Ask the Experts: Pitfalls to Avoid When Moving to PTO Plan
Question: We would like to convert our vacation and sick leave benefits into a PTO plan. What steps should we take in the conversion?
Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
How to Develop High-Quality Learning Experiences for Your External Stakeholders (Part 2)
Continued from yesterday’s post, here are a few additional tactics you can adopt to develop high-quality learning content for your external stakeholders. Curate Content To remain a valued and chief learning resource to your external stakeholders, curate content from multiple sources that they’ll find useful, interesting, and informative. This way, when they want to learn […]
Compliance Deadline Nears for EU Data Privacy Law
American companies that do business in the European Union (EU) have until May 25 to come into compliance with the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Staying Responsible and Positive in the World of #MeToo and #TimesUp
According to a report by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), only 6% to 13% of individuals who experienced workplace harassment actually filed a formal complaint in previous years. But these numbers are sure to grow in the coming years due to the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.
Helping the Workforce Through Four Tough Scenarios
Businesses go through tough times, as do the individuals who populate them. Without the right approach from HR representatives and business leaders, things can quickly spin out of control and lead to irreversible damage. Here, we select four challenging scenarios and offer tips and advice on how you can maintain motivation among the workforce.
4 Valuable Things Mentors Get from Participating in Mentorship Programs
Millennials are flooding the workplace and now make up a majority of the entire workforce.1 And over 60% of them want and expect mentors or are already benefiting from having one. 2 So, you’ll want to consider implementing a viable mentorship program to attract and retain top talent in the years to come. If you’re […]
How to Develop High-Quality Learning Experiences for External Stakeholders (Part 1)
External stakeholders are those individuals and entities that may not be hired by your organization but are still directly affected by how your organization performs. And they have a legitimate interest in your company. External stakeholders include consumers, customers, prospects, regulators, communities and governments, investors, partners, and suppliers. Below are a few tactics you can […]
70/20/10 Learning—Still Relevant?
The 70/20/10 Learning Model was developed in the 1980s at the Center for Creative Leadership by three researchers named Morgan McCall, Michael M. Lombardo, and Robert A. Eichinger. They were interested in discovering the most critical developmental experiences of successful managers.
Are Employees More Engaged?
A new report finds that global employee engagement levels, which took a slight dip in 2016, jumped back to an all-time high in 2017.
Myths about Moving Up
There are several myths about career advancement. Companies would do well to acknowledge and avoid playing into these myths in order to recruit and retain employees.