AI, Upskilling, and Return to Office: Top 10 HR Trends for 2024
Despite rapid innovation and new capabilities, the function and fundamentals of Human Resources tasks remain largely the same. Year to year, however, HR professionals must keep up with emerging HR trends for 2024. Like last year, artificial intelligence and DEI will continue to make headlines in 2024, and. The past few years have taught us […]
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Six HR Metrics to Quantify and Track Manager Effectiveness
Like coaches in sports and leaders in the military, your company’s managers can drive the whole company to success or failure. Even with highly experienced managers, stereotypes like Bill Lumbergh in “Office Space” exist for a reason. More than ⅓ of employees have considered quitting their jobs because of new, inexperienced managers (source: Bloomberg) Employees […]
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Scaling Up: Using Org Charts to Guide Business Growth
As your company grows, an organizational chart (aka org chart) becomes more and more critical. Loose structures help startups adapt and change, but growing companies suffer when employee roles and hierarchies are ambiguous or undefined. An org chart allows your business to stay organized and agile for change and growth. Discover how org charts should […]
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De-Stressing Benefits: Helping Employees Prepare for Open Enrollment
Open enrollment feels like the worst kind of game show. Most of the contestants don’t understand the rules. Despite that, everyone races against the clock, randomly choosing how much to gamble on their healthcare coverage. The most affordable coverage often leaves policyholders uncertain about whether they and dependents are fully covered. Fortunately, HR teams can […]
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Give Your Employees the Gift of Fair Holiday Scheduling
The holiday season is for celebration–not arguments about staff schedules. When the holidays roll around, several employees often request the same time off. Conflicts make it harder to avoid understaffing without hurting someone’s feelings. Fortunately, clear leave policies and advanced HR software can help you preserve everyone’s spirit of goodwill towards fellow staff. The holidays […]
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‘Tis the Season: A Guide to Seasonal Recruiting
Hiring seasonal employees can be a challenge, but the results can make or break your business. Utilize thoughtful planning to turn the increased seasonal workload into even bigger opportunities for your business. Here are several tips to attract the best seasonal employees. What are seasonal employees? Seasonal employees are hired to work for a short […]
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AI + HR: Workplace Uses, Benefits, and Best Practices
AI has come a long way in recent years. As of late, it has become a new software buzzword that’s even more intimidating than algorithms or KPIs. As with most cases, some of the hype is misguided, but AI is still poised to have a transformative influence on many jobs in the coming years. How […]
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An HR Guide to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS)
Have you ever felt like business taxes should be easier to pay and manage online? The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) is a free government tool for efficiently scheduling payments. The U.S. Department of the Treasury provides EFTPS as a secure way to send tax payments to the IRS any time. Not just during […]
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Don’t Fear HR Automation, Embrace It to Create Better HR Processes
The phrase “automation” can make some people nervous—especially with the growing prevalence of AI in the workplace. We don’t want to rely on Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey to resolve conflicts involving personnel, but what exactly is HR automation and what is its role in Human Resources? In practice, HR automation focuses on […]
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How HR Technology Helps Overcome Six Big HR Obstacles in Manufacturing
Every industry has its struggles. The manufacturing has its own unique obstacles that HR and upper management must actively work to overcome. Discover how HR and payroll technology can help HR professionals in the manufacturing industry overcome the six biggest obstacles it faces with today’s workforce. EXPLORE: Why Netchex is the best choice for HR […]
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Payroll Frequency: Deciding What’s Best for your Company
Payroll has changed a lot with HR software and automation. Some business routines like payroll frequency have been guided by the limits of manual payroll, not necessarily what’s best for the company. Weekly, or even daily payroll, is popular with younger workers, but it makes it harder for workers to budget for major expenses like […]
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What is Shift Differential Pay and How Do You Calculate It?
While many people work a typical 9-to-5, the workday does not look the same for everyone. Businesses that operate in the day and at night require employees to work evening, late night, and even overnight shifts. How can you get employees to work these undesirable hours? For many businesses, shift differential pay is an effective […]
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