White Papers for SHRM Human Resource Vendor Directory

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Engagement is a product of the entire employee experience; management practices can make or break that experience at any time. This free white paper summarizes best practices for managers to increase engagement and boost productivity among all employees. In the paper, you’ll find...

In a recent survey, Affirmity and Human Capital Media identify several trends regarding the organizational D&I function. Companies of all sizes experience challenges regarding a lack of accepted diversity benchmarks, although those with an advanced D&I function report fewer...

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Succession planning for sales leaders is critical for a company’s continued financial and organizational success. Effective planning extends beyond building a list of successors for key positions, and requires leadership development and a deep leadership pipeline. Learn more as we lay out the...

Diabetes is one of the most expensive chronic diseases affecting the U.S. The documented costs alone are substantial, but the real issue affecting employers are the indirect costs associated with people living with diabetes.

For decades, small businesses and their employees have been disadvantaged by the limited availability of high-quality, low-cost retirement plans. But this is all set to change by the end of third quarter this year, when a new rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) takes effect, seeking to...

For the past decade, academe has taken seriously - sometimes too seriously - the admonition to operate more like for-profit businesses. Despite some excesses, the overall result has been a salutary tightening of academe's financial ship. Yet, no organization lives by finance alone. Without...

Workplace harassment and discrimination are widespread and experienced by a large number of people. Yet at least 70% of incidents are never reported. Underreporting means that companies don’t hear about issues until they become huge problems that affect everyone.

At some point in your role as a hiring manager you’re going to be faced with the question of how to hire the perfect employee.It is one of the most critical functions you can fulfill as a hiring manager. Hiring an employee is a lot like getting married; you’re going to spend a lot of time...

This white paper discusses how recruiters and hiring managers can leverage social media background screening in their hiring process.

Available is a set of procedures for electronically filing your Affordable Care Act forms as prepared by Adam Miller, Passport Software, Inc.’s HR Compliance Manager and ACA expert.

Sales compensation is unique due to the distinct nature of sales roles. Building an effective sales compensation plan starts with good market data but also requires sound judgment regarding how the data are used especially for particular roles.

Employee Experience is the next revolution in people management. Learn what it is, what it isn’t, and how you can prepare for it today. This eBook explores the areas organizations need to conquer in order to deliver a differentiated and fulfilling Employee Experience.

The learning ecosystem is rapidly evolving, and the changing technologies and growing resources available to help individuals learn is likely a bit overwhelming for your Learning and Development team. Luckily for you, we’ve pinpointed the main trends to be aware of that will keep your training...

Unlike readers used in the IAFIS database, which is the database used by law enforcement, most time clocks only use the fingerprint for the first step of the process - then the fingerprint image is discarded. None of Acumen's time clocks or the clocks we implement store the fingerprint image.

Many human resources investigators find writing workplace investigation reports to be the most onerous part of conducting investigations. How do you know what goes into the investigation report? What dates should you record and how should you organize it? i-Sight’s Workplace Investigation...

Problem Why is it necessary to establish and maintain an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)? It is the Law. (Please see below on the background of Affirmative Action). Who mandates this? The US Federal Government. Who enforces Affirmative Action? The...

Measuring customer satisfaction is now a data-driven strategy. Stay one step ahead of your competition and hone your customer feedback management strategy.

According to a poll conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and done in collaboration with the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA), 57% of employers conduct drug tests on every single job candidate. Thinking of starting employment drug testing but not...

Company culture and employee engagement are related – but, they’re not the same thing. Learn about the relationship between culture and engagement, plus best practices for measuring these critical pieces of the employee experience.

Not only do positive-culture companies experience higher output and employee engagement, they also benefit from lower healthcare expenditures than their high-pressure counterparts, according to a study from BMC Public Health. The reasons to create a positive work environment are plenty—from...

In hiring committee meetings, we’ve all heard the common refrain, “We want diversity, but there are just no qualified candidates out there!” or even, “We can’t sacrifice quality for diversity.” Although they may sound harmless at first (after all, we all want the best and brightest on our...

Every year we highlight emerging trends and update some evolving topics from previous years. Crown World Mobility’s 2019 trends shed light on how companies and our industry are responding to and, in some cases, driving today’s transformation with significant change.

10 steps to help you select the right HR/payroll solution for your organization.