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70% of HR professionals spend most of their time managing people. Learn how to get the most out of your time.
The HR Playbook: 10 Metrics That Prove the Value of HR
HR is sitting on a gold mine of data. But there’s a problem—HR professionals aren’t data scientists and they often lack the support, resources and budget needed to make sense of the data, let alone measure its financial impact.Paycor reviewed proprietary data from nearly 3,000 customers and found that many standard HR and recruiting metrics are tactical, in that they track project management, or, at most, basic dollar-in, dollar-out cost analysis. The most successful HR teams map people management metrics to business outcomes.Download our latest playbook to discover: Top challenges that keep the C-suite awake at night 10 key metrics HR teams must track How to calculate each metric Benchmarks to see how you stack up
How and Why to Create an Employee Grievance Policy
Regardless of size or industry, every company will eventually have its share of disputes and disagreements among its employees. These conflicts tend to lead to problems for your business – from unmotivated workers all the way to negative publicity or even employee lawsuits.The Role of Human Resources HR should work closely with management to ensure a formal grievance procedure and policy is in place. Having a formal process gives your employees a practical, efficient way to express their concerns. This enables you to get in front of any problems quickly, so they don’t turn into a bigger issue for your company. Keep in mind, when you address grievances, employees feel respected which is important for engaging and retaining your...HR
Is Holiday Pay Mandatory In Your State?
The FLSA Only Requires Employers to Pay for Time Worked Unlike most of the European Union, the United States has no federal law requiring private companies to pay for national holiday time off (by law, all employees in the EU also get a minimum of 28 paid vacation days). The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires an employer to pay its employees only for time worked. This means that if an employee takes the day off for Christmas, you don’t have to pay them for time not worked. But Most Employers Offer Paid Holidays In practice, though, most private sector employers in the US give their employees the day off for national holidays, or they pay them time-and-a-half for working on the day. Some companies also offer a floating holiday,...
Webinar: October Web Summit - 5 Steps to Become a Strategic HR Leader
Enterprise growth requires executive leadership involvement to change the culture, focus, or services of an organization. To be successful, the growth strategy must focus on many things at once, including people. Every aspect of the organization has to work together, and here’s where HR is crucial. Whether it’s a new product, or a shift in competitive focus, HR is intrinsic to helping the company stay competitive.In order to drive growth and achieve optimal business results, HR and the leadership team must be on the same page with open lines of communication—which can be easier said than done. During this webinar, we’ll share proven tips and tricks to becoming an action-oriented, strategic HR leader. We’ll detail a 5-step process to help...
How to Conduct Exit Interviews
Fully Capitalize on This Underutilized HR Practice The Often-Overlooked Exit Interview In the world of human resources, the focus is always on a strong start. From finding that perfect candidate to conducting a spot-on interview, it’s all about the beginning. However, strong HR practices are not just about the first phase or hiring.Inevitably employees quit, which kicks off the process of wrapping things up and conducting an exit interview. For many companies, the employee exit interview is an afterthought.However, the exit interview is a powerful tool to consistently evolve and optimize company performance and culture. The exit interview is a rare opportunity to get honest and raw feedback about an organization’s effectiveness in many...
Top Signs of Employee Burnout
Employee burnout is more than just dealing with an overwhelming project or working overtime for a few days in a row. It’s a condition in which an employee feels chronic stress, energy depletion and cynicism at work and it can have a number of negative side effects.In fact, employee burnout is so prevalent in the workplace, the World Health Organization officially added “burnout” to its International Classification of Diseases in 2019. Researchers at Harvard Business School estimate employee burnout costs between $125 billion and $190 billion every year in healthcare costs.A key warning sign of burnout is low engagement, which ultimately means low performance and poor business results. It’s not that those employees don’t care, it’s that...
