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Why this company plans to microchip employees
Why this company plans to microchip employees
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Vending machine company Three Square Market plans to insert microchips into about 50 employees to make snack buying at work more efficient. The employees can purchase snacks without using a credit card or smartphone at any of the workplace's "micromarkets."
Fortune (7/24) 
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From Baby Boomer to Millennial
Michael Parrish Dudell, bestselling author and one of nation's leading Millennial voices, explains why now, more than ever, is the time for businesses to anticipate the rapidly evolving expectations of the new workforce or face the very real threat of irrelevance. Read the brief to get the facts on the huge impact Millennials will and are making in the workplace.
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Recruiting & Retention
Amazon aims to hire 50,000 warehouse workers
Amazon is planning a warehouse hiring spree, creating 50,000 jobs, including 10,000 part-time positions. The company will hold a job fair Aug. 2 at 10 fulfillment centers, where offers will be made on the spot.
VentureBeat (7/26),  The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (7/26) 
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Leadership & Development
Do-it-yourself vs. Doing it right
A highly-engaged workforce drives results and employee engagement programs are key to success. But most companies still lack on-the-ground programs for employee engagement and alignment. Learn how to leverage time and resources with a social recognition program in the whitepaper "Do-it-yourself vs. Doing it right".
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Benefits & Compensation
Report: 82% of millennials contribute to 401(k) plan
Bank of America Merrill Lynch's annual Plan Wellness Scorecard showed 82% of millennials contribute to a 401(k) plan, compared with 77% of Generation X workers and 75% of baby boomers. Auto enrollment features have helped boost employee participation in retirement savings programs.
USA Today (7/26) 
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Path to Workforce
Bill seeks to expand cyberworkforce
US lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at bolstering the cyberworkforce. The New Collar Jobs Act would provide tax breaks for employers that invest in cybersecurity training, boost scholarship dollars for cybersecurity education and offer student-debt relief for individuals who take cybersecurity jobs in specific locations.
The Hill (7/25) 
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The HR Leader
What to know about successful microlearning
Microlearning, which involves training workers with short videos, games and quizzes, engages employees and helps them retain information better than traditional training methods, writes Janine Milne. "Making learning short is not enough to make microlearning a success; you still need engaging content that is more than simply a condensed version of an hour-long training course," she writes.
ReWork (7/25) 
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