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Optimizing Your Workplace Culture Via Employee Surveys
Read more: Optimizing Your Workplace Culture Via Employee SurveysWith the upending of the workplace over In one example, a recent Deloitte survey of millennials shows job loyalty increases when employers address specific employee workplace preferences, such as diversity and inclusion, sustainability and re-skilling programs. As part of this, organization leaders and managers should ask: “how can I re-recruit and re-engage my employees and,…
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Building Your Employment Brand to Optimize Recruiting
Read more: Building Your Employment Brand to Optimize RecruitingThere’s no doubt the employment market is strong with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 275,000 workers last month, according to the US Department of Labor. Yet, in the NFIB’s monthly jobs survey for March 2024, of those hiring or trying to hire (56%), 91% reported few or no qualified applicants for the positions they were trying…
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Consider an Audit of Your HR Function for the Year Ahead
Read more: Consider an Audit of Your HR Function for the Year AheadWith 2024 still in its early stages, it may be a good time to take a renewed look at how you manage your organization’s people and HR practices, processes and compliance. This is where an HR audit can be helpful. An HR audit is an effective tool to assess your present status on a number…
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Your End-of-Year HR Checklist: Getting Ready for 2024
Read more: Your End-of-Year HR Checklist: Getting Ready for 2024With fall here, it’s not too early to begin evaluating and refreshing the components of your company or organization’s HR function to prepare for optimum efficiency at the start of 2024. Here is a quick checklist of tasks and processes to consider reviewing to help you and your team get ready for January 1 (because…
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The Alternative Board’s Denise O’Neill & impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell Lead Networking Event on “Strategies for Growth”
Read more: The Alternative Board’s Denise O’Neill & impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell Lead Networking Event on “Strategies for Growth”In the quest for business growth in this current era, companies should stay focused on their people, processes and customers, said Denise O’Neill (CEO, The Alternative Board/Baltimore Washington) at impactHR’s “impact Your Business: Strategies for Growth” event held last month at the impactHR Conference Center. Co-presenting at this event, Kelly Mitchell (Principal with impactHR) said…
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Navigating Cannabis Law in the Workplace with New Maryland Policy in Effect July 1, 2023
Read more: Navigating Cannabis Law in the Workplace with New Maryland Policy in Effect July 1, 2023Few issues today appear more complicated than the thicket of employment-related policies around cannabis use in the workplace. As it stands, 46 states plus Washington, DC, allow marijuana use in some form, either medicinally or recreationally. Twenty-three states (including DC, Maryland and Virginia) have laws prohibiting employers from discriminating against job applicants or employees who…
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Government Contractors: Complete Company Affirmative Action Plan Certification by June 29
Read more: Government Contractors: Complete Company Affirmative Action Plan Certification by June 29For Federal Government Contractors, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced last week that its Contractor Certification Portal opens tomorrow, March 31. As part of this opening, companies must complete Affirmative Action Program (AAP) certification through the OFCCP’s Contractor Portal by June 29. Covered Government Contractors must use the Contractor Portal to certify,…
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Talent Management: A Strategy Tailor-Made for Today’s Tight Employment Market
Read more: Talent Management: A Strategy Tailor-Made for Today’s Tight Employment MarketCan the US employment market be any tighter? As of January 2023, the US unemployment rate was 3.4% – a level not seen since 1969, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. With this dynamic, a recurring challenge for companies and organizations is working to retain their talented employees while still trying to recruit…
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Letter from impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell
Read more: Letter from impactHR’s Kelly MitchellWith the Holidays upon us, I hope you’re enjoying the spirit of the season with the opportunity soon to unwind and rest before the new year begins. With the season in mind, I want to convey my sincere gratitude to all of our clients and partners whom we’ve worked with throughout this year. I’m inspired…
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Three Experts Discuss Fostering Good Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace
Read more: Three Experts Discuss Fostering Good Mental Health and Wellness in the WorkplaceWith one in five US adults experiencing mental illnesses annually, employer flexibility can help employees get effective treatments and maintain their productivity and wellness in the workplace, according to three experts in mental health and the workplace who presented at impactHR’s impactBreakfast event last month. impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell joined with Kerry Graves, Executive Director, NAMI…