After years of analyzing millennials, HR leaders are striving to decipher the next generation of job candidates: Gen Z. Thus far, this group comprising people born between 1997 and 2012 has kept employers on their toes, challenging the status quo…
HR Technology
Hiring and recruiting are more complicated than ever. Those difficulties go beyond just finding the right person for the specific opening you have. What about candidates who are well-suited to your company, not just to your current positions? Keeping track…
Even if payroll at your company is mostly handled by the finance department, it's still up to HR to provide some oversight. After all, getting the required data right -- such as employee salaries, hours worked and benefits deductions --…
Today’s HR teams work with various digital tools that assist with everything from recruitment and onboarding to payroll and employee engagement. Though helpful, managing an increasing number of software solutions can quickly become complicated and expensive. We're going to explore…
Employee recognition programs are no longer just a nice-to-have -- they've become a cornerstone for companies of every size, from tech giants like Google to startups and small businesses. These programs are swiftly gaining traction as a key strategy to…
HR automation was my lifeline when I joined the startup MyPlanAdvocate as its first director of people and talent strategy. I’d never worked for a startup, nor had I built an HR department from scratch. My experience was with established…
HR technology is the software and systems used to manage human resources functions within organizations. As businesses increasingly rely on technology to get things done, so too do HR professionals. HR tech tools designed for the different aspects of HR…
What happens when technology fails -- and leaves companies and employees in the dark? From a major IT global outage or local internet glitch to a cyber attack or data breach, many HR pros and their companies aren't prepared for…
A couple of years ago, actor Tom Hollander — famed for his role as Cutler Beckett in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, in addition to other films and TV shows — revealed he mistakenly received a “seven-figure” paycheck belonging…
Even the most well-intentioned employee training programs can fail if underlying systems and metrics don't support the desired outcomes. In my 20+ years in learning and development, there is nothing that has frustrated me more than developing a person’s ability…
It's summer vacation time and a lot of your people are using their PTO. Or are they? Some of your employees could be at risk for turnover-causing burnout, disengagement or mental health struggles because they're not using their PTO benefits.…
With 78% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, many employees walk a financial tightrope each month to cover various bills and rising living costs. Faced with this mounting stress, jobs that offer financial wellness benefits are standing out in the…
One survey found that a staggering 76% of HR leaders believe not adopting AI solutions within the next two years will hinder their organization's success compared to competitors who embrace this technology. But can AI be specifically harnessed to improve…
The biggest pain points of small business HR are employee benefits and payroll tax filing, according to a survey by HR software company Justworks and Harris Poll. Julia D'Amico, the VP of benefits at Justworks, commented in an interview that…
Once considered a primarily administrative function, HR has changed dramatically -- and it might be time for a new HR paradigm Organizations now face complex, “post-industrial age” challenges that simply cannot be solved without the HR function playing a central…
The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is typically at least twice as high as it is for those without disabilities, according to UN data. But according to a survey by SHRM, 97% of HR managers said that employees with…
