Times, they are a-changin’. In a world where cars can drive themselves and salads can be driven to our doorstep, a few constants remain beyond death, taxes, and the Cowboys never winning another Super Bowl. One such constant is employees needing to take a leave of absence from work when a major life event happens.… Continue reading Everything HR Must Now Include In A Leave Plan
With the frenetic pace most HR teams are operating at, no amount of breathing exercises, stretching sessions, or meditative music can provide the sustainable source of calm that’s so desperately needed at most organizations. HR Zen is hard to come by these days. The current stress levels plighting the HR industry are resulting in traumatic… Continue reading Leave Request Zen Made Easy: HR’s Hope For Stress-Free LOAs
When we call something “epic” we’re often drawing attention to the qualities that make a thing heroic, majestic, or impressively great. In that vein, this blog’s epic ambition is to demonstrate that by improving your leave process and employee experience your entire organization will feel the heroic, majestic, and impressively great benefits that come along… Continue reading The Epic HR Ripple Effect of A Better Leave Process
How busy is your job? It’s a simple question with perhaps a not-so-simple answer. There’s a good chance that if you’re in HR, however, you’d be justified to color your response with a few expletives like this: “I. Am. Busy.” It’s an HR professional’s refrain as old as time, yet it appears to be echoing… Continue reading Simple LOA Strategies That Will Actually Reduce HR Stress
Like our parents walking 10 miles to school in the snow, uphill, both ways, myths are seldom based in fact yet manifest in our society to shape certain narratives about how we view the world. While the origin of myths can rarely be traced back to the source, the narratives they spawn can profoundly impact… Continue reading 5 Popular Myths About Automating HR Tasks
We don’t need to tell you, of all people, that HR burnout has been running rampant and unchecked for far too long. But if you’re reading this, all hope is not lost (and here’s a virtual hug on our behalf). On top of your core responsibilities like general employee support, attracting and onboarding new hires,… Continue reading A New Breakthrough In The Fight Against HR Burnout
If you’ve ever uttered the phrase, “I need a vacation from my vacation,” then you know how daunting it can be to transition back to work after an extended absence. Of course, going from galavanting across Europe to being back in the office is one thing, it’s quite another to have taken time to welcome… Continue reading The Business Impact of Creating A Soft Landing for Employees After a Leave of Absence
Step aside, Pythagoras. Einstein, not everything is about you (relatively speaking). The near-mythical solution for improved workforce planning, employee well-being, and organizational productivity doesn’t require long equations scrawled out on dusty chalkboards or a Ph.D. in astrophysics to unlock. It simply takes leveraging automation technology for smarter leave-of-absence tracking. It also requires parting ways with… Continue reading Automated Leave Tracking: A Formula for Planning, Well-being, and Productivity
Take a deep breath and imagine if you will that you’re an employee. We trust that won’t be too difficult for you to imagine, but we’re not here to judge. Now let’s say you’re an employee, a productive one at that (a big stretch for some), and you’ve just received a text from a sibling… Continue reading 7 Reasons Why Employees Return To Work Unengaged After Taking a Leave
As the old saying goes, a goal without a plan is just a wish. And as the much more recent saying goes, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. As a People Ops leader, you play a pivotal role in your org’s ability to effectively workforce plan and achieve the goals… Continue reading Simplify Your Workforce Planning by Simplifying Leave Management
