A survey of more than 300 companies by Mercer found that 54% will implement -- or already have begun -- a coronavirus contact tracing program for employees, with 42% of those to use current employees for the tracing. About 4% expect to hire more staff or a vendor to handle the tracing process, and approximately 3% aim to use a smartphone app or wearable device. Full Story: Reuters (7/22)
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Recruiting & Retention
Study: Grouping resumes can reduce hiring bias Researchers experimented to determine ways to reduce implicit bias when hiring, including putting resumes into different stacks. "Our research identifies a simple but effective tool -- partitioning candidates into different categories -- that can help organizations build more diverse workforces without restricting managers' choices," the researchers write in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Full Story: Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (7/21)
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Benefits & Compensation
Tips for boosting employee-recognition efforts Employee-recognition programs are critical right now, as many workers battle feelings of isolation brought on by enforced quarantines, writes Raphael Crawford-Marks, founder and CEO of Bonusly. Crawford-Marks offers tips for improving recognition, such as by encouraging all employees -- not just managers -- to look for their peers' praiseworthy contributions and recognize them for those efforts. Full Story: TLNT (7/22)
Tools and processes introduced by HR and IT won't succeed with employees unless the two departments are collaborating and communicating, writes David Rice. "Whether it's automating recruitment, designing systems for the future, helping you mine data for hiring tactics or revamping your onboarding process with technology, there's no shortage of ways IT can support improved HR functions," he writes. Full Story: HR Exchange Network (7/16)
