Open enrollment season brings this to nearly every HR pro: Your inbox and voicemail will be full of questions. Employees will be knocking on your door to get their questions answered. Others will stop you in the hall to ask…
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Cursed at lately? Talked over frequently? Ignored often? You aren't imagining it. Workplace manners and office etiquette are getting worse. Seventy-two percent of employees believe etiquette has deteriorated in the past three years, according to data from instantprint. What's worse,…
Lawmakers in several states have proposed bills targeting Ghost Jobs – roles posted that don’t exist or employers don’t intend to fill immediately. One state attorney general is investigating the legality of posting Ghost Jobs and profiting from it. The…
It's open enrollment season, and with it, another round of decisions about next year’s benefits lineup. Medical plan designs usually get the lion’s share of the attention, but spending account providers also impact both cost and administrative workload. As benefits…
The change of seasons brings a unique way to engage your employees, promote team-building and have some fun with employees. And it couldn't be more important than right now: Employee engagement has recently dropped to its lowest since 2020, according…
The first week of October is Customer Service Week! We want to give you the best resources to help you and your team succeed. One of our experts, Myra Golden, is a Customer Service rockstar and has some great tips…
Mention "bad bosses" and people will line up to get a word in on that conversation. But as a manager, you might feel a bit unsettled when the subject comes up. While we're sure it's not true, you wonder: Do…
Slowmaxxing has hit the workplace. It's the latest in the world of "maxxing" -- when people take an activity to the extreme to get major benefits. Slowmaxxing started as a wellness trend centered on mindfulness and slowing down everyday routines.…
Many employees fear that AI will eliminate their jobs. Or change their jobs. While change is very possible, elimination is less likely. In fact, one workplace researcher found that only about 3% of jobs have been lost to AI in…
For years, companies kept changing the nameplate on the top HR job: Personnel became HR, then HR became People or Culture, then People became Talent. You get the drift. And yes, I am going to call all of them Chief…
Most HR leaders spend significant energy on benefits strategy and almost none on payroll strategy, even though payroll is the only touchpoint that reaches every single employee, every pay period. That gap is costing companies more than they realize. The…
Nearly every manager will need to give feedback to employees who aren't always onsite. More than a third of employees do some or all of their work remotely, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So you can only imagine…
Employers are seeing more “spray and pray” applications from job seekers who submit dozens, or even hundreds, of applications with limited assessment of whether each role is a strong fit. But this behavior is not just about impatient candidates. It…
Tired of change? Probably. Able to stop change? Not likely. With AI disrupting almost all workplaces, change is inevitable. And difficult: Less than a third of leaders actually get employees to adopt workplace changes in a healthy way, a Gartner…
Skills-based hiring calls for a new trend that will help employers and employees get hiring even closer to perfect: Job candidates are "skills flipping" -- turning what might be considered negative traits into strengths. It's causing employers to reconsider how…
Many people believe charisma is something you're either born with or you're not. Either you have a silver tongue and a commanding presence, or you're destined to fade into the background. But here's the truth: Charisma is not an exclusive…
