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In today’s recruiting landscape, hiring companies have multiple approaches and delivery models at their fingertips. Many of them default to a decentralized approach that targets the best and brightest nearby candidates to quickly fill openings with highly qualified choices. Sounds simple and effective enough, right? Unfortunately, the results don’t always pan out. For example, let’s […]
HR professionals often want to know what the workforce will look like in the future. Some organizations, like Upwork, dedicate time and effort toward making that forecast. The findings are always interesting. The biggest takeaway was that aside from Gen Zs and Millennials making up the majority of the workforce, 75% of them work remotely […]
Yesterday, we heard from experts Lucia Erwin and Jack Tootson discuss how supply and demand influence HR. Today, we’ll hear how Erwin and Tootson apply Supply Chain Management concepts like Scarcity and Attrition to human resources.
By Greg Komarow, SPHR, GPHR, HRMP Social media is impacting employees across the globe. How do we stay ahead of these ever-evolving platforms?
HR experts emphasize the role of employee engagement in creating and maintaining a productive workforce. But, what does engagement really mean? And, more importantly, how can you drive it? Vip Sandhir, CEO and founder of HighGround®, has answered a list of commonly asked questions on employee engagement. Q. Why is employee engagement such a large […]
Several different forms of legislation have been passed in the last few months to tackle the ongoing economic issues stemming from the global pandemic. One of these pieces of legislation is the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn two major Obama-era guidance documents, one addressing joint employment and one on independent contractors. The move, while not a surprise, is good news for employers, according to H. Juanita Beecher, of counsel with Fortney & Scott and an editor of Federal Employment Law Insider. The Obama administration […]
With the turn of the new year and various state employment laws taking effect on January 1, 2025, many employers are revising their employee handbooks. In drafting and revising employee handbooks, they’re often faced with an important decision: Should they offer a minimalistic, bare-bones handbook; a lengthy and nearly exhaustive handbook; or something in the […]
Q If we offer unlimited paid time off (PTO) and employees don’t accrue PTO, do we have to pay anything out at termination? Generally, the answer is no, but there is limited case law on this question, and the answer may change based on how the unlimited PTO is administered. Under Colorado and other state laws, […]
If you’re one of the many employers across the country who struggle to recruit top talent, you may want to look at your rewards and recognition programs to see if you can retain your current workforce. As we know, it can be pretty expensive to replace these workers and even more so in a tight […]