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From one-size-fits-all strategies to nap pods, these are the workplace fads HR pros want to leave in 2024

HR Brew

The year is quickly coming to a close, and soon HR teams will hit the ground running in 2025. In observance of the old, yet reliable, cliché “out with the old, in with the new,” we asked HR pros what workplace fads they’d like to leave in 2024—like those old knickknacks and outdated vintage fashions you donate to Goodwill on New Year’s Eve. Read on for what your people business peers want to say goodbye (and hello) to in the new year.

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18 Key HR Skills for Resume Success [+ Examples]

AIHR

Roles in HR tend to involve a wide range of responsibilities, making it tricky to decide what to highlight on your resume. How can you capture the balance between technical knowledge and the soft skills that come with your domain to show you’re a well-rounded professional? Let’s dive into the essential HR skills to highlight for a standout resume. Contents How to present your HR skills on a resume Technical skills for HR resume Soft skills for HR resume Essential HR skills for different roles Ho

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Why new hire retention should be on everyone’s dashboard in 2025

HRExecutive

New hire retention is a measure that organizations often use to assess the strength of their recruiting process. However, the importance of this measure and its impact on the business goes far beyond recruiting. - Advertisement - In this column, after breaking down cross-industry data for new hire retention, we discuss the risks that organizations face when their retention is lower than it should be and the role that groups across the business can play to help strengthen it.

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From Payroll To Performance: How HR Management Apps Streamline Every Aspect of HR Operations

HR Management

In today’s fast-paced business environment, human resources (HR) departments are under increasing pressure to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure a seamless employee experience. Traditional HR processes, often manual and time-consuming, are no longer sufficient to meet these demands. Enter HR management apps , powerful tools that integrate multiple HR functions into a single, cohesive platform.

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Protect Your Business and Stay On Top of Compliance

To keep your business running smoothly (and legally), HR needs to get compliance right every time. Our HR Compliance Checklist is your go-to guide to cover the basics and start your auditing processes, helping you identify and address any gaps in your HR functions. Remember, compliance rules can differ based on industry and location—you’ll still need to keep up with changing regulations, but our checklist can help you get started.

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The Essentials of Strategic Workforce Planning

Careerminds

Strategic workforce planning is about assessing how well your team’s skills align with your business goals. When done right, it can drive your organization forward, reduce costs, and ensure timely project completion. But what does it take to implement a successful strategic workforce planning initiative? What tools are essential, and what key factors should you consider throughout the process?

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Enhancing Remote Work Through Gamified Training

Hppy

After the COVID 19 pandemic emerged; numerous businesses shifted to work setups to sustain their activities. As the pandemic eases off; many firms persist in adopting remote work models. Working from a distance comes with benefits, like flexibility and saving money for both businesses and workers nevertheless¸ it can pose difficulties in keeping employees motivated and fostering collaboration, among team members situated in different time zones.

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What is a Retainer in Recruitment?

HR Lineup

In recruitment, a retainer is a payment agreement between a company and a recruitment agency where the company pays an upfront fee to secure the agency’s services for filling a specific role. This model, known as retained recruitment, differs from the more common contingency recruitment, where payment is only made when a candidate is successfully placed.

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Mastering the Juggle: How Solo HR Pros Tackle Day-to-Day Challenges

Acacia HR Solutions

HR professionals working solo or in small teams are the ultimate multitaskers—handling everything from onboarding to compliance, often with limited resources. Managing HR in a small business environment means balancing routine admin with strategic tasks and building a supportive company culture, often all within the same day. Here’s a detailed guide on how HR pros can tackle these key challenges Prioritizing Strategic vs.

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DOL Overtime Rule Struck Down, Another Big Change for Employees

HR Digest

The U.S. Department of Labor has been thwarted in its attempt to expand the overtime rule after accusations of exceeding its authority. A Texas federal judge struck down the DOL overtime rule on Friday, which means over 1 million workers could lose the overtime pay and salary hikes that they gained with the additional compensation with the DOL’s policy.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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Hot dog chain Portillo’s staffs its restaurants with corporate employees during the holiday season

HR Brew

If I’ve learned anything from watching The Bear , it’s that working in a restaurant is hard—maybe even as hard as it is for talent pros to staff service roles. Quit and turnover rates in the service sector remain higher than those in all other industries, according to data from the US Chamber of Commerce. To help fill the gaps, some companies are tapping their corporate workers.

