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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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Compensation Challenges for Family Businesses

August 18, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

All business has its challenges. Due to their close-knit nature, family-owned businesses have unique challenges. Since employees are often related to each other, developing and maintaining fair & appropriate compensation plans can be difficult.

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Filed Under: Compensation Tagged With: Compensation, Compensation budget planning, Compensation Challenges, COVID-19, COVID-19 and Business Compensation, COVID-19 and Compensation, Family-Owned Business

The Impact of COVID-19 on Job Training

July 7, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

2020 has certainly been an interesting ride for us all! While the whole world continues to adjust to the lasting impacts of COVID-19, we are witnessing how organizations and businesses have adjusted to survive and thrive under these challenging circumstances.

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Filed Under: Employee Retention, Training, Uncategorized Tagged With: COVID-19, Employee Training, Job Training

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

Astron Solutions’ COVID-19 Pulse Survey Results

May 12, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Near the end of quarter 1 of 2020, many cities and states began “shelter in place” protocols due to the growing spread of COVID-19.

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Filed Under: Compensation Tagged With: COVID-19, Post COVID Compensation, Pulse Survey

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

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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