This action piece… is a scannable list of alternatives to raising employee pay during high inflation. This article covers a list of compensation selling approaches. They are designed to minimize potential applicants’ fear about whether the compensation in their new job will allow them to maintain their current living standards …
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Are Costly HR Solutions Making Employees Too Expensive? (The Business Case For Replacing Them With Robots)
Labor costs are up 4.2%, the biggest gain in 20 years, so employees are becoming an expensive option. This think piece is designed to get you to reconsider your “who does the work” options Yes, we are experiencing an extremely rare event where employee costs are soaring while, at the …
Read More »Roe v. Wade – Where To Expand Your Support For Impacted Employees (A guide to corporate actions for supporting employees with unwanted pregnancies)
58% of workers are women, so disruptions in their lives will hurt productivity, hiring, and retention. And given the publicity that a woman’s right to choose is now receiving. You must assume that your female and male employees and your customers will be watching closely to see if their company …
Read More »Predict Each Candidate’s “Time To Turnover” Before Making A Hiring Decision (A checklist of the factors that predict both short and long retention)
With record-high turnover, it pays to predict which finalists will likely become early turnover. Improve Your Hiring Results By Predicting Each Candidate’s “Time To Turnover” Amazingly, some companies predict current employee turnover with a 95% accuracy rate. However, I suggest that it’s time to expand our turnover predictions to the …
Read More »Employers Beware – A 4-Day Workweek Creates A Multitude Of Problems (Here’s a long list of them)
It surprises most that a 4-day/32-hour workweek creates a problem for every hour worked under it. Let me state upfront that if you have a giddy Pollyanna attitude toward a four-day workweek, this article is not for you. Yes, the 4-Day/32-hour workweek is one of the hottest new trends in today’s …
Read More »Requiring Any Bachelor’s Degree Is BS… Says College Professor
I see that my 1998 degree from N. Korean U in Cannabis Growing with a 2.0 meets your bachelor's degree requirement?
Read More »Inflation And War Will Damage Recruiting, Retention And Productivity
Distractions like high commute costs and the Ukrainian war lower productivity and hurt retention/recruiting.
Read More »The Complete Guide To PDQ Boomerang Re-Recruiting – Getting Recent Quits To Return
PDQ boomerang re-recruiting is the most powerful undiscovered opportunity in all recruiting.
Read More »Because Not All Turnover Is Equal, Focus Retention On Your Highest-Impact Employees
Losing Michael Jordan hurts but losing Homer Simpson rates a party, so avoid lumping all turnover together.
Read More »A Referral Program That Actually Increases Diversity… Requires These Design Features
With a data-driven design, employee referrals can be your #1 source for diversity (Forget that old wife’s tale).
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