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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.
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...Banker
Paycor + Regions Bank: A Homerun Partnership for the Birmingham Barons
Providing fans with an unforgettable experience is paramount for the Birmingham Barons. From sales and ticket takers to concessions and ballpark operations the entire Barons staff plays a vital role in making home games at Regions Field a can’t miss event for the community. And as preparation starts for opening day, hiring takes off. With nearly 700 seasonal employees hired each year, the Barons rely on Paycor to help automate manual HR processes like payroll, reporting and timekeeping.Check out this video to learn how Paycor has increased efficiency and streamlined HR operations for the Barons.Broker
How to Help Your Clients Prove Their Value to the C-Suite
HR professionals are sitting on a goldmine of data, but they’re constantly fighting an uphill battle when it comes to proving their value to the C-suite. For starters, they aren’t data scientists and often lack the support, resources and budget needed to make sense of the data, let alone measure its financial impact.In 2015, 20% of business leaders trusted HR to use data to anticipate and help fill talent needs. By 2018, that number dropped to only 11%. The problem is twofold: some HR teams (especially if you are a solo practitioner) still spend too much time on transactional HR functions that should be automated. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for much else. Secondly, HR often doesn’t have the tools they need to access or interpret...HR
HR Metrics Cheat Sheet
The answers to HR’s most pressing business problems—everything from troubleshooting a recruiting pipeline to predicting labor costs, overtime and turnover—are in their company’s HR, payroll, ATS and time systems. But HR professionals are constantly fighting an uphill battle. They 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. The ONE THING high-performing HR teams do differently. 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...
Employee Efficiency: 12 Tips to Increase Productivity
Disengaged Workers Generate Losses, Not Profits Labor costs are the number one expense for most businesses, so it’s important to make sure you’re getting the most bang for your buck. Disengaged workers cause massive losses in productivity – between $450 and $500 billion annually.You’ve Heard it a Thousand Times: Culture Affects Productivity Businesses that want their companies to prosper should focus their efforts on employee well-being and engagement to improve efficiency. It is also just as vital to look at ways to improve the overall company culture to help make everyone more productive.Looking to enhance the efficiency of your employees? Check out these tips you can implement today: 1. Consider allowing employees to work from home...Banker
How to Help Your Clients Find Metrics that Matter
The answer to some of your clients’ most pressing business problems are in their HR data. After reviewing proprietary data from nearly 3,000 Paycor clients, we found the most successful HR teams map people management metrics to business outcomes. Measuring the data that matters most to the C-suite makes HR invaluable.And they need the CFO to lead the way.As a trusted advisor, encourage your clients and CFOs to help their HR teams become more data-driven and track metrics by asking a few simple questions. And if their HR & Payroll platform is incapable of giving them answers (as well as explaining the “why” behind the “what”), maybe it’s time they switch to a new provider.Paycor Analytics takes the complexity out of workforce analysis...Banker
6 Questions Your Clients Need to Ask HR
HR is sitting on a goldmine of data that has the power to impact not only an organization’s bottom line, but the day-to-day operations. Unfortunately, there’s a precedence of not being able to convey that critical data in a way that influences the C-suite. HR often doesn’t have the tools they need to access, much less interpret, the data.But that’s exactly what needs to happen. After reviewing proprietary data from nearly 3,000 Paycor clients, we found the most successful HR teams are able to map people management metrics to business outcomes. To help your clients measure what matters, CFOs need HR to become more data driven. Here’s a look at some of the questions your clients need to ask in order to measure the metrics that matter most...Broker
3 Ways to Help Your Clients Reduce Turnover
In July 2019, 3.6 million people quit their jobs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. That’s the highest number of individuals who voluntarily left their workplace in a given month since the BLS started tracking the metric in December 2000.Every business experiences employee turnover—there’s no way to avoid it. But in today’s tight labor market, employers need to put their best foot forward in order to attract desirable candidates and keep their top performers. Check with your clients to see if they’re using the following tactics to help reduce turnover at their organization. Hire Good, Quality PeopleSounds like a no-brainer, right? To help ensure you’re getting quality candidates,...
Webinar: October Web Summit - Self Care for the HR Pro
Why do employers continue to invest in innovative programs related to mindfulness, mental health, diet and exercise, financial wellness, sleep and stress management? Because improved employee well-being leads to increased worker productivity. And, employees are demanding it.But as HR leaders are tasked with designing and administering wellness programs for their employees, they may not take time to invest in their own health and well-being.With the ever-increasing demands of work and life, it’s more crucial than ever to prioritize self-care. In this session, we’ll discuss 5 key self-care areas for HR pros, and how you can take positive steps to becoming better and healthier at work and in life.Speaker: Jennifer McClureJennifer McClure is...CFO
The CFO Playbook: 10 Metrics to Transform Your HR Team
CFOs are losing faith in HR’s ability to solve problems with data. In 2015, 20% of business leaders trusted HR to use data to anticipate and fill talent needs. That number dropped to 11% in 2018.*HR teams (especially teams of one) still spend too much time on transactional HR functions that should be automated. If your HR processes are still manual, or worse, paper-based, your team simply doesn’t have time to do much else. Second, HR often doesn’t have the tools they need to access, much less interpret, data.Download our CFO playbook to discover: - 10 key metrics HR teams must track - Benchmarks to see how your business stacks up*Harvard Business Review
How to Create a Bereavement Leave Policy
Bereavement Leave Goes a Long Way with Employees When an employee’s family member or friend dies, it’s common for them to want to pay their respects. And if the deceased person was an immediate family member, such as a parent or spouse, they will have extra things to take care of. That’s why it’s important to have a bereavement leave policy in place. This type of leave is given to employees so they can: Make funeral arrangements Pay their respects to the deceased person’s family at a wake or visitation Attend the funeral and burial Handle the deceased person’s belongings and will Any other matters that they need to deal with after a death Are Employers Required to Offer Bereavement Leave? The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides...
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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.