National Assisted Living Week was established by the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) in 1995. The purpose of this week is to build awareness and recognize the role that assisted living plays in caring for America’s seniors and individuals living with disabilities.

Assisted living is defined as housing for the elderly or disabled that provides nursing, meals, and/or housekeeping as needed. Assisted living communities are a great option for those who wish to remain independent, but still need some assistance with daily activities. Each assisted living community is unique and offers different levels of assistance and services.

With the summer almost over and fall quickly approaching, HR leaders are kicking into high gear planning for Benefit Open Enrollment, Budget Planning, Compliance Reporting, and Mid-Year Reviews. If you are like so many other HR leaders of mid-market organizations, you may have elected to upgrade or deploy a new Human Capital Management (HCM) software platform with a January go live.

In 2013, the Cole Memorandum, which advised U.S. attorneys to refrain from prosecuting state-licensed marijuana businesses unless they violated a federal law was signed by the Obama administration. The Cole Memorandum has since been rescinded in 2018 causing uncertainty among the industry.  

Opinions and sentiments of the mass media and the general public about millennials are for some reason highly polarized.

Even when you try to google them, you’ll get a wide range of suggestions, starting from “millennials are lazy, narcissistic, broke, or even the worst” all the way to “millennials are hard working.”

You’re probably scratching your head worrying over the fact that you’ll have to hire those notorious job hoppers whose turnover costs the U.S. economy $30.5 billion annually.   

The truth is that Generation Y has been much-maligned based on a number of generalizations and stereotypes.

Looking for a team-building activity that everyone can enjoy? Board games might be just the ticket. Not only are they entertaining, but if you utilize them properly, they can vastly enhance your workplace, helping your employees better-enjoy one another’s company and improving a wide range of skills. Here’s why.

What do you think of when someone mentions ‘Dungeons & Dragons?’

Shopping is a popular pastime. A lot of people like to shop. But when you’re shopping for a new HRMS, the process of deciding exactly which system is right for your organization can quickly get bogged down in the details: whether to opt for on-premises or in the cloud, deciding on self-service functionality, ensuring mobile access, to payroll or not to payroll, the list can seem endless and any help is welcome. When you combine this with the fact you’ll be spending, on average, $6,125 per user of your system according to the latest HRIS research, you want to be sure you’re making the right decision. With that in mind, here are three key tips for planning your HRMS selection.

For years, HR leaders have been focused on how to attract, retain, and engage a multi-generational workforce, and just when HR thinks they have it all figured out, HR is hit with yet another unprecedented challenge.

PeopleGuru is excited to announce that we have officially become an alliance and integration partner with eQuest, the world’s largest job posting distribution company.

HR comes with many different responsibilities. Between recruiting, training, employee engagement, terminations, payroll, and benefits, HR can be a very high pressure profession. If you ever feel like you’re being pulled in a million different directions, don’t worry- you’re not alone.

For all of those hard working HR professionals out there, we hope to brighten your day with these 10 relatable HR GIFs:

The contingent workforce now makes up 34% of the U.S. workforce and is expected to grow as people ditch the 9-5 desk jobs and shift towards this “on-demand” economy.

Technology has made it simple for people to connect and search for part-time jobs that best align with their specific skill set and passions while offering flexibility to their work schedules. 

This latest workforce trend will impact that way in which organizations manage its people and will ultimately call on the HR department to revisit its overall people strategy to ensure that they're not missing out on any opportunities. Check out our infographic below: