THE BOARD’S ROLE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

When determining the role of the board of directors in matters relating to human resources, it is critical to recognize and respect the difference between governance and management. This seemingly innocuous difference is often sticky for nonprofit organizations both large and small. Questions we often encounter include, should the board approve all salaries, or just that of the chief executive? Should a board member be permitted to give feedback to the chief executive about a subordinate’s performance? If a staff member has a grievance, should he go to the board? How can the board’s finance committee be helpful in hiring a director of finance without usurping the hiring responsibilities of the executive staff? This white paper provides insight into best practices for boards when it comes to matters of human resources.

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RHR UK

Retail Human Resources was founded to address a gap in the retail recruitment market. In an expanding and prosperous sector, retail managers and professionals who wanted quality, clear-cut career advice simply had nowhere to go. Today, we continue to uphold the principles that have assured our market-leading position. We insist on meeting all our candidates face-to-face and are constantly measuring our own response standards. We are dedicated to our candidates, clients and staff and are committed to providing the best service, the highest standards of corporate responsibility and unparalleled employee training.

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The New HR Competencies:Business Partnering from the Outside-In

whitePaper | May 5, 2021

Any good HR professional wants to be better. This begins with a desire to improve followed by a clear understanding what it requires to improve. Since 1987, we have chronicled what it means to be an effective HR.

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ECA Global Perspectives - Benefits for mobile employees

whitePaper | January 17, 2020

A well-designed global mobility programme should incentivise talent to be mobile while minimising unnecessary costs. Understanding the latest practice in benefits provision is key to ensuring your programme is competitive yet cost-effective. This free report uses information from ECA’s products and surveys to look in detail at the costs of core benefits provided in many mobility policies. It provides insight into best practice and how to assess the total cost to the business of the full assignment remuneration package.

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Employee experience: moving the dial on moments that matter

whitePaper | August 27, 2022

Organisations are at an important turning point when it comes to employee experience. When the pandemic invoked a sudden shift to remote working or drastic changes to employment structures in 2020, it also laid bare which employers treated their teams well. Whether it was how well managers communicated changes to working patterns, transparency around furlough, or flexibility for employees to juggle home-schooling with deadlines, workers soon discovered whether their employers’ claims to value their workforce stood up to scrutiny.

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Your Ultimate Guide to New Hires Onboarding

whitePaper | April 17, 2022

They say first impressions make a big difference and this applies to the onboarding process as well! Your employee onboarding process is your chance to make a great first impression on your new hires. This guide will help you understand every aspect of the employee onboarding process, including:

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The Good Work Framework: A new business agenda for the future of work

whitePaper | June 2, 2022

This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders.

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The Science of Fairness: Using Pre-Hire Assessments to Reduce Bias and Build a More Diverse Workplace

whitePaper | January 1, 2020

In the United States especially, diversity has always been with us, influencing how we understand and negotiate our families, our neighborhoods, our communities, and our workplaces. That legacy shows no signs of slowing over the next few generations. If anything, diversity in the United States is on the rise. Statisticians point out that, over time, we will grow older, less white, and more educated. That statistical arc may be long, but our lived experience—in the workplace, at the supermarket, and even in our own families—confirms that who we are and who we will be is shifting—and fast.

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Spotlight

RHR UK

Retail Human Resources was founded to address a gap in the retail recruitment market. In an expanding and prosperous sector, retail managers and professionals who wanted quality, clear-cut career advice simply had nowhere to go. Today, we continue to uphold the principles that have assured our market-leading position. We insist on meeting all our candidates face-to-face and are constantly measuring our own response standards. We are dedicated to our candidates, clients and staff and are committed to providing the best service, the highest standards of corporate responsibility and unparalleled employee training.

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