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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...
3 Reasons to Invest in a Learning Culture: Recruit, Retain, Engage
Learning is a win/win for employers and employees. Learning-driven organizations tend to be more efficient, create more customer value and market leadership, and report higher customer satisfaction. Employees of all ages, especially Millennials, see re-skilling and upskilling as critically important, and often it’s the deciding factor in their decisions to take a new job or stay at their current company.In Paycor’s Guide, “3 Reasons to Invest in a Learning Culture,” you’ll learn how to invest in and build a learning culture. You’ll also learn the “why behind the what,” and see firsthand how your company’s learning impacts your ability to recruit, retain and engage talented people.Download Paycor’s Guide for actionable tips and insights...
Case Study: Shelba Johnson Trucking
After experiencing numerous implementation challenges and unreliable customer support Shelba Johnson Trucking had enough and began searching for a reliable HR and payroll provider. Read the case study below to learn how Paycor’s HCM platform helped eliminate manual processes and offer supervisors more visibility into hours worked and time off requests.
The Top 10 HR Conferences You Should Know About
In today’s hot HR climate, there are thousands of conferences to choose from. Some conferences are solely focused on trends and technology. Other conferences are industry-specific like the HR Healthcare Conference or the Leap HR Manufacturing Conference. Which one will benefit you and your team the most? The Top Human Resources Conferences for 2020 SHRM Talent Conference & Exposition 2020 Companies that really soar know how to find the top talent right from the start. This conference is all about modern hiring and how to find the hottest talent, even in today’s competitive rapid-pace hiring atmosphere. June 28 - July 1, 2020 San Diego Convention Center $1,195 - $2,465 2020 SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference While HR law...
Active Shooter Policy: What Employers Need to Know in 2020
Always Be Prepared for Emergency Situations in the Workplace It’s a sad reality that many people have a looming fear of active shooters in the workplace. Unfortunately, their fears aren’t misguided. According to the FBI, 60% of active shooter incidents occur in businesses. However, as an employer there are actionable steps you can take to prevent an active shooting, ease employee concerns and protect your people. Step 1: Form a Planning Team It’s important that your planning team has representation from departments across the business, as well as first responders. In the same breath, the planning team should be small enough to encourage close collaboration, yet large enough that it doesn’t put the burden on any one person. The planning...
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...
Buyer's Guide To HCM And Payroll Technology
An HCM platform is the foundation of your business, and choosing the technology is one of the most important decisions you'll make.
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.