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• 5MM: Powering Down and Sleep

  12-01-2017 21:25
  
  Workforce editors Rick Bell and Frank Kalman help launch the search for the 2017 Workforce Game Changers. They also chat about turning off email after work hours and the value of a good night’s sleep.The post 5MM: Powering Down and Sleep appeared first on Workforce Magazine.
  
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• Why values-based recognition matters for recruitment - HR Dive

  12-01-2017 20:50
  
  Why values-based recognition matters for recruitment
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  Performance reviews may be a necessary evil of tracking employee productivity and setting goals. But there is a growing consensus among HR leaders that it's time to focus less on micro-managing employees and instead focus more on what the company is ...
  
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• By The Numbers: Food and Drink

  12-01-2017 16:10
  
  Each month Workforce looks at important stats in the human resources sector. This month? Food and drink. Comment below or email [email protected]. Follow Workforce on Twitter at @workforcenews.The post By The Numbers: Food and Drink appeared first on Workforce Magazine.
  
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• First Entry for Worst Employer of the Year

  12-01-2017 15:55
  
  We already have a nominee for worst employee of 2017, so why not share the love and nominate a worst employer.
  Drum roll …
  Man Fired For Attending Son’s Birth
  The first day of the new year was pretty eventful for Lamar Austin. The 30-year-old welcomed a son and got fired on the very same day — Jan. 1. …
  On Dec. 31, Austin’s wife Lindsay went into labor. He decided that he was going to stay by her side for the birth of their son … . Yet, in order to do
  
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• Record number of new recruitment businesses entered market in 2016 - HR News (press release) (registration) (blog)

  12-01-2017 15:12
  
  HR News (press release) (registration) (blog)
  Record number of new recruitment businesses entered market in 2016
  HR News (press release) (registration) (blog)
  2016 saw the highest number of new recruitment agencies on record opening their doors for the first time, according to a leading PR & Marketing Communications firm for the recruitment industry. Figures obtained by Clearly PR & Marketing Communications ...
  
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• Branding, Building Relationships and Getting Social

  12-01-2017 14:38
  
  The days when automated screening tools and mobile-enabled job sites were considered innovative have long since ended.
  In today’s tight talent market, recruiting technology is all about building the brand, developing long-term relationships with passive candidates and integrating recruiting into the broader talent management process.
  “The post-and-pray days are pretty much over,” said Lisa Rowan, an analyst with IDC. “The current trend is all about candidate relationship
  
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• Building a Sexism-Free Workplace

  12-01-2017 13:02
  
  Sexual harassment is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on national origin, sex and religion. Yet despite federal, state and municipal protections for workers, it remains a persistent problem, according to the EEOC’s special task force on the study of workplace harassment, but there are things that employers can do to create safe environments for women and all workers.Here are some recommendations from the 2016 report:
  
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• Sexism Remains an Unwelcome Advancement in the Workplace

  12-01-2017 13:00
  
  When Andee Harris launched an HR tech startup nearly two decades ago she took pride in creating a workplace that supported women with family friendly benefits and ample career opportunities. She never imagined that when the company was acquired in 2011 the culture that she helped to build would change dramatically. Suddenly, she found herself unable to attend her firm’s executive retreat because it was at a male-only hunting lodge.
  “Every year they did strategic planning over th
  
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• Recruitment, change management and morale are chief HR challenges in 2017 - Workplace Insight (press release) (registration) (blog)

  12-01-2017 03:44
  
  Workplace Insight (press release) (registration) (blog)
  Recruitment, change management and morale are chief HR challenges in 2017
  Workplace Insight (press release) (registration) (blog)
  Recruitment, change management and morale chief HR challenges in 2017 While a fifth of respondents to a study commissioned by Cascade HR revealed the topics most likely to keep HR awake at night in 2017 said they don't foresee any challenges as ...
  
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