Sat.Sep 19, 2020 - Fri.Sep 25, 2020

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9 Tips for Building Trust in the Workplace

Achievers

If you’d like your organization to succeed, you must foster mutual trust between all team members. But this is easier said than done. Only 1 out of 5 HR and engagement leaders believe their employees deeply trust company leaders , and 50 percent of employees said they don’t think HR is trustworthy. Trust is essential for in-person teams and remote workers.

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Pilot Groups or Sandboxes: Which Is Better for Your Implementation

HR Bartender

It’s always a good idea when we’re creating change or implementing something new to make every attempt to mitigate our mistakes. In software development, many organizations use a process called agile to do that. Agile is when a larger process is broken down into smaller steps or milestones. After each step, the development team debriefs their progress and makes any necessary revisions moving forward.

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Hiring Tips for the Home Healthcare Industry

Hireology

The home healthcare industry was not spared from the effects of COVID-19. In April 2020, 82.4% of respondents to a survey conducted by the National Association of Home Care & Hospice reported revenue reductions between 15 and 20%. 42.6% of HHAs report reduction in clinical staff, and 47% report reductions in administrative staff. . While recruiting and retaining quality employees is a constant challenge in the home healthcare industry, the pandemic has added significant hurdles to the proces

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How to increase employee engagement and happiness during the pandemic

HR Digest

COVID-19 is an uncertain pandemic time! It is more stressful for managers and employers to handle their employees remotely or having employees in the office who are in constant fear of the pandemic situation. In such a case, it is essential for them to handle the employees carefully and keep them motivated and engaged in work. Many effective mechanisms would help them to cope with the stress of the situation with the following practices: .

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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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Top 10 Employee Engagement Events to Attend

Achievers

What is the ultimate driver of organizational success? The answer is an amazing workplace culture. Building a strong culture involves learning from the success of other HR professionals. If you’re looking for a great way to stay up to date on the latest HR trends, network with peers, and keep your certification credits up to date, consider attending one (or more) of the following employee engagement events.

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Employee Financial Wellness During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Best Money Moves

Financial wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic. How COVID-19 is impacting financial stress, and how financial wellness programs can help. The vast majority of U.S. employees – 84% – expect the COVID-19 pandemic to impact their long-term financial wellness, according to a new study from Northwestern Mutual. The annual Planning and Progress study also found that while the pandemic is financially distressing, it actually inspires resiliency and some positive behavioral change. .

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Role of HR in supporting mental well-being at work

HR Digest

Mental health in the workplace is an important aspect. It is of growing importance across many organizations, and many of them are taking practical steps to promote the mental well-being of their staff. Mental health is also one of the crucial health issues that affect both employee and business performance. When it comes to mental health, there is a deep-rooted stigma associated with it that makes it the biggest hindrance to solving.

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How CHRISTUS Health Curated a Stand-Out Employee Engagement Experience With Real Results

Achievers

After seeing significant program success at their St. Michael health ministry, CHRISTUS evolved their partnership with Achievers to offer all of their Associates a more modernized and impactful employee engagement program. With more than 600 centers, CHRISTUS Health is a health organization comprised of over 45,000 Associates who provide individualized and compassionate care across the United States.

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Your PPP Loan Forgiveness Strategy Might Be to Play the Waiting Game. Here’s Why

Patriot Software

If the complex PPP loan forgiveness process has been weighing over your head, here’s some good news: you don’t have to apply right away. In fact, a lot of small businesses aren’t. The Small Business Administration and Treasury continue releasing guidelines. And, there’s plenty of time for Congress to release more COVID-19 legislation. So, it’s […] READ MORE.

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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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Unlock Psychological Safety At Scale With The Best-Self Kickoff

15Five

Getting to a point of mutual understanding with your employee can take a lot of trial and error. And that delay can have damaging effects on a relationship. The best way to begin building quality connections early on is with 15Five’s Best-Self Kickoff. This strategic onboarding feature helps managers and employees build strong relationships, unlock psychological safety, and create long-term engagement—right from the start.

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Tips for overcoming racial discrimination in the workplace

HR Digest

Discrimination based on race, age, disability, or any other thing that sets you apart from the majority is not acceptable in any walk of life but more so in the workplace. Inclusion is good for business; companies with more diverse management teams have 19% higher revenues, for example. In times of crisis, it the marginalized sections like people of color and women, which carry the burden.

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Driving at night? These tips will keep you awake and safe on the road

Take It Personel-ly

Driving at night? These tips will keep you awake and safe on the road Do you enjoy driving at night? The cool evening air, the quiet with less traffic on the roads, city lights in the distance…it certainly has its privileges. However, driving at night also comes with added risk, and not everyone is a […].

