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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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HR Trends for 2021

December 8, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

What an unpredictable year it has been for everyone! Despite all the uncertainty in the world, you have been a positive constant for Astron.

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Relations, HR Strategy, HR Technology, New Year Projections, Performance Management, Talent Tagged With: 2021 Compensation and Benefits, 2021 Work Culture, COVID-19, HR 2021, HR 2021 Projections, HR Legislation, HR Technology, Human Resources, Human Resources Technology

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Preparing for Possible Human Resources Policy Changes in 2021 and Beyond

November 24, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

As the dust continues to settle after an intense election season, it is important for Human Resources to take stock of its current concerns and prepare for possible adjustments & new hot topics.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, General, Legislation, Workplace Environment Tagged With: 2020 Election, 401(k), 401(k) Tax Break, COVID-19, Federal Minimum Wage, HR Legislation

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People Analytics in Times of Change

August 4, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

In the era of big data, people analytics has become a growing factor in organizational decisions made by human resources and executive leadership.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Talent, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Big Data, COVID-9, HR Analytic, Organizational Change, People Analytics, Remote Work, Talent Analytics

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

2020 Earth Day: Let’s Celebrate!

April 14, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

This year, Earth Day’s 50th celebration falls on April 22nd. By celebrating Earth Day, a response to earth’s growing environmental crisis, the world continues to learn how to preserve the planet we all call home.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Earth Day 2020, Earth Day Celebration, Earth Day Remote Work, Earthday, EARTHDAY 2020, Earthday Remote Work, Remote Work

Information You Need Now: COVID-19’s Impacts on Total Rewards

March 17, 2020 by John Sazaklis Leave a Comment

Coronavirus. COVID-19. These two words have been increasingly on our minds and in conversations daily. At this point, most of the world has been affected by the current coronavirus strain, COVID-19.

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Filed Under: Communication, Compensation, Employee Relations Tagged With: Compensation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, FMLA, HR Compensation, Human Resources, Layoffs, OSHA, Pandemic 2020

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