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How to Manage Gen Z Employees on the Frontline
Gen Z now makes up 41% of the U.S. shift workforce, overtaking Millennials in Deputy’s analysis of more than 41…
10 Practical Tips for Managing Millennials in the Workforce
Millennials are roughly 30 to 45 years old in 2026, and the label now covers store managers, warehouse leads, working…
Internal Mobility for Hourly Workers: How to Build Promote-From-Within Paths
More than 70% of frontline employees have applied for a promotion or new role, according to McKinsey, and fewer than…
Stay Interviews: How to Catch Frontline Attrition Before It Happens
43% of frontline new hires are gone within 90 days, and replacing each one costs about $7,000, according to the…
Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees: Keeping Classification Consistent From Requisition to Payroll
Exempt and non-exempt status is a pay-and-duties classification decision that legal counsel makes and periodically revisits, not a one-time label…
What Is Ban the Box? A Fair Chance Hiring Guide for High-Volume Employers
Ban-the-box takes its name from the criminal-history checkbox that used to sit on nearly every job application; the laws remove…
Employee or Independent Contractor? How To Spot the Difference in the EU
The distinction between company employees and independent contractors is an issue playing out in a variety of industries across the…
Diversity Hiring: Sourcing or Screening Problem?
Human resources is about humans, and so far artificial intelligence (AI) has proven fallible in many attempts to mimic recruiting…
3 Retail Recruitment Strategy Tips
Retailers in the U.S. experience some of the highest levels of attrition. According to the Society for Human Resource Management…
A Note About the Recent DDoS Incident
On April 28, 2021, Fountain was the target of a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. We took immediate action by activating…
Onboarding Challenges in Retail
The past year has been nothing short of a mind-bending anomaly, and fewer industries have borne the brunt of the…
How Supply Chains Can Address Hiring Shortages and Talent Gaps
If there is one thing the pandemic taught us it’s that our supply chains needed a process overhaul. As we…
The Top 4 Industries Where Hiring Is Rebounding
In the volatile world of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of the nation’s economy and fluctuating unemployment rates are just…
How to Stay Connected to Remote Hourly Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has catapulted the work-from-anywhere lifestyle into the status quo. These days, you and your employees are most…
Selecting an ATS: Four People You Need To Get Buy-In From
Introduction Applicant tracking systems (ATS) are evolving to address the needs of the modern workforce. These changes have led to…
2 Ways Retail Recruiters Can Combat High Turnover
Recruiting leaders have a lot on their shoulders: They’re constantly having to navigate the ever-changing hiring needs of the company…
Immigration Hiring Controversies Surrounding H-1B Visas
U.S. industries are suffering from a deficit of skilled workers. The shortages are most significant in STEM areas, particularly medical…
4 Solutions to Virtual Hiring Roadblocks
Common challenges of in-person interviews include transportation costs, last-minute scheduling changes, no-shows, and a variety of other issues. While virtual…