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The ROI of HR Software: How It Saves Time and Money

EmployeeConnect

In today’s world, every second counts. Time is money, and inefficiency can quickly drain a company’s resources. This is especially true in human resources, where managing people, payroll, and compliance can become overwhelming without the right tools. Enter HR software —a solution that not only streamlines processes but also delivers measurable returns on investment (ROI).

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Holiday Hiring Surge: Best Practices for Fast Effective Background Checks in Retail

Sterling Check

As the holiday season approaches, retail businesses face the yearly challenge of ramping up their workforces to meet increased demand. Seasonal hiring is a balancing act, where speed is essential, but prioritizing workforce safety remains critical. Background checks are a key part of this process, helping to ensure that new hires meet the necessary standards without slowing down the hiring process.

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10 Things to Include in Your Artificial Intelligence Policy

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes We’ve been chatting lately about the need for organizations to have artificial intelligence (AI) policies. I recently interviewed my friend and attorney Carrie Cherveny about some of the things that organizations might want to consider including in their policy. I hope you’ll check it out. In the interview with Carrie, not only does she share her knowledge, but she shared the results of an AI inquiry.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Gen Z will make up 10% of managers in 2025

HR Brew

Gen Z employees aren’t the new kids on the block anymore. They’re all grown up and taking on leadership roles. Next year, over 10% of managers will identify as Gen Z, according to a recent Glassdoor report. The eldest members of the generation will be 27, following a pattern set by previous generations: 13% of millennial, 14% of Gen X, and 12% of Baby Boomer workers were also managers at 27 years old.

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HR Compliance: Engagement, Efficiencies & Integrity

CCI Consulting

Benefits of Conducting HR Audits The word “audit” can strike fear in the most seasoned Human Resources (HR) professional as it can be intimidating, disruptive, and cause undue anxiety. Generally, HR audits do more than keep organizations on the right side of regulations—they also contribute to a stronger, more engaged workforce. Regular HR audits allow organizations to identify and mitigate potential risks before they escalate, strengthen existing policies, and enhance the culture of the overall

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Why Hospitality Workers Walk Away: Addressing the Root Causes of Turnover

Payactiv

The hospitality industry is experiencing a boom in demand yet faces a significant hurdle: a hiring crisis and a nationwide workforce shortage for key workers, including housekeepers, front desk staff, hotel managers, bartenders, servers, and banqueting staff. This challenge, highlighted in a recent report by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), impacts facilities and establishments of all sizes and locations.

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What is rightsizing and how can it benefit your business?

Business Management Daily

Operating in the ever-changing business landscape requires businesses to remain flexible and adaptive. One way to ensure that your business is appropriately aligned with your current business goals and market demands is rightsizing. This involves adjusting your company structure and allocating your workforce to support your current strategic plan and improve efficiency to support business growth.

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The AI Productivity Shift: How 3,000 Pros And 140K Users Are Transforming Work

Hubstaff’s new report, The AI Productivity Shift, highlights how 3,000+ professionals and 140,000+ users are transforming the way they work with AI. Adoption is high—85% are using AI—and the potential is just beginning. Teams that integrate AI into daily workflows report 77% faster task completion, 70% improved focus, and stronger results across the board.

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Managers are disengaged and it’s hurting employee engagement. Here’s what HR can do.

HR Brew

Employees aren’t engaged—and they haven’t been for awhile. Only 31% of US employees were engaged in Q3, according to a recent Gallup report. That’s up slightly from 30% in Q1, Gallup reported , when engagement was at its lowest level since 2013. People leaders looking to increase engagement may want to focus on leaders. Some 41% of leaders disengaged at work, according to a recent survey from employee recognition software company Nectar.

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How to Prepare Your Post-Merger Checklist (Example Included)

Careerminds

If you are going through a merger and acquisition (M&A), the post-merger integration process can be complicated and stressful. That’s why it’s essential to have a proper post-merger integration plan to ensure you have all of your bases covered every step of the way. One of the most important parts of this integration plan is your post-merger checklist.

