What is an employee type?

“Employee type” refers to different kinds of employees an organization can hire. Organizations must consider the legal obligations and regulations applied to each type of employee.

Why should HR leaders care about employee types?

Employee type determines legal requirements that your organization must fulfill for its people. It’s important to understand each type of employee to ensure you comply with all laws for their management.

Why should employee types be a part of the modern HR strategy?

Each position and person has its own unique needs. When hiring for a new role, it can be helpful to know the different employee types so you can be sure you’re hiring people under a status that best fits them, their team, and the organization’s needs. This knowledge will also help HR professionals comply with legal requirements for the compensation and management of staff members.

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How HiBob’s Work-from-Anywhere policy blazes the trail to productivity with freedom and flexibility

Last year HiBob introduced its Work From Anywhere policy. This policy gives Bobbers the freedom to work from anywhere (literally) for up to two months a year, in addition to its already-existing (and standard) hybrid work model. Since the WFA policy’s introduction, we’ve seen a handful of our people exercise the Work from Anywhere policy at least once. More Bobbers are planning for the same in 2022 and beyond.

Four Ways to Streamline the Employee Onboarding Experience

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How Save the Children Italia modernized performance management and saved hours on core HR with Bob

Save the Children Italia has grown significantly during the past four years, both in headcount and projects. To support this growth, they wanted to find a modern HR platform that could replace their spreadsheets and manual processes, help them modernize performance management, and create a sense of community with their employees working remotely and in the field.

What is a statutory employee?

A statutory employee is designated by the United States IRS as a unique type of employee somewhere between an independent contractor and a standard employee. You can think of statutory employees as having more freedom than a common law employee but less control than an independent contractor. An individual must agree to this standing with their employer upon hiring and sign a service contract outlining the conditions.

What is an employee retention strategy?

An employee retention strategy is a calculated approach to keeping people motivated to work at their jobs. In the current job-hopping culture, people are often on the lookout for better work situations, unless they’re happy at their jobs.

What is the employee lifecycle?

Awareness of the employee lifecycle can help HR professionals better understand–and therefore improve–the employee experience at all of its different stages. By helping you improve the employee experience, the employee lifecycle model assists you in attracting better talent and retaining people longer, resulting in a reduction in turnover and its associated costs. It can also improve your reputation in the employment market, helping you attract a talented, driven, and productive workforce.

What is a recruitment management system?

A recruitment management system (RMS) is software that helps HR conduct the entire recruitment process. A typical RMS operates as an updated applicant tracking system (ATS), offering all the administrative automation of an ATS, plus candidate relationship management (CRM) features. While an ATS generally satisfies the needs of small businesses, an RMS includes full services, so it typically has more to offer for medium and large companies.

How companies can proactively improve their people’s mental health

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and is dedicated to raising awareness about the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of our community members. Reducing the stigma surrounding those living with psychological or behavioral health issues is key to cultivating healthy communities and company cultures.

HiBob-Workology Benchmark Survey results

HiBob and Workology first quarterly HR Benchmark Survey highlights seismic shifts in modern HR

We recently partnered with Workology, a global HR media company, to launch a continuous HR benchmark survey of US HR professionals. This rolling benchmark study aims to help HR professionals understand how their peers approach HR strategy and programming and monitors how these approaches change and develop. HR professionals who fill out the survey will receive a detailed report with information and critical insights at the end of each quarter.

4 key ways for L&D and HR teams to keep people engaged and retain top talent

360Learning and HiBob recently teamed up to showcase several ways to overcome today's retention challenges. Read on to learn why fostering peer-driven collaborative learning, upskilling from within, developing an employer brand, and focusing on motivating and engaging employees are all key to employee retention.

Leading with a people-first strategy: understanding principles, policies, and priorities

We sat down with two of Australia’s HR leaders, Dr. Kirstin Ferguson and Kathleen McCudden, to better understand what people-first organizations require of today’s leaders and what strategies can help with addressing common HR challenges.

Let’s talk about mental health in the workplace and what HR can do

Even before the pandemic, in 2019, the World Health Organization labeled employee burnout a medical condition. As the number of people struggling with mental health continues to increase, employers and HR need to be proactive in their approach to helping people cope. Here are some best practices HR can consider to move the needle on mental health.

What is an agile organization?

An agile organization is a company that responds to unpredictable market changes with resilience and flexibility. While traditional organizations embody a hierarchical structure and rely on extensive processes and planning, agile organizations act promptly and proactively to satisfy customers and flow with the shifting market.

Equity sharing: Mid-sized companies' key to winning top talent

In our latest guide, How to attract and retain top talent using a full-stack compensation strategy, we partnered with leading equity management platform, Ledgy, for a deep-dive discussion into how companies can build competitive compensation and equity sharing into people-centric cultures to set themselves apart from the competition.

What is a floating holiday?

A floating holiday is a paid day off that an employee can decide to take on a day of their choosing. It’s called a floating holiday because it can “float” to whichever day the person chooses. Companies usually provide these in addition to the standard paid holidays as a type of benefit.