CoAdvantage- Undoubtedly, most of us are glad to see 2020 in the rear-view mirror and look forward to 2021 with the hope that this year will see life return to normal as the pandemic recedes. Still, COVID-19 remains with us as we head into the new year and will likely continue to cast a long
-> Continue reading HR Outlook 2021: How COVID-19 Will Affect Human Resources in the New Year
CoAdvantage- Businesses today must manage mind-boggling amounts of information, data, and records. In 2020, the sum total of data in the world equaled about 40 zettabytes (or about 40 trillion gigabytes)! And the data we manage is growing fast; in 2010, there was only an estimated 1.2 zettabytes. The proliferation of business information creates challenges
-> Continue reading Why Small Businesses Need Records Retention Schedules for Records Management
CoAdvantage- Many employers have been trying their hardest to protect their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many cases, that has meant taking special precautions when it comes to their employees with the most risk factors for COVID-19, such as older workers or those with pre-existing health conditions. Some workers will request accommodation on their
-> Continue reading How to Help at-Risk Workers Avoid COVID-19 While Still Complying With Labor Law
CoAdvantage- Remote work – or working from home (WFH) – is here to stay. It was already on the rise even before COVID-19, growing by 91% over the past ten years. But with the pandemic, it has become the new normal. In fact, many organizations are now already planning on telework as a long-term practice.
-> Continue reading The Top 3 Implications of Remote Work Over the Long-Term Due to COVID-19
How does mentoring help in the workplace? The answer is deceptively simple: mentoring or coaching (1) connects the dots between training and work output, and (2) creates and motivates a career track that mentees can follow. And it’s good for business: one study found that every $1 invested in a mentoring program returned $1.50 thanks
-> Continue reading How to Use Mentorship Programs to Promote Workforce Diversity
CoAdvantage- Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, people weren’t exactly maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Gallup had reported that American workers spend an average of 47 hours per week on work. Now they spend more time than ever: since the pandemic struck and led to many employees working from home, the average workday has extended
-> Continue reading Mastering Work-Life Balance in Small Businesses
CoAdvantage- If your organization outsources some of its HR activities – like payroll, benefits administration, and more – but you haven’t carefully aligned the way the two teams work, you might be losing some of the potential benefits of outsourcing. Following these seven tips can help your internal HR pros to maximize the advantages of
-> Continue reading 7 Ways for in-House HR Teams to Maximize Benefits From Outsourced HR Partners
CoAdvantage- In our previous post in this series, we looked at the real-world benefits of diversity programs – better financial performance, improved innovation, insulation from legal and regulatory action – but noted that many diversity initiatives not only fail, they often outright backfire. Why? What’s happening with diversity initiatives that makes them so difficult to
-> Continue reading Diversity Program Effectiveness, Part 2: How to Make Diversity Work for You
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