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An HRIS Solution That Improves Operational Efficiency 2560 1708 HR Next Direct

An HRIS Solution That Improves Operational Efficiency

Efficiency is a universally sought-after achievement in the business world. Why? Because efficiency translates, most of the time, to cost savings and a higher rate of productivity. In essence, doing more while spending less. During the the last year, a number of companies realized a new found efficiency as teams moved to remote workspaces and…

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Diversity and Inclusion
Using HR Tech to Support Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives 2560 2201 HR Next Direct

Using HR Tech to Support Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Diversity and inclusion are no longer an option for American companies. They’re an imperative. Some would argue they should have been a practiced imperative long before now, but movements for social justice over the past year, coupled with a pandemic that disproportionately impacted minority populations, moved the issue to a spotlight that makes it difficult…

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Tight Labor Market
A Tight Labor Market Demands Recruitment Efficiencies – HRNext Direct Can Help 2560 1707 HR Next Direct

A Tight Labor Market Demands Recruitment Efficiencies – HRNext Direct Can Help

As business begins to resemble what it used to look and feel like before the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, employers are finding it difficult to operate at full capacity as they struggle to find and hire qualified, willing employees.  Consumer spending is up thanks to rising vaccination rates, robust stimulus payments and fewer…

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Work From Home HR Software
HR Software For a WFH Workforce 2560 1920 HR Next Direct

HR Software For a WFH Workforce

America’s workforce experienced a seismic shift in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only did it shrink, it became immediately remote — a change of a magnitude that many experts predicted would have ordinarily taken years or even decades to achieve.   And, according to a recent survey, this new, remote workforce is ready to…

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Reopening Strategies
Reopening Strategies Require A Look Forward 2560 1708 HR Next Direct

Reopening Strategies Require A Look Forward

When the country reopens fully, at some point in the future, “the office” will look markedly different than it did before our 2020 migration to remote work. It’ll even look different than how it looks now, which means employers and HR professionals need to prepare for what’s to come with top-of-the-line reopening strategies.  A recent…

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3 Steps to Landing a Strong HR Partner

HR technology has come a long way, which we realize, is a bit of an understatement. At HRNext Direct, we know organizations are always looking to streamline processes and create efficiencies while being mindful of budget limitations and staff capacity. It’s a balancing act, every day. But, thanks to technology, things are getting easier. Tasks…

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Find and Keep Top Talent with HR Next Direct
5 Ways To Find and Keep Top Talent 2560 1707 HR Next Direct

5 Ways To Find and Keep Top Talent

When it comes to finding and keeping top talent in your industry, there are very likely a few different recipes for success. At HRNext Direct, we understand that each industry, each business and each individual is different, presenting opportunities for a unique approach. But, at the very foundation of the critical exercise of employee recruitment…

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Employee mental health support
Is Your HR Team Ready For The Tsunami Of Employee Mental Health Issues Expected This Year? 792 590 HR Next Direct

Is Your HR Team Ready For The Tsunami Of Employee Mental Health Issues Expected This Year?

Experts in the mental health services field predict a demand for care in the coming months that they are describing as an incoming “tsunami.” That’s a hard visual to ignore, but also one that isn’t entirely surprising. The American workforce is still catching its breath from a year that introduced a deadly, global pandemic, political…

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employee love & recognition
Show Your Employees Some Love – Not Just For Valentine’s Day But All Year Long 2560 1707 HR Next Direct

Show Your Employees Some Love – Not Just For Valentine’s Day But All Year Long

It’s been a hard year for a lot of companies and a lot of the employees who make those companies run. The line between the workplace and home blurred early in 2020, and it still hasn’t come back into focus, which means work is at home and home is at work. Showing some employee love…

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2021 Workplace Trends
Workplace Trends: A 2021 Forecast 500 334 HR Next Direct

Workplace Trends: A 2021 Forecast

The workplace looks and feels different than it did a year ago. A pandemic will do that, which is knowledge most of us hoped we’d never know. Where working from home used to be the exception, it’s now the norm, and there isn’t a real end in sight as of yet. An overwhelming majority of…

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WOTC webinar Work Opportunity Tax Credit and HCM Solutions
Discover A Work Opportunity Tax Credit Ally 600 360 HR Next Direct

Discover A Work Opportunity Tax Credit Ally

It is no secret that private-sector businesses need as much support as they can get during a period of economic distress that has frequently been measured against the deficits experienced during the Great Depression. Businesses that haven’t shuttered have scaled back, thinned staff and cut expenses. Here’s how collecting Work Opportunity Tax Credit with HR…

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HRIS Comparison Chart
Not Every HRIS Is The Same 1800 1161 HR Next Direct

Not Every HRIS Is The Same

Acronyms can be a trip, sometimes. And even when you’re familiar with the industry, it may still take a minute to unpack the words behind each letter. HRIS is a perfect example. In its simplest terms, HRIS stands for “Human Resource Information Systems.” Building out from that, HRIS is actually a software system for managing…

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recruiting and onboarding with HRNext Direct
Painless Recruiting And Onboarding Is Possible – And It’s Here 576 385 HR Next Direct

Painless Recruiting And Onboarding Is Possible – And It’s Here

Going to the office has become an infrequent errand, if it’s one at all, for a sizable percentage of businesses. In the wake of an unprecedented global pandemic, meetings are being held by webcam, client engagements are behind handled by conference calls and coworker conversations are flowing through instant-message applications. The “office” has transformed, for…

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time and attendance technology
Hands-Free Time and Attendance Technology Answers A Touch-Free Time 1440 679 HR Next Direct

Hands-Free Time and Attendance Technology Answers A Touch-Free Time

  Touch-screen technology, not long ago, was viewed as a premium interface. But, a global pandemic quickly changed our collective opinions about touching screens, and anything else that’s shared with other people. This is where HRNext Direct steps in, offering hands-free time and attendance technology that answers the needs of an era that is quickly…

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Work From Home HRIS
HRIS Can Soothe Workplace Flexibility Pains 2560 1707 HR Next Direct

HRIS Can Soothe Workplace Flexibility Pains

Times changed abruptly recently. Where employers used to be able to choose to be flexible with staff, a global pandemic forced businesses to get on board with the concept whether they wanted to or not. And for some, even with a decent HRIS, it was painful. Remote work, social-distancing mandates and online school have created…

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