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Human Resources Year End Wrap-up 2015!

November 10, 2015 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Hello Astronology Readers! Can you believe we are in the 4th quarter of 2015 already? As we begin to close out the year, Astronology will review some critical topics in Human Resources that had a large impact in 2015.

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Filed Under: General, New Year Projections Tagged With: HR, HR Technology, Human Resources, Minimum Wage

Why Soft Skills Are Harder Than Hard Skills

October 13, 2015 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

By guest author: Jack McGrath of Digitec Interactive.

Competencies are critical in today’s business world. Being able to quickly determine what your employees know and can do will allow your organization be more responsive and determine skill gaps.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Employee Skills, Hard Skills, HR, HR Strategy, Soft Skills

Developing Meaningful Performance Goals

August 18, 2015 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

An essential part of a successful performance review is developing meaningful performance goals for employees to achieve in the following year.  

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Filed Under: HR Strategy Tagged With: HR, HR Strategy, Human Resources, Performance Goals

Can We Pay a Living Wage?

August 3, 2015 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Although at the end of 2015 New York State’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $9.00 per hour, the recent New York State “fast food” minimum wage has been approved to increase to $9.75 per hour, and eventually reach $15.00 per hour.  

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Filed Under: Compensation Tagged With: HR, HR Compensation, Human Resources, Living Wage

Is Your HR Department Adequately Staffed? An Analysis of HR Staffing Ratios

November 11, 2003 by Cassandra Carver 2 Comments

The HR staffing ratio – which compares the number of HR staff members to the number of employees they serve – is often used as a benchmark to determine HR”s capabilities and assess the need for outsourcing.

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Filed Under: HR Strategy Tagged With: HR, HR Staffing, Staffing

Overtime Out of Control? Effective Strategies You Can Use to Manage these Costs

August 4, 2003 by Cassandra Carver 4 Comments

Overtime can carry an organization through treacherous times, or hasten its descent into the red. The difference is a matter of strategy.

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Filed Under: Compensation, FLSA, HR Strategy Tagged With: HR, HR Budgeting, Human Resources, Overtime

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