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Employee Relations

How to Become an Employer of Choice in a Tight Labor Market

March 3, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

An article from The Conference Board states that “with the unemployment rate near historic lows, employers are facing significant recruitment and retention difficulties.” This is supported by the January 2020 Small Business Optimism Index.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, Employee Retention, Recruitment, Talent Tagged With: Astronology®, Employee Brand, Small Business Optimism Index, The Conference Board

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The Employer Brand: Essential in Today’s Talent Market

February 18, 2020 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

A Fall 2019 Gartner article highlights that more than half of HR leaders say they are having more trouble attracting candidates with the exact skill sets required by hiring managers than they did five years ago.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Employer Brand, HR Marketing

Looking Ahead: HR Trends for 2020

December 10, 2019 by Cassandra Carver 3 Comments

2019 has flown by! Astron wants to thank all of our Astronology® readers for a wonderful 20th anniversary year. As per Astronology® tradition, our last article of the year will be our thoughts on possible HR trends and hot topics for the coming new year.

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Filed Under: Communication, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Workplace Environment Tagged With: HR Legislation, HR Technology in 2020, HR Trends, Work Culture & Work Performance

What is HR’s Role in Employee Engagement?

November 12, 2019 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

By guest author: Josh Fechter – Josh is the co-founder and CEO of Squibler. He’s written five books and thousands of blog posts.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Work Environment

The Impact of Absenteeism in the Workplace

October 29, 2019 by Cassandra Carver 2 Comments

By guest author: Alan Price is Peninsula’s Group Operations Director and CEO of BrightHR, the most popular HR software and support service for SMEs in the UK.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, Uncategorized, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Wellness, Work Harassment

What Employers Need to Know About Medical Marijuana and The Workplace

July 9, 2019 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

By guest author: pmphrblog for Portnoy, Messinger, Pearl & Associates, Inc. Tri-State area human resources and labor relations consulting firm.

As of today, ten states and the District of Columbia have decriminalized or legalized the use of recreational marijuana, and 33 states have adopted measures to legalize medical marijuana use.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, Legislation, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Marijuana and The Workplace, Work Policy

Effective Performance Appraisal Processes

June 11, 2019 by Cassandra Carver 2 Comments

Annual employee performance appraisals can be an arduous task when considering employee attitude and the clarity of communication between the employer & the employee.

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Relations, Employee Retention Tagged With: 360 Degree Feedback, Objectives & Metrics, Performance Appraisal, Performance Management, Rating Scales, Self-Evaluation

Presenteeism

April 16, 2019 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Throughout the month of April, many of us hear the coughs and sniffles that come along with spring weather allergies. But what if those allergies are more chronic, and possibly hindering your productivity?

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Filed Under: Benefits, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, General, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Allergy Season, Presenteeism, Workplace Culture

HR Consumerization: Just a Trend, or Cutting-Edge Talent Retention Approach?

April 2, 2019 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

What is HR Consumerization? How is it being utilized to attract and retain talent? HR Consumerization is a new concept for many.

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Filed Under: Benefits, Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy, Incentive Pay Plans Tagged With: Employee Advocacy, Flexible Workspace, HR Consumerization

HR Functions and Outsourcing

March 19, 2019 by Cassandra Carver 4 Comments

In an attempt to conserve funds and to enable human resources professionals to focus on more critical & strategic concerns, many organizations have considered outsourcing their time-consuming HR functions.

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Filed Under: Benefits, Communication, Employee Relations, General, HR Strategy, HR Technology Tagged With: HR Communication, HR Outsourcing, HR Shared Services, HRIS

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