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The federal minimum wage has remained unchanged since 2009. On the state, city and county level, however, things are moving quickly. A record number of jurisdictions will increase their minimum wage rates in 2025.  Here are the increases known as of January 1, 2025, as well as the dates of expe...

If you want to be a coach, you have a lot of options – life coach, business coach, project coach and sports coach to name a few.  Even if your goal is not coaching, you may have already filled the position.  If you’ve ever helped an employee identify and solve a problem or develop their skills, you’...

As your organization grows and evolves, chances are your human capital management (HCM) needs will also shift. In our 2023 HR Leaders Survey, 63 percent of participants were unhappy with their current HCM solution and plan to switch in the next 12 months. A top feature they are seeking when switchin...

Career Growth Strategies from Women in Leadership There can be many hurdles when it comes to growing your career – such as balancing family priorities with professional aspirations. We recently hosted a panel featuring top female leaders at isolved. Amberly Dressler, VP of Corporate Marketing, Jessi...

The scope of your HR needs is based on many contributing factors. While some businesses may need a full HR team, others may find more value in augmenting HR with outside services. Organizations that do employ internal HR may still find strategic HR tasks hard to prioritize along with their administr...

A growing trend across Fortune 500 companies is the move away from annual employee performance evaluations to more frequent, less formal reviews. Accenture, Deloitte and Microsoft are just a few examples of corporations that have completely changed how they conduct performance reviews. It’s estimat...

As we look across the work environment we see empty cubicles, dim lights, empty parking lots, and quiet space. The last several years, the pandemic, the office environment, culture and workforce, made significant changes to the type of employee, workspace and culture of many companies. Even before M...

By now, if you haven't read about, heard about or thought about the impact of leadership and culture on the success of a company, then you may quite possibly be living in the dark ages. Leadership and company culture are the current buzzwords of HR management blogs, and for good reason. Both can...

No two businesses are alike, so why would your HR solutions be? As HR software systems are rapidly growing, organizations are now able to customize their services, choosing to augment existing platforms to build an HR strategy tailored to their needs and business growth. Along with scalability...

In 2023, 91 percent of HR leaders prioritized experience. Going into 2024, EX remains top of mind as 65 percent of employees are still suffering from burnout in their positions. While great strides have been made, HR and business leaders are left wondering how to bridge the gap. To help, isolved’s S...

For some, the end of the year is a time of relaxation—but not for business leaders and HR teams. As we head toward the end of the year, businesses are feverishly working to put a bow on 2023 while preparing for next year. What can they expect in 2024? If the last few years have been any indication,...

Forty-one percent of employees say their employer doesn’t offer employee resource groups (ERGs), which is a big opportunity for employers looking for new ways to support their workforce, including groups like veterans, people of color, LGBTQIA+, women and more. An ERG is a voluntary, employee-led gr...

Now is the time to check in with your HR friends and family. With more demands, fewer resources and less time, HR teams are being stretched thin and having a hard time keeping up with the day-to-day— not to mention having the time to focus on longer-term, more strategic objectives. In an era of...

As we near the halfway point for 2023, it’s safe to say state legislatures across the country have been busy. The passage of laws has been so fast and furious, in fact, that it’s tremendously difficult for HR leaders and teams to keep pace (and keep compliant). We recently conducted a mid-year legal...

As a manager you ask a lot of your employees. You set goals for them to work towards and guidelines for them to work by. But as a manager, there are just some things you should never ask your employees to do.  Here are four things that belong on that "Do Not" list that would not only b...

What You Need to Know Designed to clarify things for employers to help them avoid misclassification, the U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule this week that changes the criteria for classifying independent contractors. What’s the new rule and what do you need to know to comply? We’ll break...

It’s the holiday season, and for many organizations, that means it’s also budget season. As teams assess needs for 2024, it’s important to consider investments in employee experience (EX). Excellent EX is top of mind in today’s workforce. Ninety-one percent of HR leaders say it’s the main priority t...

Cloud-based software is everywhere. However, so are cloud-based security issues. Unfortunately for most businesses, security breaches occur on a regular basis, and a surprising number of breaches go unnoticed. Many are caused by employee carelessness or as the result of a lack of knowledge. Here are...

Payroll, engagement and learning management are the HR activities that could use the most improvement this year according to a survey of nearly 1,000 full-time employees. One way HR leaders can improve in these areas is with a comprehensive human capital management (HCM) platform that connects the e...

Davis Miller Enterprises LLC dba: Right at Home, based in Little Rock, AR, provides a range of in-home care options for seniors and adults with disabilities. Their mission is to improve the quality of life for those they serve, whether it’s helping with dressing and hygiene, providing medication rem...

A very fine line exists in the differences between leaders and managers. Good managers are also leaders, but not all leaders are good managers. Grace Murray Hopper simplifies the base difference: “You manage things, you lead people.” Managers have employees. Within any company, people show up wh...

As experts in the HCM industry, we’re working to provide information to businesses and employers to help them stay aware of the ever-changing complexities in our current situation. Below you’ll find some of the latest pieces we’ve produced – each is a quick read that may prov...

Employees feel better equipped on the job when they are confident that they can handle crises that arise in the workplace. When stressors in the workplace add up, they can easily burn out even the best of employees. Add that to the stresses that employees face outside of the workplace, and you may f...

It’s not uncommon for superheroes to come together – whether they meet up at headquarters to strategize, a fortress to train or a lair to simply enjoy each other’s company. People Heroes are no different. Most recently, People Heroes – which is what we call HR, payroll and benefits professionals – u...

I recently attended my first SHRM Conference in Chicago which also happened to be my first-ever HR conference. While familiar with human capital management (HCM) technology, I have never had the honor of being surrounded by thousands of human resources (HR) professionals who depend on that technolog...