November 2023 note from the editor

    We have a fantastic November issue for you! We are focusing on the highlights from the fall SHRM conferences in Mississippi, Georgia, Texas, and Arkansas. We have traveled to four states since our October issue to bring you the latest and greatest conferences ever! It was wonderful meeting so many of you in person! I hope you are following us on Facebook and LinkedIn so that you can receive our live videos with SHRM chapter leaders and top keynote speakers. 
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    Working on your 2024 compensation budget? We are honored to feature DailyPay on our November cover. This exciting and innovative company can help improve your retention rate by providing daily pay for your employees. You can empower your team with choice and control of their pay. With earned wage access, employees can better control their finances. 80% of DailyPay users say DailyPay has had a positive influence on their financial habits!

    We are focusing on employee benefits planning and compliance in this issue. You will find solutions for some of the issues that keep you awake at night. It’s open enrollment season, and we are including the 2023 SHRM Benefits Survey to help guide your employee benefits decisions for 2024. Nirav Desai with McGriff has provided an article on the transformative impact of generative AI on wellness. Bass, Berry & Sims provided the 2023 Welfare Plan Disclosure Checklist. There is also a list of contacts in the event you need assistance with the checklist. Sean Harrison, CTO for Benefits Compliance Intelligence, has an excellent article about self-funded health plans. 

    It’s time to work on your succession plan for 2024 also. LeeAnn Bailes Foster with Team Foster HR Strategy has provided a blueprint for you succession planning process. Learn about the best ever succession planning tool: The Knowledge Transfer Document. She also provides 7 steps involved in succession planning – and 7 steps to keep your plan current. This is a must-read for all HR professionals! 

    Our December issue will feature the SHRM Foundation. The foundation elevates and empowers HR professionals as a force for social good so that all workplaces can prosper and thrive. They provide specialty certifications as well as scholarships to help HR professionals obtain their SHRM-CP and SCP. Watch your email for our November 30 webinar sponsored by Data Facts.. All our webinars are pre-approved for both SHRM PDCs and HRCI Business Credit.  If you are not currently on our email distribution list, please visit our website and click on Subscribe.

    Wishing you and your family a lovely Thanksgiving season. 

    Cynthia Y. Thompson, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
    cynthia@hrprosmagazine.com
    www.hrprofessionalsmagazine.com
    Twitter @cythomps

    Caption: Watch my video with Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President and CEO of SHRM, to learn about his vision for HR!
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