Katie Wall is a CEO and Founder of Culture Biz and recently addressed the Virtual HR Summit Conference hosted by BambooHR and Kazoo. According to Forbes, companies with a strong culture see four times more revenue growth and greater customer satisfaction. Wall suggests several steps for implementing a strong culture both in the short-term and […]
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| Business Expansion
Promoting Wellness with Elaine Welteroth: Tips for Yourself and Your Entire Workforce
Elaine Welteroth recently addressed attendees at the Virtual HR Summit, presented by BambooHR and Kazoo. Welteroth is the author of a new book titled “More than Enough” and she is also known for being a former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue. Here are some main take-away points from Welteroth’s live Q&A. “Remember your why! Your work—serving […]
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| Payroll & Finance
Q4 2021 Trends: Factors Leading Toward Compensation Overhauls
Changes to the workplace due to the COVID-19 pandemic are still evolving, including a more recent trend this year—compensation. “March of 2020 was a pretty scary time. Sequoia issued a Black Swan memo and it seemed like the world was going to end. But—following a strong dip in April 2020, the markets later came back booming in […]
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| Business Expansion
HR Leaders: Build Next Level Employer Branding & Recruitment through Executive Presence
Trending in HR this year are new methods to boost a company’s reputation by elevating the presence of its leadership. J.T. O’Donnell, the CEO of Work it Daily, says to grow—and recruit top talent–HR leaders must now take a “conscious approach to help build leadership teams.” “HR created employer branding—now people are looking for it. […]
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| HR
Putting the “Human” Back into HR with Jason Averbook
A 2021 Top 100 HR Tech Influencer, Jason Averbook recently spoke at the HR Technology Conference in a keynote session titled, “After 18 Months of Disruption: Reinventing Organizational Purpose for the Future.” Have you ever wondered about what the one constant in human resources is? Globally recognized speaker and HR expert, Jason Averbook says the […]
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| Covid-19
HR Tech: Spotlight on Women in the Workplace
With reasons ranging from increased family obligations to mass layoffs, nearly three million women left the workplace at some point during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, in April 2020, nearly 60% of all initial 700,000 job eliminations in the U.S. were positions held by women. Because of these numbers, bringing women back into the workplace […]
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| HR
#TalentTuesday: Passion for People with Ashley Aycock
Ashley Aycock is a seasoned HR and payroll professional with experience in change management initiatives within growing and merging organizations. “everyone – from the CEO to the facilities crew – has value and dignity. They should be treated that way.” What are you most passionate about in your work? The people. Hands down. I’m an […]
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| Benefits & Rewards
COVID Benefits: Navigating the Best Solutions for Your Company’s Wellness Plan
As the delta COVID-19 variant sweeps the globe, and other variants of interest are being monitored, companies are quickly pivoting and changing policies, including benefits policies. Chavel Augustine, a Global Benefits Specialist with Papaya Global, discusses these difficult decisions being made by companies. Some corporations, including Delta Airlines, are beginning to implement increased health premiums […]
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#TalentTuesday: Global Benefits with Chavel Augustine
What are you most passionate about in your work? I got into HR essentially to help people. Growing up, my parents always wanted me to be a doctor or a lawyer. I wanted to find another way to help people. Being in human resources you are customer service, and you are enhancing workers’ lives and […]
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| HR
#TalentTuesday: Making a Difference in HR with Anita Lettink
Anita Lettink is a People & Payroll member and an HR leader with 20 years of experience leading complex HR transformation projects. She is currently a Strategic Advisor for HRTechRadar. What are you most passionate about in your work? We have a real opportunity to make work life better for people – if we understand […]
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| Benefits & Rewards
Unlimited PTO: A Sales Executive’s Perspective
It’s a growing trend, with companies like Netflix, GrubHub, and Hubspot offering unlimited PTO. But is unlimited vacation time really that beneficial for employees? As a sales executive, from my perspective—the answer is no. Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate the effort—and the offering, but for a lot of us, the ambiguity just doesn’t work. […]
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| Risk & Compliance
Immigration Trends to Watch: Midway through 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are closely monitoring several immigration issues and potential changes to determine how immigration policies will evolve in the (hopefully) post-pandemic world. Here are some of my top predictions regarding immigration as we wait to see what changes will take place. Potential Increase in Protectionism With a multitude of countries […]
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Perspectives
| Technology
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Humanize Your HR Department
When you think about artificial intelligence (AI), it’s not likely that you think of humanization. However, despite initial associations, more computerized technologies have a strong potential to help organizations across the globe feel more ‘human’. A recent study by PWC found 63% of consumers believe AI will help solve complex problems that plague modern societies. […]
