CoAdvantage- What can employers expect from flu season this year? If we were to judge by the past couple of years, it might well be mild. The 2020-2021 flu season saw “unusually low” activity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, with only around 600 deaths attributable to the flu. That’s an incredible 97%[…]
CoAdvantage- Here’s a key important question for any organization considering outsourcing some or all of their HR functions to a third-party partner: does the act of outsourcing help or hurt the employer’s relationship with current and future employees? We have some pretty good evidence that employees like it. The National Association of PEOs conducted an[…]
CoAdvantage -Traditional interviewing takes a background-focused approach to questioning job candidates. These interviewers want to understand the applicant’s experience and skills to gain a deeper understanding of where the candidate is coming from and whether the new role fits into their career trajectory. This method allows interviewers to get a feel for the candidate in[…]
CoAdvantage – It’s a tough time to be recruiting. With an unemployment rate that’s been at or below 4% for most of 2022 – reaching as low as 3.6% before summer – good workers are harder than ever to come by. The labor shortages aren’t evenly distributed through the market, however, and that means the[…]
CoAdvantage – Remote work and work-from-home programs have truly taken off since 2020. According to Gallup, over nine in ten American workers want to continue working from home at least part of the time; nearly three in 10 say they’d look for new work if they were permanently recalled to the office. But these work[…]
CoAdvantage – Everything you need to know about drug screening your employees. What is drug testing or drug screening? Some employers test some or all of their employees for the presence of illegal substances, most commonly looking for indicators of marijuana, cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), amphetamine, and/or opiate consumption. Drug testing can be conducted in several[…]
CoAdvantage – How do you know if your outsourced HR partner is performing optimally? According to one study, “organizations should realize that the success of HR outsourcing is very much dependent on their relationship with the service providers, which take into account the significant factors such as trust, business understanding, commitment, communication, and top management[…]
CoAdvantage -Employers have long had a vested interest in monitoring employee activity to ensure that workers are fulfilling their job requirements, behaving in a professional capacity while representing their employer, and adhering to company policies. The need to verify employee conduct has become particularly acute as more and more people have begun working remotely at[…]
CoAdvantage -Effective crisis management is vital to long-term business viability. Every company is eventually going to face some kind of emergency, disaster, or crisis. It could be a pandemic like COVID-19, a financial crisis, a product recall, a public relations problem, a natural disaster like a hurricane, or any one of numerous unexpected events. When[…]
CoAdvantage-Providing feedback is a necessary, unavoidable, and often thankless part of managing people. It’s easy when all you need to say is “good job”! But what about delivering criticism after mistakes or poor work? How do you deliver constructive criticism in ways that won’t upset more sensitive workers? Good, helpful communication is just as vital[…]
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