Onboard New Hires Thoughtfully to Encourage Retention

?Just because the workweek often starts on Monday doesn’t mean new hires should start then. Try Wednesday instead to give IT and managers a chance to correct outstanding onboarding issues. That was... Read more »

Focus Your Efforts ‘Upstream’ to Change Company Culture

?Is your HR workday stuck in a perpetual reaction loop, constantly dealing with the latest crisis caused by the same manager or poorly written policy? Those problems will continue to crop up... Read more »

HR Must Understand Risks, Benefits of AI

?Human resource leaders must educate themselves about AI so they can utilize its benefits in their work and explain to all employees how it can be implemented through the organization, according to... Read more »

Communicate Better and Drive Change Through Empathy

Employees sometimes just want their manager to empathize and provide a safe place to talk, not to try and fix their problems, said Terri Bogue, chief operations officer with Thor Projects LLC... Read more »

Are Employees Really Quitting Because of Pay?

?It’s no surprise that retention has been a major issue for employers in the past couple of years: In a hot job market, scores of employees have left their companies for other... Read more »

How to Create a Cutting-Edge Culture

?The Great Resignation of 2021 continued into 2022. Federal data shows that more than 50 million workers quit their jobs in 2022, breaking a record set the year prior. SHRM research revealed... Read more »

Tips for HR Professionals to Protect Their Mental Health

?In the fall of 2020, Carol Schulte’s life imploded. She was handcuffed, placed in back of a police car and committed to a psychiatric unit after experiencing a manic episode. Over the... Read more »

Virginia Drops Degree Requirements for Most State Jobs

?Virginians will no longer need a college degree to apply for most state jobs, following a policy change issued by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The change will take effect July 1. We’ve rounded up... Read more »

How Technology Supercharges Employee Referral Programs

?Employee referral programs continue to be one of the most effective ways to recruit new workers amid ongoing labor shortages. Studies show getting employees to refer candidates from their own networks results... Read more »

House Committee Divided on Labor Secretary Nominee

?Congressional lawmakers grilled Julie Su, President Joe Biden’s nominee for labor secretary, at a contentious hearing on June 7. Members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce were split... Read more »
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