US employers are positive about productivity, raises | Survey: 41% of adults want a COVID-19 vaccine ASAP | Few companies expect full return to pre-pandemic work arrangements
An Indeed survey finds 92% of US employers say they think their workers have "pulled together to weather the crisis," 73% are optimistic about workforce productivity and 54% are hopeful about increasing employee salaries this year. In addition, 27% of employers intend to "hire at higher volumes" in 2021 and 46% say their leadership teams have "greater awareness" regarding "the challenges of balancing caregiving" with work. Full Story: TechRepublic (1/27)
5 Culture Trends HR Leaders Must Know As companies enter 2021, how can organizations prepare for the new normal? Read O.C. Tanner's 5 Culture Trends for 2021 to see how you can be prepared to help your employees thrive, no matter what new challenges may come their way. Download the White Paper now
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Recruiting & Retention
Survey: 41% of adults want a COVID-19 vaccine ASAP A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found 6% of adults said they had received a COVID-19 vaccine and 41% said they would get vaccinated as soon as they could. That compares with a December survey that found 34% of patients said they would get vaccinated as soon as they could. Full Story: Kaiser Health News (1/27)
2021 Predictions for HR As a new year begins after one of the roughest years in modern history, employers are placing greater importance on the value that HR brings to an organization. Our 5 predictions outline how HR will have an important role in shaping work in 2021, including putting the "human" back into human resources. Read More
5 Ways to Hire Like It’s 2021 We dug deep to learn what job seekers want from an employer for 2021. While there are more candidates seeking work, there's also more competition among businesses for the most qualified people. Get the leading edge with this free guide.
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Benefits & Compensation
How Unito is taking action on the gender pay gap Unito is tackling gender and race pay disparity by introducing a "transparent salary matrix," investing in third-party data insights to determine baseline salaries and increasing salary levels for all female-dominated positions to counterbalance lower pay trends. "While the wage gap is closing, salary disparity requires an active effort from companies to combat," writes Unito's Marie-Rose Rioux M. Full Story: Fast Company online (1/27)
Technology
Salesforce debuts COVID-19 vaccine tracking platform Salesforce is replacing Work.com for Vaccines with Vaccine Cloud for tracking the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, managing vaccine inventory, scheduling vaccination appointments, handling payments and reimbursements, conducting outreach and monitoring outcomes. Full Story: TechRepublic (1/27)
The HR Leader
How these HR chiefs are improving employee experience Rhonda Morris and Mary O'Hara, HR chiefs at Chevron and Blue Shield of California, respectively, share their strategies to engage workers and improve the employee experience amid the pandemic. "A lot of an employee's experience is directly correlated to the leader they are reporting to so we are putting a very significant investment in strengthening the skill capabilities of leaders within our company," Morris said. Full Story: HR Dive (1/27)
About the Editor
Kanoe Namahoe
A girl from Hawaii covering the workforce and K-20 education. Fundamentals. Champions master the fundamentals. They build their careers from them. Los Angeles Laker legend Kobe Bryant underscored this when he said, "Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting." Successful organizations know this, too. How are you helping your teams solidify their foundational skills? Let me know. Drop me a line at [email protected].
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