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Addressing the Cannabis Conundrum

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Are you ready to handle the issues, challenges of legal medical cannabis?

Currently, 33 states and the District of Columbia have approved the use of medical cannabis for various illnesses and conditions; and more states are likely to follow suit. At the same time, recreational marijuana use is currently legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia.

While details of the laws vary from state to state, experts suggest a few steps you can take to ensure your organization is complying with employment and medical cannabis laws in your jurisdiction.

Survey Reveals Surprising Employee Views on Benefits, Compensation, and Fairness

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Think your workers don’t pay attention to fairness in pay and promotions? Think again.

Organization, with HR’s guidance, must ensure that rewards programs are based on solid principles of fairness and equity that engage employees from all different backgrounds and experiences. According to a recent WorldatWork survey, HR professionals indicated that employees are concerned about how their employers base promotions, pay, and career development.  More than half of respondents said that their workers complain about these issues at least occasionally.

Use Careers in Aging Week to Attract New Employees All Year

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This special event is a great opportunity to bring awareness, visibility to careers in the aging field.

HR professionals can use Careers in Aging Week (CIAW), March 3-9, to promote jobs in post-acute and long-term care and attract new employees throughout the year. There are many tools and resources available; and you can take these and customize your own creative approach.

Start by viewing a brief video about “The Information and Tools You need to Promote Careers in Aging Week.”  There are other videos that you can use to promote aging-related jobs and careers. These include Non-Academic Careers in Aging and Trends in Aging. There also are online resources such as a directory of educational programs in gerontology and geriatrics, and tip sheets on topics such as “Reflections on Careers in Aging.”

IT and HR: Partner for a Formidable Cybercrime-Fighting Duo

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Working together, IT and HR can combine their skills to thwart cybersecurity attacks.

Despite the best efforts of savvy businesses and high-tech pros, cyberattacks are on the rise; and cyber criminals actually are getting more prolific and sophisticated. As these attacks ramp up, fighting cybersecurity is no longer just the job of the IT department. HR also has an important role to play. By partnering with your IT, you can combine your efforts to foil cybercrime in your organization.

Report: Four Facets of Hiring Focus

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Some surprising trends are driving hiring success in a tight marketplace.

LinkedIn’s Global Talent Trends 2019 report, featuring a survey of talent professionals, identifies four major trends that will drive hiring this year and beyond. These suggest some important paradigm shifts and a growing demand from job candidates for employer accountability and transparency.

Use Internal Audits to Prevent Wage Woes

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Wage and hour violations are on the rise. Avoid headaches, risks with internal audits.

In 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recovered a record $304 million in wages from employers for wage and hour law violations. These kind of “wage theft” accusations continue to present a huge risk for employers. Internal wage and hour audits can enable you to manage this risk. Specifically, they will help uncover areas of risk you need to address and provide or contribute to a “good-faith” defense to wage and hour claims.

Don’t Ignore Stress; Embrace It for a Happier Workplace

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In an exclusive interview, best-selling author Peter Hanson, MD, talks HR, stress, and modern life.

Physician and author of The Joy of Stress Peter Hanson, MD, puts stress into perspective. While it’s true that we are faced with an explosion in technology, a fast-changing world, a rapidly evolving healthcare system, and challenges balancing work and family, he reminds us that our forefathers dealt with life-threatening plagues, famine, and environmental dangers. “Our ancestors were being attacked by wild animals, while we complain because we our Wi-Fi is slow,” he says. When you think about it that way, he suggests, our stresses seem eminently manageable.

Making a Home at Work for Internet of Things

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From smartphones to connected thermometers, focus on the Internet of Things in HR and beyond.

Whether you realize it or not, the Internet of Things (IoT) has made its way into your organization; and experts predict that more than half of new businesses will run on IoT technology by 2020.

What is IoT? Generally, it’s pretty much everything connected to the Internet, from simple sensors to smartphones and tools such as Alexa and Home. Partnering these connected devices with automated systems enables organizations to collect and analyze information and devise action plans accordingly. IoT empowers companies to be more efficient, saving time and money while increasing accuracy and quality.

Three Obstacles to Stellar Employee Performance

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There are obstacles that have the potential to derail even the best employees, and you need to identify these hurdles to get over them.

My article last week talked about eight areas of inquiry to help assess performance and give the manager the information required to not only enhance performance, but also to create dialogue and increase commitment.

Here, we will explore three common performance obstacles and how to address them.