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Recently, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), and Treasury proposed new regulations aimed at promoting access to contraception. Separately, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and DOL recently published additional pieces of guidance affecting health plans. Self-funded health plan sponsors in particular should review these proposed rules and recent notices and determine […]
The rapid rise of generative AI (Gen AI) business applications over the past two years has been exciting. Forty percent of MBA and Master in Management students say they’re already using Gen AI “multiple times a day,” indicating a rising level of comfort with this technology among the next generation of managers. Meanwhile, 85% of […]
In a recent Recruiting Daily Advisor article, Paula Santonocito uncovered the untapped talent pool that corporate alumni programs can offer. While corporate alumni programs are a great way to recruit talent, the programs work better when the focus isn’t solely on recruiting, according to a new survey released by EnterpriseAlumni—a corporate alumni platform.
Big data is omnipresent in today’s business landscape. Metrics and analytics, along with the hypotheses drawn from them, are having a great impact on how decisions, big and small, are made—including in the field of human resources. So, what’s happening with HR metrics out there? What are your competitors measuring to gain an advantage? Help […]
Terminator Genisys, the fifth installment in the wildly popular action film series, hits theaters this week. Over the last 30 years, the original Terminator, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, has transformed from a soulless assassin with no regard for others to a cyborg protector with a heart of gold (actually it’s mimetic polyalloy, but you get […]
Human Resource (HR) professionals are often put in situations where they are required to balance the needs and wants of employees as well as those of the overall company. While the needs of a company are important, employees are the key reason as to why companies are successful, which means their ability to deliver results while being happy in their role is the ultimate goal.
Ready or not, Generation Z’s digital-savvy, socially conscious professionals have entered the workforce. Ranging in age from 12 to 27, Gen Z makes up 30% of the world’s population and will make up just as much of the workforce by 2030. Today, over 17 million young and eager Gen Z workers are already claiming their […]
More than half (55 percent) of workers consider themselves to be overweight, and 41 percent have gained weight at their present jobs, according to a CareerBuilder survey. Of those who say they’ve gained weight, 59 percent gained over 10 pounds, and 30 percent gained over 20 pounds. Workers in the following five professions were most […]
On April 19, 2016, the Los Angeles, California city council voted in favor of a proposed ordinance that would provide 6 days of paid sick leave per year to Los Angeles employees. The City Attorney has been given several weeks to draft an ordinance.
No doubt about it—if you’re in HR, you’re dealing with a lot of paperwork. Even the most detail-oriented professional can have trouble staying organized, but there are several HR form “hacks” that can help manage it all. Miranda Nicholson, talent department manager for Formstack, has tips to help you implement these hacks with your HR […]