The election will change the way organizations recruit

Employees and employers alike are anxious to know how their lives — both professionally and personally — will change after the upcoming presidential election. And while both parties share very little in common policy-wise, there are some outcomes that may look similar .?

Fifty-nine percent of U.S. executives say the results of the election from the Nov. 5 election will have the potential to dramatically change the course of their business strategy , according to a recent report from G-P, a global employment platform and compliance technology provide, with nine in 10 anticipating that the election will have an unprecedented influence on global business , in particular.???

"The increase in inflation over the last three years was already putting a lot of down pressure on the labor market." says Jae Gardner , director of operations for recruitment platform Redrob . "With the election looming, companies are still marketing job positions nationally, but focusing a lot more internationally just in case things here get tight."

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IMPORTANT ISSUES YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT: In little over a week, voters will head to the polls to elect the next president of the United States and who will make up the 119th Congress.?

Much attention has been paid to the presidential contest between the Democratic nominee, current Vice President Kamala Harris, and the Republican contender, former President Donald Trump. Polls have shown the race to be a toss-up. Whether the House and Senate are controlled by one party — or if there is a division of power — is also a critical issue.?

The outcome of the Nov. 5 election is likely to have an important impact on a number of key issues that HR experts care about.?

"So much depends on the outcome of the presidential election, but the congressional elections also really matter," says James Klein , president of the American Benefits Council , a policy organization that advocates for employers on issues related to?benefits.?"Whether anything legislative really happens will largely be a function of whether one party controls?both houses of?Congress and the White House?as opposed to a split. The most significant legislation in the last?several?years has primarily happened when?only?one party is in control."

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WORKERS WASTING TIME: Many managers have suspected that their employees are putting in less work than they claim to. Employee recognition software company Workhuman set out to find whether that assumption is fact or fiction.

Workhuman surveyed 3,000 full-time employees in the U.S., U.K. and Ireland about work habits and performance: 67% of respondents deny that they pretend to be busy or "fake activity" during work hours. And yet, nearly 50% of managers believe faking activity is a common issue on their team. So, where does the disconnect come from? Lynette Silva Heelan , consulting practice lead at Workhuman , believes it comes down to leaders confusing being busy with being productive .?

"Do we care if people are busy, or do we care if they're delivering?" asks Heelan. "Results come from someone who is productive, not someone who shows that they're busy."

Read more: Are a majority of workers just pretending to be busy?