Boomerang Employees: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Boomerang employees are those who leave, decide the grass wasn’t greener elsewhere after all, and want to come back.
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Our Termination and Exit Interviews Survey Is In … How Do You Compare?
Employee termination and turnover are daily challenges for HR—unfortunately, you can’t retain them all! BLR’s Termination and Exit Interviews Survey sought to discover what’s happening in the real world with these important processes. How do your practices stack up?
Onboarding Goes Global: New Research Challenges Onboarding Routine for International Hires
A well-structured onboarding process is key to winning the hearts and minds of new employees. It not only defines a new hire’s first impression of a company but also influences his or her level of commitment to the new employer.
Geographic diversity: Dealing with rural-urban differences in the workplace
The rural-urban divide in America has had people talking since the 2016 presidential election, which showed a marked difference in the way urban and rural areas tend to vote. The 2016 election wasn’t the first sign of a divide, and individuals in both rural and urban areas often defy aggregate data, but various statistics show […]
3 Qualities of Effective Leadership in the Modern Workplace
The concepts and values of leadership have evolved over the years. While the ideas of “Be loyal to your employer and do what you are told,” “Get people to follow you,” or “Climb your way to the top” used to be the standard mode of operation, times have changed. The workforce today is not interested […]
ERIP Basics
ERIP stands for Early Retirement Incentive Plan. Employers have been using ERIPs for years—they’re an effective way to influence the workforce and even sometimes to avoid implementing a layoff.
What is Benefit Optimization?
Benefit optimization, as the name implies, is the process used by HR professionals to critically assess the organization’s benefit structure and determine what changes can be made to make the benefit package on offer best serve the organization and the employees.
Rest Breaks: How Do We Handle Complaints About Smokers’ Breaks?
We’re a small company and we’ve been fairly lenient with rest breaks. We assumed that employees would take a 10-minute rest break in the morning and again in the afternoon, but we haven’t policed exactly how long people take their breaks. We’ve also just let smokers step outside for cigarette breaks without tracking how often […]
A Merit Increase Grid That’s More Sophisticated Than Most
In yesterday’s Advisor we featured advice on variable performance pay from consultant Teri Morning, MBA, MS, SPHR, SPHR-CA. Today, her salary increase grid that is a little more complex than most, plus we offer the free downloadable white paper (FREE! thanks to sponsor PayScale)—the 2014 Compensation Best Practices Report. Morning says her grid takes into […]
How to Use Testimonials to Boost Recruitment
No matter how many social media platforms arise, coupon codes are created, or new technologies are formed, a good old-fashioned testimonial continues to be one of the most important sales tactics available. You can talk about how great your product or service is all day long—it’s your job! But until someone else confirms it, customers […]