Winter brings a lot of things we find hard to embrace: snow, cold weather, taking 10 minutes to bundle up for the cold, and more snow. But with all of the hassles of winter, it also brings along something we can embrace: the holidays!
9 Ways to Recognize Your Employees this Holiday Season
Employee recognition is constantly evolving in the workplace. Today, it goes way beyond the traditional financial reward for doing a great job. Though employees appreciate a financial reward, it’s a short term solution. Employees need more then constructive criticism and positive affirmation. They not only want to see they are doing a great job, but feel that they are doing a great job.
The Ultimate Guide to Training in 2015
If your organization is like most, a guiding question for your 2015 planning will likely be some version of this question: “What kinds of training & development programs should we choose that will help ensure we are able to attract and retain talented employees, as well as prevent regrettable attrition, within our organization in 2015 and beyond?” What follows is a snapshot of some of the most popular training topics for 2014 and into 2015, along with a brief explanation of how they can each be leveraged to the benefit of the organization.
2014 HR Awards Recap
Last Thursday, the 3rd annual HR Awards were held at Landerhaven, hosted by ERC and Cleveland SHRM. The awards event recognized Northeast Ohio’s HR professionals who have demonstrated excellence in the field of human resource management. The awards honored all levels of HR practitioners, from individuals in local SHRM student chapters to HR executives.
Is IT Salary Growth Keeping Pace with Job Demand?
With much discussion in 2014 over what city will be the next Silicon Valley, it seems as if every job market is trying to get its share of high tech industry investment, and along with the companies, a share of the tech talent needed to make these companies successful.
Time-Off Roundup: Holidays, Unlimited Vacation and More
Vacation policy: it may be one of the most important components of the compensation package to some people. Offering time-off options to employees is pretty varied, including holidays, vacations, sick leave, personal leave, and bereavement leave. These types of benefits are quite valuable to employees when analyzing the benefits package at a potential new job.
Is Your Office Halloween Party Scaring the HR Department?
The upcoming holiday season always brings with it an assortment of potential HR headaches (think vacation schedules, alcohol at the holiday party, the list goes on…). But before we even get into November, Halloween presents its own set of pitfalls and concerns that can make HR professionals cringe.
Free Printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster – Fall 2014
Download this handy printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster for Fall 2014 to alert your staff of the impending time change on Sunday, November 2, 2014.
An Introduction to Benchmarking and Performance Reviews
In today’s team and collaborative environment, having a performance review with employees is a great communication and evaluation tool. A survey conducted by SHRM in fall of 2012 shows that 74% of companies perform reviews annually, while 21% conduct reviews semi-annually. A small percentage does them quarterly or ongoing.
Engage! Cleveland presents Cleveland Young Professional Week
As Human Resource professionals we all know how important it is to attract and retain talent for our companies to continue to flourish and grow.
