Buckle up, because cyber security issues aren’t going away in 2019. In fact, they may increase and take some challenging new forms. However, there are some steps you can take to prepare. Cybersecurity is on everyone’s mind these days, as businesses and individuals alike recently saw their private information exposed by a Marriott and Starwood security breach that affected millions. In the 12 months from March 2017 to 2018 alone, there were 2,216 data breaches and more than 53,000 cybersecurity incidents reported in 65 countries. By understanding the challenges ahead, you can be ready. … [Read more...] about Don’t Panic—Prepare; Experts Predict Cybersecurity Challenges for New Year
(11/30) With Paid Leave Laws Expanding, You Need to Update Your Attendance Policies – TLNT.com
In lieu of national expansions, states are leading the way in the paid leave trends. At least 10 states have now passed paid sick leave laws, many of which require employers to accrue an employee’s paid leave time to some extent. Since state-by-state expansion of paid leave creates headaches for multistate employers, HR teams need to review leave-time policies to ensure regulatory compliance and continued efficiency when an employee is out sick or on leave. Read the Full Article. … [Read more...] about (11/30) With Paid Leave Laws Expanding, You Need to Update Your Attendance Policies – TLNT.com
Would Your Safety Incentive Program Violate OSHA Standards?
Safety incentive programs have great intentions but can be a legal risk if employees feel silenced. Safety incentive programs can be dodgy business, especially if employees feel compelled to keep quiet about incidents in order to preserve the clean record of their unit—or their manager. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued clarifications on its Workplace Safety Incentive Programs and Post-Incident Drug Testing interpretations, first issued in May 2018. … [Read more...] about Would Your Safety Incentive Program Violate OSHA Standards?
(11/29) 2018 Recruiter Nation Survey: The Tipping Point and The Next Chapter in Recruiting – Jobvite
Unemployment has dipped to its lowest level since 1969, putting candidates in the driver’s seat. In order to attract millennials and Generation Z’ers, HR teams will need to embrace new methods of recruitment and hiring communication, including via social media, diversity outreach and a much deeper attention to onboarding training, notes Jobvite’s latest survey. Read the Full Article. … [Read more...] about (11/29) 2018 Recruiter Nation Survey: The Tipping Point and The Next Chapter in Recruiting – Jobvite
Successful Succession Planning in All Departments
HR directors play a crucial role in helping C-suite executives plan for the next generation of corporate leadership, but don’t forget about the other departments. Succession planning is often viewed as a company’s plan for assuring business continuity and brand strength when a member of the C-suite retires or leaves. But smart HR leaders will extend succession planning concepts across the company, especially for key positions within each department. … [Read more...] about Successful Succession Planning in All Departments
Substance Abuse in the Workplace
Think your staff is blessedly free from addiction and drug abuse issues? Statistics say you’re probably wrong, especially about the growing opioid crisis. Maybe an employee takes a stimulant to get through that 12-hour shift. Or pops a prescription pain killer, originally given for a back injury but now used to “feel better.” Drug abuse in the workplace doesn’t look like it used to. Today, one of the fastest-growing substance misuse categories is actually medication prescribed by a doctor—including the highly addictive opioids. How do these trends impact your workforce, and what can you do about it? … [Read more...] about Substance Abuse in the Workplace
(11/28) Five Controversial Health Actions on Trump’s Agenda – The Hill
Despite the mid-term changes to the House, the Trump Administration is preparing to forge ahead with several controversial healthcare initiatives, including a loosening of emergency preparedness and safety rules for nursing homes and new requirements for state Medicaid recipients. But the policies on immigrant workers could have the most impact on post-acute HR, since nursing homes and home healthcare make heavy use of foreign employees with work permits. Read the Full Article. … [Read more...] about (11/28) Five Controversial Health Actions on Trump’s Agenda – The Hill
How to Perk Up Your Perks
When it comes to perks, there’s a big disconnect between what employees want and what employers offer. With unemployment at nearly an all-time low, HR departments can expect a tougher battle for quality talent. One way to entice applicants is to offer perks that will differentiate your corporate culture from others who are competing locally for the same employee pool. When designing perks, the biggest mistake employers make is assuming they know what their employees value most. There’s actually quite a disconnect between what employers think are good perks and what employees actually want, notes global HR giant Robert Half, which surveyed more than 1,500 employees and 600 HR managers about corporate culture and perks. … [Read more...] about How to Perk Up Your Perks
(11/27) PE Firms Target Healthcare Staffing Services – Levin Associates
Next year, filling staffing gaps may mean working with a new company. Private equity (PE) firms are hot on healthcare staffing services, gobbling up service companies as demand for healthcare staffing grows. In 2018, 18 healthcare service companies were acquired by PE firms, hoping to grab a bigger piece of the staffing services pie and expand their markets while demand is high and unemployment is at a near-record low. Read the Full Article. … [Read more...] about (11/27) PE Firms Target Healthcare Staffing Services – Levin Associates
Why Your ATS System isn’t the Holy Grail
Artificial intelligence applicant tracking systems are supposed to cut the work, but one major U.S. company discovered they also were cutting valid candidates. In 2014, e-commerce giant Amazon began experimenting with its own software to streamline the process of sorting through piles of applicant resumes. The program had built-in artificial intelligence to look for the skills the company valued and then rank applicants with one to five stars. “Everyone wanted this holy grail,” an unnamed source at Amazon told Reuters. “They literally wanted it to be an engine where I’m going to give you 100 resumes, it will spit out the top five, and we’ll hire those.” But recently, Amazon’s tech gurus discovered a problem: The system seemed to be docking applicants for being female. … [Read more...] about Why Your ATS System isn’t the Holy Grail