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People Analytics, A Complex Domain, Is About To Be Transformed by AI.

Josh Bersin

We just completed a large study of People Analytics and the results are striking. Only 10% of companies directly correlate human capital data to business in a systemic way, with many data, technical, and operational issues in the way. Yet as our research found, AI is about to totally change this market. Here’s the story. Read more» The post People Analytics, A Complex Domain, Is About To Be Transformed by AI. appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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HR Software’s Role in Workforce Analytics and Strategic Planning: Building a Data-Driven HR Team

EmployeeConnect

Strategic planning isn’t limited to executive suites—it has become a vital function across all organisational levels, especially in HR. The shift from traditional HR methods to data-driven strategies has been transformative. At the heart of this transformation is workforce analytics, often powered by advanced HR software. This technology not only centralises essential HR functions but also provides deep insights into workforce patterns, enabling HR leaders to make informed decisions.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

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Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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At least 23 states are raising their minimum wage in 2025—here’s what it means for HR

HR Brew

Get ready for some hikes. No, not ones with scenic, mountain-top views—we’re talking about state minimum wages. Several states have set their own minimum wages over the years, but as more move to do so, navigating a fractured compensation compliance landscape will become increasingly complicated for people professionals. “I think most HR teams are used to minimum wage changes and how to react accordingly,” Erika Johnson, director of work, rewards, and career at Willis Towers Watson (WTW), told H

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How Your Leadership Can Help Maintain Positive Mental Health for Employees

MP Wired For HR

How Your Leadership Can Help Maintain Positive Mental Health for Employees November 19th, 2024 Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn The way you lead has a profound impact on your team’s mental well-being. Just as strong leadership can inspire and motivate, it can also contribute to stress, anxiety, and even burnout.

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2025 priorities: How prepared is your HR team for these challenges?

HRExecutive

The world of work is preparing to enter the fifth year since the pandemic hit, a crisis that set off massive transformation and prompted HR and business leaders to work to establish new norms. The pace of change hasn’t slowed in that time, and one expert suggests the changes to come in 2025 should prompt HR leaders to rethink their priorities.

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How can HR software help reduce employee turnover

EmployeeConnect

Employee turnover is a pressing challenge for organisations, often leading to high costs, disrupted workflows , and a negative impact on morale. While some turnover is inevitable, high voluntary turnover rates signal underlying issues that need to be addressed. To tackle this, many organisations are turning to data-driven HR software solutions, which provide actionable insights to identify and mitigate turnover risks.

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Ready to Save Time With AI? Try 14 ChatGPT Prompts for HR

ChatGPT is a powerful tool that can help you quickly brainstorm, draft, and refine tasks on your to-do list. But it can take a bit of strategy and practice to get generative AI to give you the time-saving results you’re looking for. Try these 14 detailed prompts to unlock the power of ChatGPT. You'll discover ways to streamline tasks for hiring, employee engagement, and performance management.

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HR leaders share their favorite tech tools in 2024

HR Brew

We all get by with a little help from our friends, and sometimes, our “friends” are tech tools. Throughout the year, HR Brew asked HR professionals about the technology that helps them do their jobs better. Not being ones to gatekeep, here’s what they said they’re using. “ChangeEngine—It has taken some of the guessing game out of internal comms and provided me with an easy way to make sure we are acknowledging, communicating, and celebrating the moments that matter to our employees.

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UK Set to Expand Pay Gap Reporting Requirements for Employers

Trusaic

The United Kingdom’s Labour Party introduced a new Employment Rights Bill Oct. 10, 2024 that would expand pay gap reporting for applicable UK employers. The bill seeks to take the current pay gap reporting requirement another step further by requiring the development and publishing of equality action plans. This includes steps the employer plans to take to address their gender pay gap and how they support employees through menopause.

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How HR’s ideas are driving the next wave of tech innovation

HRExecutive

A wave of new tech advancements defined 2024, and a partnership between customers and vendors is becoming increasingly critical to drive effective use cases. To capitalize on this, HR leaders should take a collaborative approach with their vendors, according to Neil Jensen, vice president of global product vision and experience at enterprise management cloud platform Workday.