Human Resources
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Workday vs. Oracle HCM
Workday versus Oracle for human capital management (HCM) can be a difficult yet worthwhile comparison to make. Both are major players in the HCM software space and offer three modules for: Within these modules, both Workday and Oracle HCM provide specific tools for workforce analytics, compensation management, benefits administration, recruiting, and payroll. However, their approaches…
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UKG vs. Workday: HCM Review
UKG and Workday are a pair of human capital management (HCM) software companies that understand that workforce management is a complicated and delicate process. Both vendors pull HR management data, payroll solutions, and talent management into a single data source. While they each offer similar services, each HCM has its particularities. Comparing and contrasting the…
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How Payroll Software Improves Your Business Operations
This is a guest post from Kaylee Riley, a content writer for Patriot Software, Inc. At Patriot, she translates tricky payroll and accounting topics into the language of the small business owner. ____ Every business wants to advance their operations. Yet, no business wants to spend a plethora of time and money for a miraculous…
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Top Global Payroll Solutions
When paying employees in other countries, you have two main options. The first is to run your own international payroll by establishing a local entity in each country and paying your international employees directly. The second is to hire an employer of record (EOR), an intermediary that serves as the employer for tax purposes while…
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How to Create an Effective Work-From-Anywhere Policy
Key takeaways: Explore our HR Software Guide for products to help manage your distributed workforce. Elements of an effective work-from-anywhere policy If you’re considering changing your hybrid or work-from-home policies — or if you’re setting up remote working policies for the first time — consider the following elements when creating your WFA policy: Including these…
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Factors Leaders Should Consider Before Adopting the 4 Day Work Week
Key takeaways: What is the 4 day work week? The 4 day work week is a work schedule model that, as the name suggests, allows employees to work four out of five business days. There are at least three variations of what the 4 day work week means: Why is the 4 day work week…
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Employee Resource Groups: Definition & Implementation
Key takeaways: Explore HR software to satisfy the needs of your small business in our Best Human Resources (HR) Software for Small Businesses. What is an employee resource group? Employee resource groups (ERGs) are employee-led internal organizations that focus on creating more diverse, inclusive workplaces. They also go by affinity groups, business resource groups, or…
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5 Workable Competitors To Help With Your Hiring Efforts
Sourcing talent in the current labor market is difficult. At the end of August 2022, open jobs outnumbered unemployed workers by four million, and the average time-to-hire was 43 days. Workable is one of the leading contenders for recruitment platforms that consistently enjoys top ratings from multiple B2B software review sites. However, it’s not a…
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LinkedIn Job Posting & Cost
Key takeaways: LinkedIn is one of the best ways to reach candidates, but you might be limiting your opportunities if you aren’t posting to other job boards. Browse our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Software Guide to find a solution that can help you keep track of all your job posts in one place. How to…
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What Does an HR Consultant Do?
Key takeaways: Some HR software vendors offer consulting services to give their customers more hands-on support. Learn more in our HR Software Guide. What is HR consulting? An HR consultant is an HR expert that a company hires as an independent contractor to accomplish a specific project or objective. HR consultants provide various services, including…
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Culture vs. Values: What’s the Difference?
Key takeaways What are values? Company values are principles, ethics, morals, and beliefs that guide an employer’s decision-making process. They help distinguish right and wrong, like a company’s moral compass. Examples include concepts like teamwork, inclusion, innovation, and trust. Another way to conceptualize values is by picturing your company as a tree. Values make up…
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Allyship Training for Organizations
Key takeaways Find the right software to help you conduct allyship training in our LMS Software Guide. Getting started with an allyship training program An allyship training program teaches employees about marginalized groups and the biases, stereotypes, and inequalities they face. It provides resources and foundational knowledge workplace allies need to communicate with and advocate…
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How to Make Yourself Layoff Proof
Making yourself layoff proof is a skill that has become increasingly important in recent years. Economist Robert Reich notes in his piece at The Guardian “profit-sharing with regular employees all but disappeared in large US corporations.” When profit-sharing was a more common practice “it… reduced the need for layoffs during a recession because payroll costs…
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Recruiting Challenges Will Be Heightened by Hybrid Work
Knowledge work companies that choose to implement hybrid work policies may see an influx of skilled and unskilled workers. What this means is a range of challenges across the employment landscape that will affect companies that can implement hybrid and remote work and those that can’t. The influx of workers into these new remote and…
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Wanted: “A Company Where I Can Grow”
Being part of the HR team at TechnologyAdvice means I get an inside look at the career paths and goals of those who apply for positions with our team. One of the best parts of my job is getting to talk to candidates about where they see their career heading and what they have done…