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Can domestic partners participate in an ICHRA?

PeopleKeep

According to the FindLaw legal dictionary, a domestic partnership is: “Legal recognition of unmarried homosexual couples and heterosexual couples, offered by some state and local governments. Domestic partnerships offer some of the same benefits enjoyed by married persons -- including the right to share health insurance coverage, and rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).”.

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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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16+ types of employee benefits you should consider

Genesis HR Solutions

For many small businesses, the struggle to compete with larger companies for talent is an uphill battle—particularly when it comes to benefit offerings. While you know recruiting and retention is important, you may not be sure if the benefits you offer are a selling point to your potential employees. This list of benefits (and their definitions) can help; compare the 16 types we’ve listed here to what you currently have available, and see if you’re offering things prospective employees are reall

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Professional Cheeseburger Taster sought to mark National Cheeseburger Day

HR Digest

Many dream jobs regularly get advertised and attract thousands of responders. The “island caretaker” job that was advertised a few years ago by Australia is by far the best till date. A new one to add to the list is: getting paid to eat cheeseburgers. In honor of the National Cheeseburger Day on Friday, BonusFinder , a casino review portal, announced it will pay $500 to someone who will be a “professional cheeseburger tester” and travel the United States to find the best cheeseburger

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Financially Preparing for Life’s Important Milestones

Take It Personel-ly

Achieving certain milestones in life are always events to be celebrated and proud of such as starting a family, getting married, or purchasing a home. Because these milestones are so special and important, it can be easy to get caught up in the moment. However, it is important to remember that these certain milestones sometimes […].

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Can you offer health insurance to certain employees only?

PeopleKeep

One way small employers rein in health insurance costs is to only offer the benefit to full-time employees. Many employers have asked us whether they can take this approach a step further, and offer different levels of benefits to different employees.

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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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CIPHR maintains G-Cloud listing for seventh year

cipHR

CIPHR’s full range of solutions – including HR, payroll, recruitment and learning software – are all included in the G-Cloud 12 listing. CIPHR is pleased to be listed as a G-Cloud 12 supplier on the government’s Digital Marketplace , for both cloud software and cloud support. This marks the seventh consecutive year that CIPHR has been listed on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud framework , which enables public-sector organisations to procure IT services and technology for digital

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How to Revise Your Sales Compensation Plan during Covid-19

HR Digest

Should you make any changes to your incentives and sales compensation plan in the current economic landscape? We say yes, here’s how. In earlier times when people used to refer to bygones, the timeline was marked as before and after, according to the major events in their lives – like a war, a death, or an epidemics. For us, it is going to be 2020, when things as they were changed forever.

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5 Vital Reasons for Investing in Real Estate

Take It Personel-ly

During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many businesses around the world including the real estate sector took a substantial hit due to continuous lockdowns and limited mobility of people. However, the trends around most parts of the world are showing positive signs of recovery and businesses are getting back on their feet. As a result, business […].

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How to digitally transform your business in the next normal

Ascender

COVID-19 continues to change the working world as we know it. This next normal introduced—and for some, reinforced—the value of working from home , digital transformation and process automation. And even when the pandemic ends, we can expect that the world will not return to the normal that we used to know, and what used to work before will not necessarily work in the future.

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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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Get Ready to Mark Your Calendar! Here’s What Happens If Payday Falls on a Bank Holiday

Patriot Software

Between 50% – 78% of workers live paycheck to paycheck. These employees (and likely all employees) count on receiving their wages on their scheduled pay date. But, bank holidays might pose a slight hiccup. What happens if payday falls on a bank holiday? What happens if payday falls on a bank holiday—or around it? Although […] READ MORE.

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How to shut down office bullies

HR Digest

Bullying in the workplace is a critical situation, be it in the workplace, home or outside. One should take strict action and steps to address bullying proactively. In a workplace, it is upon the HR department and organizational system to address issues of bullying. Suppose the bullying situation leads to a “conflict”, violence and threats, or sexual harassment that concerns the worker/customer safety.

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What Types of Vegetables You Should Plant in Your Greenhouse

Take It Personel-ly

If you have a greenhouse or you’re thinking of building one, it’s important to realize that your greenhouse should be a tool. The way you use the tool determines which foods will thrive inside your greenhouse. You can use your greenhouse to start seeds before the months when frost covers the ground, or you can […].

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Do HSA Funds Expire?

BerniePortal

With the end of the year on the horizon, many employees will start to plan out the rest of their. health savings account (HSA) funds and flexible savings account (FSA) funds and how to spend them. It’s important for HR administrators to keep in mind the distinction between HSA and FSA funds in order to prepare for questions that employees might have in the coming weeks about their benefits.

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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.