I was recently asked to speak at the Alabama SHRM Employment Law & Compliance Conference on the topic of violence in the workplace. A 2022 joint study by the Department of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and OSHA showed that while occurrences of workplace decreased 58% between 1994 and 2014, it is once again on the rise. And data published in February 2024 by Valentis, shows that 68% of workers feel unsafe at work. So what can employers do to ensure the safety of their people? First, it’s important to understand what workplace violence looks like. It’s much more
Last week I joined Mary Ila at the AARC Annual Conference and had the opportunity to speak to leaders about recruiting and retaining talent in today’s workforce. Recruiting has changed drastically over the last few decades, from candidates having to convince an organization why they’re the best person for the job, to organizations having to convince candidates why they’re the best company to work for. Candidates today aren’t just interested in the money, but are looking at the employer’s overall Employee Value Proposition (EVP) or what the company can offer them that makes them an employer of choice. An EVP
I often talk to smaller employers who just don’t have the funds to allocate to professional development. They want to grow their people, but just can’t scrape the pennies together to pay for it. The good news is that professional development doesn’t have to be expensive, in fact it can be free. And we all like free! Last week Jillian talked about why employers should invest in professional development for their people. As she mentioned, research shows that spending money on professional development for your employees leads to more money for your company. But what can you do if your
What To Know About Shopping For an HRM Over the past few years Horizon Point has helped multiple clients vet and implement a Human Resources Management System. Each client had very different wants and needs, and each implementation was unique. So what do companies need to know about vetting an HRM? 1) Understand what an HRM can offer your organization. Not every HRM system is created equally. Some systems are all-or-nothing, meaning that you cannot customize the functions you want or need, you pay for full functionality whether you use it all or not. Many vendors offer systems
This week we continue our exploration of AI. I must admit, I’ve been hesitant to give AI a chance. Given the ethical and legal concerns with its use and my own personal worries about whether it can perform for my needs, I saw no reason to engage with it. These past few weeks however, I’ve been testing its applications within the work place for HR-related tasks. Recently, I’ve been working on a compensation project that involved pulling market data, and reviewing job descriptions. I felt it would be a good opportunity to test AI and its research and writing capabilities.