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Paid Time Off, or PTO, is a popular topic among employers and prospective employees today. SHRM.org’s January 2016 findings indicate that while most companies still are using Traditional PTO systems as part of their overall compensation programs, the use of banks that combine vacation, sick and personal days into one allotment continue to increase.

Are benefits a reflection of what the company values or what the employees value? The answer is both! A Glassdoor survey reports that 57% rank benefits and perks among their top considerations before accepting a job.

As many as 41% of workers respond to incoming emails in 15 seconds or less and are interrupted at least 11 times an hour on average. Considering it takes the average person 15 minutes to regain focus after a distraction, that has a tremendous effect!

It is easy to put management succession planning off until people near retirement, but Randall Beck, managing partner at Gallup, pointed out in a 2012 interview that succession plans need to be about more than putting a name behind a title and they should be reviewed often.

Top organizations, such as GE Company, are moving away from annual reviews and raises in favor of creating compensation systems that are more effective at improving employee performance and commitment to the company.

The Coolest Places to Work identifies and honors local companies that have created the most engaging and rewarding work environments. Premiering for 2016, The Overture Group (TOG) finished second in the small business (less than 20 employees) category.

As more companies are hiring Millennials, the traditional performance review will no longer seem beneficial to the younger workforce. According to a survey conducted by TriNet, a provider of HR services found that 1,000 U.S. full-time employees born after 1980 were not accepting of performance reviews.

As we enter into the New Year, new statistics and trends show the adoption of analytics will double for CFOs and Senior Finance Executives.

The world of human resource management is evolving into a more complex and global development. HR departments will not look the same 10 years from now and leaders in the field will need skills in marketing and brand management, information technology, finance, corporate relations and community activism.