Employee Turnover
7 Trends That Will Change the Way You Hire, Manage, and Retain in 2015
“Average is over,” according to Tom Friedman and the pace of change is accelerating. These trends spell both doom and opportunity to the world of human resources. Beneath the cloud…
Retention and Hiring Woes Mount in 2014
Each year PayScale conducts a survey of compensation best practices to take a look at what transpired in the year just ended and predict trends for the upcoming year. In…
8 Questions You Need to Ask to Turn Around Employee Turnover
If you are own or manage a business, one thing is for sure – you have had an employee quit, retire, or be terminated at the most inopportune time. And…
Hiring the Wrong Employee is the Mistake That Keeps On Giving
Hiring the wrong employee is an expensive mistake. For example, let’s say a professional services firm recruits and hires a new customer service representative (CSR). After 2 months…
Pay Raises are Back, Resignations Rising
The number of jobs created the last few months isn’t the only thing trending upward. Employee resignations are also moving higher. According to a recent survey by MRInetwork, vacancies…
9 of the Best Workforce Predictions for 2012
Having reviewed nearly two dozen different articles predicting what employers can expect to face in 2012, I’ve come up with nine of the best workforce predictions for 2012…
Recruiting Up, Turnover Down – Will It Continue?
Economists have made no secret of the fact that it will be several years until the United States returns to a healthy unemployment rate of less than six percent. As…
Hidden Payroll Costs Significantly Drive Labor Costs Up
The recent KPMG 2011 U.S. Hospital Nursing Labor Costs Study identifies several trends and benchmarks in relation to hospital nursing labor costs in the United States. Other businesses could…
One-third of US Workers Fed Up; Looking for New Jobs
Workers are fed up with their employers. One third of American workers are considering leaving their organization. Another 21 percent says they are dissatisfied with current working conditions…