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Helios HR Blog

Timely blog posts by HR and Recruiting consultants responding to every day questions, hot topics and compliance-related news as it relates to attracting, engaging and retaining talent.

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Business Management & Strategy

By: Helios
June 14th, 2022

When you're first starting to build your business, it makes sense to handle HR on your own. For small businesses with less than 10-15 employees, we typically recommend having a good payroll provider and benefits broker, and you should be in pretty good shape. Until then, you don't have to worry too much.

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Business Management & Strategy | Talent Acquisition

By: Helios
June 8th, 2022

You just learned that your HR Director needs surgery and will be out of commission for 12 weeks starting tomorrow or your HR Business Partner turned in her resignation and with a two-week notice there is no time to hire and train a replacement before she leaves.

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Diversity & Inclusion | News | Business Management & Strategy | Best Practices | Employee Relations

By: Kim Moshlak
June 2nd, 2022

Over the past few years, we've seen the national conversation about diversity change as people respond to movements like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter. People increasingly expect their employers to support DE&I initiatives and support an inclusive workplace. One survey found that up to 86% of candidates are more likely to choose an employer that supports diversity. While most companies have a diversity equity and inclusion policy in place, not every office is welcoming to women and minorities. This presents a real challenge for employers. How do you go about creating a respectful workplace? And how do you keep diversity alive on your team?

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Diversity & Inclusion | Business Management & Strategy | COVID-19 | DEI

By: Andrell Forelien
May 19th, 2022

Like many other knowledge workers, my sister has been working remotely for the last two years. The organization she works for has suddenly decided to ditch its remote-work model and has communicated to its employees that they "will no longer support remote work or hybrid program." Employees will be expected to return to the office pre-pandemic style now.

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Total Rewards | Business Management & Strategy | Best Practices | Employee Relations | Talent Acquisition

By: Ber Leary
May 13th, 2022

In the past, professionals used to seek out companies that could offer employment for the whole of their career—the so-called “job for life”. Those days are long gone, and the average American will now have 12 jobs in their lifetime.

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HR Tech | Business Management & Strategy | Best Practices

By: Debra Kabalkin
March 31st, 2022

A human resource information system (HRIS) is not just about streamlining payroll and managing HR data processes. The HRIS implementation process is a strategic organizational decision that can improve every aspect of your company. That's why it's valuable to know how to select an HRIS.