Garden leave is gaining traction in the United States. Employers are increasingly concerned about protecting their confidential information, trade secrets, and customer relationships from departing employees. Technological advances make it easier for people to take valuable information with them when they leave a job, which could damage their former employer’s business. Garden leave also benefits…
Are you looking to raise the bar on employee performance and talent development in your organization? Core competencies provide a framework for aligning talent management strategies and driving organizational success. By understanding the core competencies required for each role, you can design effective recruitment processes, develop competency-based job descriptions, and select candidates who have the…
Talent mobility is an increasingly important strategy for any organization looking to stay competitive in the modern talent market. As HR professionals, you know that it’s essential for employers to be flexible and agile when attracting and retaining top talent. A successful talent mobility strategy can help companies ensure they have access to the right…
A well-designed salary structure is essential for every organization as it serves as a framework for determining fair compensation for employees. A competitive salary structure helps organizations attract and retain talented employees, establishes a clear and consistent approach to compensation, helps organizations to manage compensation costs, provides transparency to employees regarding their pay, and minimizes…
“Welcome to the team” – it’s a phrase that carries a lot of weight for a new employee. Hearing these words from HR on an employee’s first day sets the tone for the rest of their experience at your organization. A meaningful and well-organized employee welcome can have a significant impact on how new hires…
An offer acceptance rate is the percentage of job offers accepted by candidates who have been offered a position within an organization. This metric is used by HR professionals to gauge the effectiveness of their recruitment and selection process and to identify any areas where improvements can be made. A high offer acceptance rate indicates…
The term resource analysis can throw even the most experienced HR professional off their guard, but it’s really not as complicated as it sounds. Let’s say you are tasked with a new project that has a set of deliverables – such as developing training and development programs, managing workplace operations or optimizing virtual onboarding for…
HR communication is vital to the successful management of any organization. Whether you are updating employees on new policies, gathering feedback on employee satisfaction, or providing critical information on how to prepare for an extreme weather event, effective communication is fundamental to business operations. Developing an effective HR communication strategy will enable you to communicate…
Unlimited paid time off (PTO) is a simple idea: employees are given an unlimited number of days off. They neither accrue nor are they assigned a number of vacation days per year. It may sound crazy, but companies like Goldman Sachs, Netflix, Oracle and LinkedIn are doing it. The goal is to give employees greater…