We know it’s a jungle out there when it comes to managing employee leaves of absence. Eligibility determinations, intermittent leave tracking, and keeping management in the loop can be a headache for HR with even having just one employee out on leave. Staying on top of state leave documentation alone can be time-consuming, especially if you have a manual process in place.
The Land of Unusual Leaves – It’s a Jungle Out There
#IHRIM2014 Sneak Peek - Ask the Right Questions: Your People Data Holds the Answers
What are the insights you can gain by looking at your people data?
Cloud-Software: Tap Into HR’s Greatest Potential
Most human resources managers spend a lot of time thinking about how to maximize the potential and productivity of their employees. They strive for high employee engagement, recruiting the best and brightest, keeping the best and brightest, and offering benefit and wellness programs that improve their lives and, in turn, their work.
But, often times day-to-day tasks, repetitive activities, and data management problems bog down even the most skilled HR managers and most efficient, productive specialists.
HR Can Do It All!
Most of us an have ingrained desire to do ‘it all.’ We’re all chasing after the dream of a successful career, happy family life, healthy living, and early retirement.
This deep-rooted craving for maximizing our own potential is prevalent not only in our human spirit but in the organizations we’ve created as well. In every company, at every level, there is an inherent need to maximize productivity while minimizing costs.
In HR, it’s no different.
Don’t Settle for Less Than All of Your People Data
We don’t have to tell you that people data is the foundation of your HR technology applications. You know that having quality, usable data that can support effective decision-making is a must for your HR department. In the past, utilizing data effectively may have seemed impossible, too expensive or even daunting to an HR manager.
HR Resources for Dealing with Hurricane Sandy and the After-Effects
All eyes are on the East Coast today as Hurricane Sandy travels along the eastern seaboard. Google has created a [crisis map](http://google.org/crisismap/sandy-2012), you can use to track the storm. Here are some articles that provide resources for HR Managers during and after the wake of the storm we think are helpful. Stay safe everyone.
- OSHA and DOL Resources - Check out Eric B. Meyer’s [blog](http://www.theemployerhandbook.com/2012/10/the-essential-hr-guide-to-hurr.html), the Employer Handbook.
- Questions about Nonexempt vs.
OCI Implementations Kick into High Gear
We are pleased to share that over the last several months, we’ve added quite a few new customers to our *LeaveXpert™* solution!
OCI launched *LeaveXpert™* in 2010 and has received a positive response from the HR industry since. Over the past several years, OCI customers and other employers have asked us to help them improve their absence management via our robust data management and business intelligence solutions.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - What You Need to Know
With 2012 being an election year, everyone has their eye on the month of November. Here in Denver, the city is preparing for the Presidential debate, which will be held in our own backyard on October 3rd at the University of Denver. As always with an election year, there has been a lot of campaigning and political activity recently. Late last month, the Supreme Court made a decision on one of the bigger political issues: to uphold the health care act. Just last week, the House voted to repeal it. The bill will now go on to the Senate where it is expected to be shelved.
Twitter for Human Resources & Leave Managers
At the recent [DMEC conference](http://web.oci.com/blog/bid/154112/DMEC-Conference-Recap-Leveraging-Technology-to-Manage-FMLA-Leaves), we had the opportunity to talk with a lot of people we’ve met ‘virtually’ but never before in person. It was exciting to put a face to the Twitter handle and make off-line connections.
However, in one conversation, we met someone who we hadn’t met online.