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HR in 2025: Insights & Predictions
Learn about the future of HR from survey insights based on responses from more than 7,000 HR, Finance & IT pros
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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024
Discover which HR metrics matter most to leaders in 2024. Promote data-driven decision making, measure results and drive success in your organization.
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Creating a Talent Program: Your Quick Start Guide
HR can empower frontline leaders and drive engagement by creating a culture of feedback. Download your quick start guide here.
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How AI Technology Transforms Recruiting & Hiring
Discover how to achieve hiring goals faster and more efficiently with AI recruitment technology.
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The HR Leader’s Guide to Recruiting & Hiring
To help you find new hires to help your company thrive, we’ve put together a comprehensive recruiting toolkit to help you get the job done.
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How to Recruit and Retain a New Generation of Hourly Workers
The demand for blue-collar labor outstrips supply, and those demographic fundamentals aren’t going to change, regardless if a recession freezes hiring.
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The Complete HR Benefits Toolkit
Benefits are a core component of HR strategy. Learn to assess your team’s priorities and implement the benefits they want most with this helpful toolkit.
Learn how to attract, hire, onboard, train, coach, and develop people. Create a culture of continuous feedback. Develop consistent performance review practices and align everyone’s goals to overall business objectives.
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Turn Manufacturing Frontline Workers Into Leaders
HR teams in manufacturing need to create career paths for their employees. See how to turn frontline workers into leaders and face industry labor challenges.
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Why Your Business Needs a Talent Management System
Finding the right employees is one of the most important jobs for HR teams. Learn how a talent management system can help find, train, and develop workers.
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Inclusive Succession Planning
Inclusive succession planning is essential for modern business strategy. Learn how to achieve DE&I objectives with key strategies for internal review, talent development, and goal setting.
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The Impact of Proximity Bias on Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
As remote work grows, so does proximity bias. Understand how this unconscious bias influences workplace dynamics and what organizations can do to create a fair environment.
41% of CEOs say labor costs are the most important HR metric to measure (Gartner). Learn how to better track and analyze your labor spend across payroll, time, and schedule. Stay on top of federal, state, and local compliance.
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Nursing Salaries: Creating a Career Path to Success
See average salaries for CNAs, LPNs, RNs, Nurse Practitioners, and more. We’ll also walk you through educational requirements and typical job duties.
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Remote Employee Reimbursement Rules by State
Remote work is here to stay. Businesses need to be aware of the Federal and State reimbursement laws for remote employees. Get the regulations here.
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2024 Mileage Reimbursement Rates
The IRS increased the federal mileage reimbursement rates for 2024. See the changes in rates here.
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Automated Expense Reporting for Businesses
An automated expense reporting solution provides you with more insight into the costs your business incurs and creates a more efficient process.
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Understanding FMLA Regulations (with Customizable Templates)
If your company has 50 or more employees, you're required to offer FMLA leave. Learn the basics and get our packet of free customizable templates.
80% of small & medium-sized businesses don’t believe they effectively engage their employees (Paycor survey). Learn how to motivate and support your employees and you’ll have an unbeatable competitive advantage.
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Five Action Steps for a More Positive Work Culture
Organizations with a positive work culture attract more talent and increase productivity. See the steps to creative a strong culture at your organization.
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10 Questions to Assess Your Workplace DE&I Strategy
Diversity, equity and inclusion is a focus for many companies right now. See how your organization stacks up by answering these 10 questions.
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The Role of Cultural Intelligence in Diversity and Inclusion
Culturally intelligent companies thrive in today’s dynamic landscape. Discover how CQ—empathy on steroids—helps individuals understand and connect with diverse cultures.
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Looking to hire a new manager on your team? Use these interview questions to understand their skills and managerial style.
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Anti-Harassment Policy Checklist [Downloadable]
Organizations should take workplace harassment seriously and have a policy in place to prevent it. Get your free anti-harassment policy checklist here.
Benefits have never been more important to employees. Learn how to design and implement a benefits program that’s both tailored to your employee population and cost-effective. Paycor found that the right mix of benefits can reduce turnover by 138%.
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Employer Student Loan Repayment Program: What HR Leaders Need to Know
A Student Loan Repayment Program is a benefit employers can use to both retain and attract new talent into the pipeline. See how SLRAs function, here.
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Safe Harbor 401(k) Benefits for Employers and Employees
Offering an enticing 401k plan can help recruit and retain talent. See how a Safe Harbor 401k plan works and decide if it’s best for your company.
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What Every Company Should Know about Open Enrollment
With the right information, open enrollment doesn’t have to be stressful. Let’s look at the top 7 questions HR professionals have around open enrollment for health plans.
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Short-Term Disability vs. FMLA
Short-term disability and FMLA are employee benefits that overlap but also have several differences including unpaid leave and partial wages.
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Paycor helps companies perform better with intuitive, cloud-based onboarding, HR, payroll and timekeeping software. View our product brochure.
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Unlock the True Power of HR
Learn how to prove the value of HR to executives. Download the free guide now to get started.
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