News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
For many business owners, handling payroll can be an error-prone and time-intensive process. The increase in the number of labor litigations highlights the fact that payroll mistakes can be costly for companies. In this article, we detail ways in which you can smartly use payroll software to eliminate payday blunders.
In this HRchat episode, we consider how HR can better use technology to help workers – especially hourly workers – manage the stresses of this year’s pandemic and economic uncertainties.
What Smart Leaders Need To Know About Building a Company Culture of High Performance In HRchat #232 we hear from highly respected Silicon Valley turnaround expert Thomas L. Steding Ph.D. about some of the ideas in his new book, Real Teams Win: What Smart Leaders Need To Know About Achieving Performance from Humanix Books. Tom […]
Employees Are Clients Too Kelly Battelle, VP of People Operations at GumGum, looks at why companies should want the employee experience to mirror the client journey. It’s easy for a company to say employees are its most valuable asset. But when the bottom-line looms, too often, decision-makers place the needs of their workforce secondary to […]
In HRchat #231, we consider practical ways for employees to stay engaged, and how employers can support mental wellbeing throughout their organization. The guest this time is Dr. David Batman, member of the Virgin Pulse Science Advisory Board and a Consultant Occupational Health Physician who has served 50 years in the field of medicine.
Many of us are experiencing restrictions to our day-to-day lives as a result of the pandemic. Lockdowns, layoffs, and the virus contribute to what’s available to employees to maximize their emotional and physical wellbeing. In HRchat #230, Bill Banham talks with Jason Crowe, Precision Nutrition about maintaining the mental and physical wellbeing of employees.
Future-Proofing Your HR Department with Data Skills Data is integral to HR. In fact, data analytics is often cited as one of the fastest-growing in-demand skills within HR. In October 2020 Van Le, Director of HR at Lighthouse Labs presented an InnovateWork Passion Talk called Why Consider Upskilling. In the presentation, Van gets into the […]
The roles of human resources manager and contract manager are different from each other, as each position demands distinct skill sets, knowledge, and experience. However, some of their tasks may slightly overlap in certain instances. To answer the question above, let us look closely at contract management and the duties of a contract manager. What […]
In HRchat 229, we hear a whole bunch of recruitment and talent management-related tips from Serge Boudreau, Director of Talent Acquisition at Robots and Pencils. Serge has spent over 15 years in the recruitment space including working as Director for Western Canada at Workopolis and Indeed.
InnovateWork Presentation by Elizabeth M. Adams PhD, United Nations Elizabeth M. Adams is a native Minnesotan with over 25 years’ experience overseeing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) efforts within and across business sectors. Elizabeth has led teams of subject matter experts in the implementation of countless technology & financial projects for Sprint, Nextel, Best […]