2024: The Rise of The Gen Z Workforce and Other New Workplace Trends
The rise of the Gen Z workforce and three other important workplace trends are set to have a huge impact on the world of work in 2024 and beyond. Employers and Human Resources professionals who recognize these new trends and have planned for their potential impact will have a substantial leg-up on competitors who choose…
Read MoreWhen using AI for recruiting it may inadvertently also increase recruiting bias
Artificial Intelligence is here to stay, and individuals from all walks of life will need to make adjustments to its increasing prevalence in a diverse array of fields and industries. Education is already grappling with the impact of AI platforms such as ChatGPT on paper composition. The writers and actors guild strike has AI-related issues…
Read More2023-Prohibited Interview Questions You Aren’t Allowed To Ask
Interviewing a job candidate is a great opportunity to get a better sense of whether the individual would be a good fit for your open position, beyond the details contained in their resume. However, in an attempt to get to know a candidate better, interviewers can sometimes (usually inadvertently) ask prohibited interview questions that violate…
Read MoreHot Desking vs Desk Hoteling: Which is the Better Hybrid Office Workplace Environment?
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more companies have transitioned to hybrid office workplace environments, and this shift seems likely to remain in place in some form even after the current health crisis has passed. Many of these hybrid work arrangements involve employees spending some of their time working remotely and some…
Read MoreThe other COVID side effect: The Great Employee Resignation
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US workers are voluntarily quitting their jobs at record-breaking rates across almost all segments of the economy. The numbers are staggering; in the month of August alone, 4.3 million people – around 2.9 percent of the workforce – voluntarily quit their jobs in the US. This great employee…
Read MoreSmall Business HR Outsourcing
Small business HR outsourcing has become an increasingly popular option for many small business owners due to a variety of reasons. First off, many small businesses don’t have the resources or expertise to recruit, train, and maintain a qualified in-house HR staff. Human resources outsourcing can enable small businesses to save money while still benefiting from the wide array of services that in the…
Read MoreAre You Sure You Know the Difference when Classifying Someone as your Employee vs. an Independent Contractor?
Making a worker classification mistake when trying to determine if someone is an employee or a contractor can sometimes be both costly and time-consuming. At worst, it can result in expensive and resource-draining lawsuits or enforcement actions from the IRS and/or other government entities, and at best it may only impact staff morale and productivity.…
Read MoreHow to do successful Virtual Employee Onboarding during COVID-19
Successful virtual employee onboarding has become the most crucial part of the hiring process during the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual employee onboarding has become a requirement for organizations that now rely on a partially or completely remote workforce. However, the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic era have revealed that many companies are ill-prepared to conduct virtual…
Read MoreWhy Should Businesses Choose Payroll Outsourcing?
The importance of correctly managing employee payrolling, combined with the sheer complexity of state and federal regulations, has led many business owners and CEOs to choose payroll outsourcing. The reasons for payroll outsourcing usually vary depending on the company and workforce size. For many smaller businesses, the lack of resources to hire the necessary qualified and…
Read MoreWorking in a COVID-19 World: The New Normal
COVID-19 has created a new normal for how we work. You might be working from a new home office setup or you may have gone back to work at your company office that now has some form of dividers and/or physical distance separation. In either new COVID-19 workplace scenario there are issues and concerns that…
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