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How to Create Attendance Policies for Manufacturing

Editor’s note: In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to provide more flexibility in your attendance policy. The safety and well-being of your workers is crucial year-round, and you may need to adjust your policy to accommodate the needs of your workforce. Absenteeism is one of the most common challenges …

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How to Make the Final Hiring Decision

Our “Finding Top Talent” series has explored how to attract top talent and encourage them to submit their applications for open positions. Now we’re going to focus on what to do when your application pile includes several potential superstars. Emotional Intelligence: Assessing and Developing Today’s Top Job Skill Recognizing, understanding, and managing emotions at work …

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How to Hire Remote and Flexible Schedule Employees

Working from home has never been more widespread. According to a recent study by IWG, a leading flexible workspace provider, 74% of respondents consider flexible working as “the new normal.” As the modern workplace embraces flexible and remote work arrangements, hiring managers are looking for new candidates to fill remote positions. This means many employers …

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New Employee Orientation Best Practices (With Examples)

Only 12% of employees feel their companies do a great job onboarding new employees, according to a report from Gallup, an analytics and management consulting company. That means roughly 88% of employees feel underwhelmed, unimpressed or flatout disappointed in their organizations’ orientation efforts.  It’s no surprise, then, that those who have a bad onboarding experience …

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Why Your Talent Pool Should Include People with Criminal Histories

The benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace are clear. Recent research has shown diverse businesses are more likely to achieve higher profits, attract top candidates, improve employee satisfaction and fuel innovation. Gender and race are two common areas manufacturing companies look to when increasing diversity and inclusion at their businesses. But one overlooked …

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Workforce Forecasting: How to Predict Future Labor Needs

While considered a good indicator of a healthy economy, the low national unemployment rate over the last several years has brought challenges to many businesses as they compete for a smaller number of candidates with the skills needed for their company. Technological advances in the workforce and employers’ changing needs for specialized skills amplifies the …

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How Strong Is Your Company Culture?

Culture is the personality of a company, reflecting the company’s work environment and values. It matters to employees and can be the difference between retaining the best talent and constantly filling positions left by unhappy employees. Do office politics and gossip rule your office? Do employees have opportunities for continued learning and clear paths for …

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Protect Your Essential Employees During COVID-19 [INFOGRAPHIC]

While some workers have the option of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, essential employees continue to physically go to work. Even as non-essential businesses open back up, there is no shortage of uncertainty and anxiety regarding this global pandemic, and many employers and employees are justifiably concerned about coming to work. To minimize and …

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Self Care Strategies for Employers

Managers and workers all over the nation are dealing with new challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While work went on for essential businesses, and many others gear up to open their doors again, work is not quite going on ‘as usual’ during this time. Working in a warehouse or office during this crisis presents …

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