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| Benefits & Rewards
Perspectives: Unmatched Value from Meeting In Person
Human connections, hybrid work, and remote work—three of the most hotly debated topic regarding the workforce today, especially as some companies continue to debate if—and/or when—employees should be required to return to an office. Also, will business travel to regional and global offices need to commence? Or will a Zoom meeting suffice? A Wall Street […]
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| Business Expansion
Perspectives: Joining a Unicorn Company During a Global Pandemic
In a survey of 30,000 people covering 30 countries by Microsoft’s Work Trend Index, a whopping 40% say they plan to leave their current employer by the end of 2021. Another survey, Prudential Financial’s Pulse of the American Worker’s Survey, conducted in March, found that one in four Americans want to leave their jobs as soon […]
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Perspectives
| Covid-19
The Future of Business Travel post COVID-19
The future of international air travel is literally up in the air, with different industry experts releasing a variety of predictions for post-pandemic rebounds. Delta Airlines currently forecasts that it will be 2023 before international travel resumes to 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels. The numbers are from customer surveys forecasts. For domestic travel, experts predict a quicker, […]
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| Business Expansion
Your Employer Brand: 8 Best Marketing Practices to Maximize Recruitment
Your company’s branding and positioning on job boards, social media, and your organization’s website could greatly impact the quality of talent your recruiting team attracts. A survey by LinkedIn Talent Solutions shows 72% of recruiting leaders worldwide agree the employer brand has a significant impact on hiring. Employee experiences – everything from hiring, onboarding, day-to-day […]
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| HR
What’s in a Number? Finding Your Most Effective HR-to-Employee Ratio
The headcount of traditional employees versus members of the HR team varies by company, with success rates varying based on factors involving everything from industry to culture. Bloomberg’s latest BNA’s HR and Analysis Report suggests having 1.4 full-time HR staff for every 100 employees. However, a ratio of one HR person per 500 employees isn’t […]
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| Risk & Compliance
U.S. Payroll Policies: Repaying Deferred Taxes
Now that the U.S. payroll tax deferral is over, payroll professionals must sort out ways to help get employees back on track. The deferral, which lasted from September through December 31, 2020, was optional for U.S. employers to participate in and worth 6.2% of employees’ incomes. The deferral applied to workers who earned less than […]
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Perspectives
| Covid-19
Strategic Planning During Times of Uncertainty
A Message about HRTechRadar That was the strangest sabbatical ever! Two weeks in, the borders closed and my travel plans were canceled. I now know my neighborhood really well. Not exactly what I had mind for the summer of 2020… After a couple of weeks, I needed a new cause and I found one quickly […]
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| Business Expansion
My 5 Biggest Takeaways from Building a Factory in the US as an Expatriate
From recruiting to business culture, benefits, and payroll – Here is what I’ve learned about the U.S. system & culture Imagine this: sitting across a table full of experienced businessmen in South Carolina, I am the new CEO of a just opened bag-in-box factory (Aran Group), a woman, an expatriate in the US., and bald. […]
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| Business Expansion
5 Lessons Learned from Scaling a Bootstrapped Startup Globally
When I started in a 20-something person startup in late 2017, I found myself in an uncomfortable, but an exciting situation, where we had a mostly blank canvas, a completely bootstrapped business model which did not require any funding (rare in startup land), an enviable growth curve ahead and a company looking to this newly […]
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Perspectives
| Covid-19
Work From ANYWHERE? Not. So. Fast.
The pandemic forced everyone inside in early 2020, and working remotely went from being an occasional perk to mandatory. Employers are now announcing that they will allow employees to work-from-anywhere. However, as lovely as that makes the employer sound, allowing employees to work-from-anywhere has major financial implications for both the employee and the employer. So […]
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| HR
Introducing Tessian’s New Hybrid Remote Model: Choice First
We certainly won’t be the first to have made this claim in the last nine months but…the world has changed. Yes – we’ll say it – these are unprecedented times. That’s why companies around the world are reinventing their approach to engaging with and supporting their people. How has tessian adapted so far this year? […]
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| Business Expansion
4 Ways to Make Remote Recruiting More Personable
As we enter 2021, remote interviews will likely remain high in importance, as countries struggle to handle effects from the pandemic. With millions of companies navigating our rapidly changing global climate, here are some tips to achieve strongest results within virtual recruiting. Creative and Interactive Job Postings When preparing for the remote interview process, it […]
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