Pay equity is a hot issue that can impact morale, engagement, and retention. Don’t wait for a law to address it. By a 55-vote margin, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) this week. If passed into law, the bill would prohibit employers from asking job candidates about their salary history and require them to demonstrate definitively that pay disparities between men and women are job-related. … [Read more...] about House Passes Paycheck Fairness Act: What’s Next?
(3/28) Survey: New Executives Receive Little or No Onboarding
A recent survey found that executives in the U.S. were 35% less likely to receive formal onboarding, compared to the global average. At the same time, on a scale of 1 to 100, U.S. execs rated their onboarding at a lukewarm 59. Only 36% of U.S. executives said they received any onboarding at all. Of those, only 30% said they were given guidelines on social media or corporate brand responsibility; and just 42% said they received any IT training or protocols. Asked what they would like to address in onboarding, information about the company’s goals and visions, details about the company’s functions, and an overview of the corporate culture topped their wish list. According to the survey, board directors are most likely to go through formal onboarding, while CEOs and presidents are least likely to undergo this activity. Read the full article. … [Read more...] about (3/28) Survey: New Executives Receive Little or No Onboarding
Survey: Employee Trust in Executives Lacking
Employees care: Does management walk the walk when it comes to culture? According to a new survey, employees understand the value of company culture, but they don’t always think that management is effective at communicating or modeling it. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of employees said workplace culture impacts their organization’s success. Three-quarters said that culture influences their own performance; 77% suggested it inspires them to do their best work. Seventy-six percent (76%) said it impacts their productivity and performance, and 74% said culture influences their ability to best serve customers/clients/patients. Sounds great, right? Well, here’s the problem: the survey also showed a major gap between employees’ recognition of culture’s value and … [Read more...] about Survey: Employee Trust in Executives Lacking
(3/27) Could Performance-Based Pay Lead to Depression Among Workers?
A new study suggests that moving to a pay-for-performance compensation system leads to increased use of antidepressants by workers. Researchers found that when companies implemented pay-for-performance, the number of employees using antianxiety and antidepressant medications increased by nearly 6%. The study authors suggested that older workers are driving this date, as it’s more difficult for them to change, learn new roles, and/or adapt to change. Companies that move to pay-for-performance may consider putting more focus on mental health in the workplace, with increased efforts to de-stigmatize these issues and help employees get help. Read the full article. … [Read more...] about (3/27) Could Performance-Based Pay Lead to Depression Among Workers?
G.I. Jobs: Hiring Vets Is a Winning Proposition
In a tight labor market, veterans can help solve your workforce woes. Many employers look to veterans as a pool of potential employees. Now they can be rewarded for their efforts. The U.S. Department of Labor is accepting applications for the 2019 HIRE vets Medallion Award Program, which recognizes employers for their investment in recruiting, employing, and retaining our nation’s veterans. The award signals your commitment to veteran hiring and retention, letting potential applicants and clients know that you’re a veteran-friendly business. View the award criteria and apply here. If you haven’t get looked to veterans as potential employees, it’s not too late; and the benefits are numerous. … [Read more...] about G.I. Jobs: Hiring Vets Is a Winning Proposition
(3/26) Should You Adjust Your Hiring Criteria?
When you have trouble finding the perfect person for the job, consider reexamining your hiring criteria. Loosening the requirements may help you attract promising candidates who are less than a perfect match but who could be great workers. Consider some key questions: What qualification are absolutely essential to the job? What skills can a candidate learn on the job or with additional training? What skills and abilities are desirable but not “must-haves?” If you’re still unsure about someone, you could make a temp-to-hire arrangement. Read the full article. … [Read more...] about (3/26) Should You Adjust Your Hiring Criteria?
Bright Ideas Are Everywhere: Make Innovation Work for You
Are you making the most of creative innovators in your organization? Innovation is essential to getting ahead, especially in a tight employment market. HR can help create a culture of innovation and encourage employees to be visionaries and problem solvers. This process starts with brainstorming, but it doesn’t end with a good idea. Innovation is a process that starts with people asking “what if?” and moves on to involve planning, developing, testing, changing, retesting, and—yes—sometimes failure. In the end, though, innovation results in better systems, products, materials, and tools that make improve work and life. So now that you understand the innovation process, what’s next? … [Read more...] about Bright Ideas Are Everywhere: Make Innovation Work for You
(3/25) Employers Embrace Artificial Intelligence for HR
According to a recent study, 83% of U.S. employers rely on some for of technology. For HR purposes, 56% use chatbots to look up information such as companies benefits, while 41% use these tech tools to engage with employees during recruitment. Elsewhere, 44% of companies use data such as social media profiles to identify the best candidates, and 40% employ artificial intelligence (AI) to screen and assess candidates during recruitment. Companies planning to invest in AI say they will focus on chatbots for employee self-service, the ability to identify employees at risk of leaving, help in performance management, and customizing or improving compensation benchmarking. While more than half of employers expect AI and automation to replace up to 20% of their current jobs, experts suggest that these same technologies will create 58 million new jobs by 2022. [Read more...] about (3/25) Employers Embrace Artificial Intelligence for HR
Employee Journey Mapping: Track Worker Experience to Improve Recruitment, Retention
Sometimes it’s the journey, not the destination; employee journey mapping can help everyone enjoy the trip. Journey mapping, though typically associated with efforts to track customer/patient encounters, can help you identify the moments that matter to employees in their work experience. What is journey mapping? Generally, it is a process in which you visually plot out the experience your employees have in their tenure with your business, helping to identify opportunities for improvement and highlighting the good and bad parts of the experience. Employee journey mapping enables HR to examine what employees are saying about the organization (for instance, on social media) and determine how closely their experiences match what is described in recruitment and hiring materials. Via mapping, HR can track each stage of employment to understand how it impacts the worker’s experience holistically. … [Read more...] about Employee Journey Mapping: Track Worker Experience to Improve Recruitment, Retention
(3/22) What’s Keeping HR Up at Night in 2019?
A new survey suggests that one-third of HR leaders stay awake at night worrying about employee engagement, compared to 29% a year earlier. Nearly three-quarters (72%) expressed concern about losing talent over the next 12 months, compared to 67% last year. Respondents identified top strategies to keep workers engaged: employee communication (59%), providing workers with additional training and development (55%), increasing and improving leader and manager training (52%), assisting employees in their career development (52%), increasing recognition and feedback (42%), and changing compensation (32%). HR leaders said they are spending their time on recruiting (45%), employee relations (32%), and benefits, talent management, and leadership development (all tied at 27%). Read the full article. … [Read more...] about (3/22) What’s Keeping HR Up at Night in 2019?
