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Staff outsourcing and working with contractors is at an all-time high. Some companies look for a workforce across the globe, and some prefer to stay local. Both, however, work virtually, with no need for a physical office. As numbers keep rising, many outsourcing trends are flooding the market. Outsourcing remains popular, but it is certainly […]
In the latest episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham talks with Esther Dyson, executive founder of the Way to Wellville, a decade-long, evidence-generating project devoted to understanding and testing models for cultivating community health that will return profits to investors and health to the participants and their communities. Esther is a speaker at this […]
Virgin Pulse’s annual Thrive Summit – the conference focusing on employee health, wellbeing and engagement – starts today and Bill Banham from The HR Gazette will be covering the 3-day event. Watch out for special episodes of the HRchat podcast this week with Thrive speakers including Esther Dyson! 100s of HR pros and business leaders will […]
US Company, Canadian Worker. Cross-Border Employment Tips In this episode of the HRchat show, I’ve returned as a guest host. I got a chance to chat with Marc Pavlopoulos, a Silicon Valley software executive and Founder of Syndesus, which builds engineering teams in Canada for US tech companies. Listen to this HRchat episode and discover: […]
What is it like to work at your organization? This is one of the top questions job candidates ask during the hiring process. Building your employer brand has become a crucial part of positioning yourself as an employer of choice and ultimately attracting top talent. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, an employer […]
HR Tech Recommendations We recently caught up with Jay Curry of TalentRobot to ask him what his favorite HRTech tools are and why. Jay is an experienced recruiting and HR leader who’s spent a lot of time inhouse, and recently launched his own business where he’s got to see the insides of many different companies. […]
A toxic workplace can do a lot of damage.
Why HR Compliance is Essential for SMBs Compliance isn’t sexy, but neither is getting caught with your pants down. Unless you’re into that sort of thing. Do you own and operate a small business? Are you looking for your plus one? Are you overwhelmed, anxious, scared, worried or losing sleep thinking about the do’s and […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Ilya Brotzky, CEO and CoFounder of VanHack, a leading Canadian HR Tech startup. Featured in Fast Company, BC Business, and Betakit, Ilya leads a team of 30+ employees from 11 countries with the mission of creating a borderless world for tech talent through jobs. The […]
Employees Need Disability Protection. Here’s How HR Can Help It’s common knowledge that benefits account for a significant portion of an employer’s spend on its workforce. In fact, benefits make up nearly one-third of an employer’s hourly compensation costs. In September 2018, average compensation costs totaled $36.63 per employee per hour with $11.60 of that […]