There’s a reason that well over half of all small businesses and nearly all larger ones use a human resource information system (HRIS) of some kind. Few things can help benefit your organization quite like a HRIS. While most smaller organizations rely solely on payroll solutions, there are a wide range of other HR functions […]
You know the drill—the open enrollment package arrives, you go online to sign up for benefits and your new insurance card arrives few weeks later. Seems simple right? A wave of the magical HR wand and everything is done. Sorry folks but the “easy button” doesn’t exist for the HR/Benefits Professional. Humor me for a […]
Employee evaluations, also called performance reviews, are mutually dreaded by employees and employers in many organizations. The pesky worksheets are considered a necessary evil by most companies, however. Employee evaluations can do a world of good in dispersing feedback, but a few tactics can help them go from annoying and minimally helpful to painless and […]
Gamification is a term that is increasingly being tossed around in companies, but many do not really understand what it means or how to apply it to HR processes. When used properly, gamification may have huge benefits for an organization. With the increasing trend towards gamification, it is wise for HRIS vendors to begin gamifying […]
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology after a research study in 2013, found that men don’t feel great about themselves, when their wives or girlfriends get successful, with their self-esteem dipping rather than feeling happy about their partners accomplishments. This research found evidence that men automatically interpret a partner’s success as their own failure, even […]
There’s no perfect job in this world, but I’m convinced that the job of payroll has to be one of the most stressful. In HR we are responsible for attracting, developing and retaining a talented workforce—it’s pretty hard doing that if we don’t pay our employees. The payroll department often takes a back seat to […]
