to recover, you can see your kids in the school play. But those situations can make timekeeping for nonexempt employees a nightmare. Good news: Employees who work from home and do errands don’t have to be paid for the time, the Department of Labor has concluded in a new opinion letter.

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Open Door Policy: Meaning, Benefits & Implementation

HR Digest

There are people from all walks of life working together in an organizational setup. Individuals belonging from different backgrounds, diverse cultures and traditions, varied temperaments and mentalities, and different educational qualifications work towards a common goal in an organization. The workplace culture plays a crucial role in uniting the employees, helping them have fun and enjoying their work, and delivering their level best.

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Why Signal Boosters Make Your Communication Easier

Take It Personel-ly

Verizon has one of the strongest and widest-reaching networks available for cellular and mobile device service. However, that doesn’t mean that their service reach works on the tallest mountain or the most remote canyon. Unfortunately, networks are limited geographically to work if it makes sense to provide coverage. On the other hand, where there is […].

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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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Employee Mental Health Continues To Plummet

Wellable

Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, employee mental health is at an all-time low. In addition to concerns directly related to the disease, mental and emotional well-being have become top concerns as restrictions and closures upended typical daily routines and lifestyles. Additionally, other factors such as seasonal affective disorder and depression, holiday stress, and political fears have likely culminated to make this winter one of the most challenging and anxiety-inducing times for Amer

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How to avoid the common pitfalls for an exceptional onboarding experience

Hppy

Who is responsible for onboarding? Is it the human resources department or team leaders? It is common for team leaders and managers to see onboarding as someone else’s job. Socialization is a big component of joining a new team and establishing a good fit, so if no one is reaching out, then it comes as no surprise that some employees will never feel fully engaged and choose to depart early.

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3 Ways HR Leaders Can Address Poor Organizational Performance

15Five

As much as we like to focus on optimizing performance, the fact is that issues are inevitable, and sometimes performance dips. How we handle challenges is crucial to any relationship, especially within the workplace. And often, it’s up to HR leaders to assess and address these issues. So, what do you do when you notice your organization isn’t performing as it should be?

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How to Relax After Work | 5 Tips for A Stressful Day

Take It Personel-ly

Do you know that most people will take their jobs home without realizing it? As much as it is essential to work to get our income, rest is equally important. Lack of proper rest after work has been linked to causing a lot of health problems. The conditions include; fatigue, lack of good sleep, mood […].

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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.