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• Converting To a Paid Time Off (PTO) System – Ask HR Bartender

  As the working world around us changes, companies need to adapt accordingly. That means constantly evaluating policies and procedures to make sure they are still effective and attractive. That’s the case with today’s reader question:

  Our company is considering switching their PTO policy to an open plan, where employees no longer [...]

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• Social Recruiting Sets Expectations for Social Training

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  According to Jobvite’s annual social recruiting survey, over 90% of companies used social recruiting last year as part of their hiring strategy. Now call me crazy, but it only seems logical that if companies are using social media as part of the hiring process, [...]

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• Holding Human Resources Accountable

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  A reader posted a very interesting comment on accountability that I can’t resist writing about:

  I’m curious about the accountability of the HR function. In any organization, who holds HR accountable? This assumes that HR is not investigating itself regardless of title. Thanks.

  My first thought was that each of us is [...]

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• Staying Relevant Isn’t Optional – Friday Distraction

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  (Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos, who help organizations across a variety of industries manage their most valuable, and expensive asset – their workforce.  Be sure to check out their thought leadership series on YouTube.)

  In today’s business [...]

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• Employee Takes Too Many Bathroom Breaks – Ask HR Bartender

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  I’m not sure how or when it happened but somehow monitoring the restroom has fallen into the scope of responsibilities for human resources. I guess it comes along with being the fashion police. Other HR bloggers have bravely addressed aspects of the bathroom issue. You [...]

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• Paperless Onboarding – It’s Just Good for Business

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  (Editor’s Note: Today’s post is sponsored by iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition software solutions for growing businesses. Earlier this month, iCIMS received a Brandon Hall Award for excellence with their Social Distribution solution. Congrats to their success! I hope you [...]

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• How To: Fire An Employee

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  There are a lot of people who cringe at the thought of terminating someone.  And when I say terminating – I mean firing.  Not a layoff because, in most cases, employees don’t have control over a layoff decision.  My philosophy is employees play an active role in the decision to [...]

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• Coaching Employees To the Next Level – Ask HR Bartender

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  I believe today’s reader question is a common one, regardless of the ages involved:

  I have a few employees in their 20s and 30s who don’t have the drive I would expect in a young career. I don’t feel they respect my experience and expertise so they can learn and advance [...]

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• The Customer Now Decides if Companies Treat Employees Fairly

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  Back in the day, customers didn’t really get involved in the way management treated employees. They were pretty much only concerned about the company’s product or service. As long as the company provided a good product or service, customers were happy.

  Those times have changed.

  First, customers wanted to know that the [...]

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• Careers in Human Resources for Young Professionals – Ask HR Bartender

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  Fortunately or unfortunately, there’s no single path to a career in human resources. This makes offering career advice to young professionals a challenge. That’s the subject of today’s HR Bartender reader question: 

  Hello! I’m a human resource student. I’m doing well with the program and am about to begin working in [...]

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