Keeping The Human Element In HR
On August 22nd at the Seventh Annual Human Resources Online’s tech-driven conference in Asia, Evannah Chuah, Human Resources Director for Jewel Paymentech gave a presentation. In it, she reminded attendees that while tech is gaining ground in the field of human resources management, it’s also important to remember that there are some human elements that […]
Separating Performance Reviews And Development Reviews May Help Improve Performance
No one likes performance reviews. Managers and HR professionals mostly don’t like doing them, and employees tend to be nervous, defensive, and on edge about receiving them. Performance reviews, however, do have an important purpose. Reviews are crucial tools to help create a successful organization and to help workers manage and improve their skillsets on […]
Rudolph: A Story About Implicit Bias In Hiring
Not everyone would think of the favorite holiday tale of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as being a tale illustrating implicit bias. Somehow, however, Verrill Dana writing managed to show just why it works it might be a rather fitting example written for JD Spura.com. Like Rudolph who was laughed at, called names and excluded from […]
Watch Out For Internal Spoofed Emails
The FBI recently issued a warning to employees and HR departments about spoofed emails which may appear to come from inside their company. In an article appearing on the WAFB website, the latest rash of scams from cybercriminals is going after the pay of workers across a number of industries. The federal agency warns that […]
Common HR Mistakes
Having the right HR policies in place can be the life or death of any organization. Making the right choices of policy and implementing them is key. In a recent article that appeared on the Forbes Magazine website, they asked members of their HR Research Council about common mistakes that HR departments can make that can […]
Zika Causing Business Travelers Pause
Whether traveling for business or for pleasure, the Zika virus has many reconsidering and even altering their travel plans. Companies whose workers are required to travel both internationally and domestically are right to be concerned about the spread of the virus for those who work in high-risk types of jobs. According to Suzanne Fahl, HR […]
Cyberbullying in the Workplace can lead to Tragedy
Almost anyone can cite a time in their life when they worked in a less-than-ideal or even hostile work environment. In some rare instances, what seems like simple tension in the workplace can have devastating results. That is what happened in the case of a 31-year old Virginia firefighter, whose body was found last month […]
Payroll Self Service? Offer To Your Team Members? Part 2
When considering a self service solution here is a list of items to consider for both the employee, management, and strategic applications that will give you a competitive advantage long term in keeping and recruiting quality employees: Employee Self Service Applications Personal data maintenance Employee communications Benefits inquiry Open enrollment Family status changes 401k/pension inquiry […]