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4 Tips for Designing an Accessible and Inclusive Website

December 16, 2022 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Over the past decade, accessibility and inclusivity have become a priority in web design. However, there’s still a long way to go in both areas.

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Filed Under: Communication

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9 Reasons Why Unlimited PTO Is Beneficial For Any Workplace

January 11, 2022 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

Have you considered offering unlimited PTO? Our partners at Terkel asked HR/recruiting professionals and business leaders their insights on offering unlimited PTO and the benefit it brings to remote, hybrid and in-person workplaces.

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Filed Under: Benefits, Communication, General, HR Strategy, Talent Tagged With: Hybrid Work, In office work, Remote Work, Unlimited PTO

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Astron Solutions’ 2021 Wrap-Up: Our Key Takeaways

December 21, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

2021 has flown by! We find ourselves at the end of another year. In this last Astronology® for 2021, we will recap some emerging HR trends we saw in the year.

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Filed Under: Communication, General, HR Strategy Tagged With: Compensation, COVID-19, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy, Human Resources, Workplace Culture

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Upskilling in 2021

August 3, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers survey showed that 68% of companies invested in reskilling or upskilling to handle changes within the organization. 65% invested in training employees on new technologies.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy, Performance Management Tagged With: Employee Retention, Employee Training, HR Strategy, Productivity, Reskilling, Upskilling

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Human Resources and Employee Well-being: Are We Doing Enough?

February 16, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

One topic that has garnered a lot of awareness in Human Resources is employee well-being. For several years, Deloitte’s annual Global Human Capital Trends survey has acknowledged a growing concern surrounding employee well-being and how well-being affects employers.

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Filed Under: Benefits, Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy Tagged With: COVID-19, Employee Well-being, Employee Wellbeing, HR, HR Benefits, Human Resources, Human Resources Benefits, Well-Being

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Talent Acquisition: Finding and Landing High-Quality Hires

July 21, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Many of us may have not realized how much we still rely on face to face, in-person contact in order complete common yet critical tasks such as hiring new employees.

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Filed Under: Communication, Compensation, Employee Retention Tagged With: COVID19, Job Recruitment, New Hires, Quality New Hire, Talent Acquisition

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Where Do We Start?

June 23, 2020 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are topics we cannot ignore. Recent events have made it clear to businesses and organizations that there is a need for everyone to take an internal review of their DEI practices, and strengthen as appropriate.

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Filed Under: Communication, Compensation, Employee Relations, Employee Retention Tagged With: Diversity, Employee Engagement, HR, Human Resources, Inclusion, Pay Equity, Workplace Diversity, Workplace Equity, Workplace Inclusion

Professional Feedback in 2020

June 9, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

A 2016 Forbes article noted that only 29% of 30,000 employees were “always” aware of their performance at work. This is a concerning statistic for many organizations.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy Tagged With: Constructive Feedback in 2020, COVID-19, Professional Feedback, Workplace Communication, Workplace Culture

HR and the Gig Economy

May 26, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

The “Gig Economy,” or freelance work, has grown tremendously in the last four years. The gig economy is often, but not always, based in technology.

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Filed Under: Communication, Compensation, Employee Relations Tagged With: COVID-19, employment, gig economy, HR, Human Resources

COVID-19 Employee Leave and Compensation

April 28, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Many employees have spent close to two months (to date) staying at home in order to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19.

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Filed Under: Communication, Compensation, Workplace Environment Tagged With: CARES ACT, Compensation, COVID-19, COVID19, Expanded FMLA Leave, Federal Paid Sick Leave, FFCRA, Incentives, Paycheck Protection Program, Post COVID Compensation, Telework

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