How to Conduct Employee Evaluations
Consistent employee evaluations help remind employees of their manager’s and the company’s expectations for their overall performance. They also give managers valuable insight to use when they make important decisions such as giving a promotion or raise, as well as negative actions like terminations.In typical evaluations, a manager details the employee’s contributions and weaknesses verbally and in writing. Then the manager and employee discuss any areas of improvement in addition to creating future goals and objectives. A lot of companies also ask the employee to submit a self-evaluation.Evaluations Aren’t One-and-Done Or at least they shouldn’t be. Employee evaluations should be an ongoing part of a manager’s duties. Often, employees...
The Benefits of Outsourcing HRM
As your business grows, it’s probably not going to be feasible to have just one or two people running payroll and HR management (HRM) for the entire company. The need for offloading these functions eventually becomes a business necessity. For many companies, the various functions and compliance challenges related to the HR department become far too complex to maintain in-house and fall under this umbrella. HR teams manage multiple functions So, it’s not always obvious which ones can be effectively outsourced. A good first step is to define the role you want HR to play in your company as well as how you want your systems to operate (Software as a Service [SaaS] is one option). We’ve compiled a list of six areas where an outsourced HCM...
Case Study: AMFM
In need of more robust HR and payroll technology to support their fast-growing workforce and eliminate manual work, AMFM turned to Paycor for help. Now, they’ve completely automated their recruiting and hiring processes while offering employees self-service to view pay stubs and update personal information.Read the case study to learn how Paycor helped AMFM improve efficiencies and reduce their average time-to-hire by 10 days.
How to Implement a Dress Code in the Workplace
Your employees probably won’t be thrilled to hear that a dress code is coming. But if done right, they’ll be more likely to accept and adhere to it if you can provide a good reason for requiring a workplace dress code. Here’s a quick post to help you figure out how to put dress code requirements into action at your workplace. Why should I implement a dress code? If you don’t have a formal dress code, you’re not alone. You’ll find plenty of solid rationale for your company to put an employee dress code in place. Most companies that go the dress-code route do so because they want their employees who are customer-facing to look a little more pulled together. Implementing an easy-to-follow dress code can help improve customer perception and...
How Do I Create a Company Dress Code Policy?
Implementing a dress code is a good way for businesses to not only make sure their workforce projects a professional look to associates and customers, but also help prevent harassment and discrimination claims and avoid disciplinary problems.In some ways, manufacturers and restaurants (or any other industry that requires uniforms for safety) have it easy. The only policy they must create is a section for “Allowable Alterations to Uniform.” However, if you don’t fall into this category, here’s the first question you need to answer:Who should be involved in creating your dress code policy?Try including: Legal team Culture team (if applicable) Department heads HR Once you’ve built a solid team, work together to customize the dress code...
2019 HR & Compliance Web Summit: Executive Summary
With 20,000+ registrations, this was Paycor’s biggest and best web summit yet!Industry experts like Jennifer McClure offered actionable insights and advice on all things HR, from self-care for the HR pro to in-the-news compliance issues. If you missed the live webinars you can watch them on our on-demand webinar page.In the meantime, here’s a quick overview of each session. 5 Steps to Become a Strategic HR Leader | Speaker: Lori Kleiman In today’s business environment only 20% of HR professionals interact with the executive suite. Lori Kleiman says it’s time to stop waiting for your gold embroidered invitation and finally take your seat on the leadership team. Ready to become a strategic HR leader? Follow this 5 step plan: Engage...
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Get ExpertisePeople Management is the Foundation of HR
Did you know that, according to Gallup, 70% of an employee’s motivation is influenced by their manager? People management isn’t easy and takes a certain finesse to be successful. You have to be consistent in policy and procedure from the top down. Strong leadership can make all the difference.
A good leader has the ability to interact with different personality types while maintaining fair and impartial judgment. Leaders look out for their teams, from making sure each team member has the right tools and technology to get the job done to making sure there’s a mutually understood common goal, a north star. A good leader wants to see employees succeed and gives constructive feedback to help with business development, personal and professional growth.
A recent Paycor study revealed “bad bosses” is one of the top reasons employees quit. This just reiterates the importance of developing quality managers who are invested in giving their teams a purpose. Check out our People Management content to see how you can transform your people process.