Tag: Ask An HR Expert

How Learning Management Software Impacts Business

Training and career development are essential strategies for attracting, engaging, and retaining talent. In fact, according to Lorman, retention rates rise 30-50% for companies with strong learning cultures, and 70% of employees would likely leave their current job to work for an organization that invests in employee development and learning. Additionally, continual learning benefits your organization…
Small Business Staff Shortages – Strategies to Cope

It’s no secret that the United States is facing staff shortages. Between the pandemic forcing different ways to work and, at times, instilling a fear of in-person working, coupled with an increasing number of early retirements and lower immigration rates, we have unprecedented numbers of job openings chasing scarce talent. The competitive labor market has…
7 Ways to Build Work Team Trust

Trust is the confidence that others around you will do what they say, when they say they will, to the best of their ability. Trust is crucial in all areas of life, but work team trust is essential to a thriving team environment. It builds strong and effective teams. Work team trust also brings many other…
7 Employee Benefits Trends

… That Small Business Owners Should Know The employee benefits landscape has changed over the past few years, driven by several factors. Between changes in the workforce’s needs, the COVID-19 pandemic, a greater focus on mental health, and a rise in healthcare costs, we’ve seen a couple of shifts in employee benefits trends. The competition…
Employee Data Compliance Best Practices

to Avoid Lawsuits and Fines Organizations many times need or have access to personal employee data. They also must protect that data. Many have moved away from paper data collection, easily kept in a locked file cabinet. Technology allows us to store employee data in a much more accessible way. While it’s great to have…
Ask an HR Expert: Top 10 Tips for New Managers [1-5]

Hello and thank you for joining me for another episode of Ask an HR Expert. My name is Katie Stewart and I am with Tandem HR. This is the first part of a two-part series titled Top 10 Tips for New Managers. This video covers tips 1-5. Tip 1: Understanding anti-discrimination and harassment laws As…
Ask an HR Expert: Top 10 Tips for New Managers [6-10]

Hello and thank you for joining me for another episode of Ask an HR Expert. My name is Katie Stewart and I am with Tandem HR. This is the first part of a two-part series titled Top 10 Tips for New Managers. This video covers tips 6-10. Tip 6: Learn how to discipline This can…
Ask an HR Expert: Anti Harassment Training in Illinois

Hello and thank you for joining me for another episode of Ask an HR Expert. My name is Katie Stewart and I am with Tandem HR. Today’s question is: What are the new requirements in 2020 for harassment training in the State of Illinois? If you do business in the State of Illinois you’ve most…
Ask an HR Expert: Inclement weather days

Hello and thank you for joining me for another episode of Ask an HR Expert. My name is Katie Stewart and I am with Tandem HR. Today’s question is: If I close my office or employees cannot make it into work due to inclement weather, do I have to pay them? This is a great…
Ask an HR Expert: Legalization of recreational marijuana

Today’s question is: “How will the legalization of recreational marijuana impact employers and what should be done differently with drug testing programs?” Hello and thank you for joining me for another episode of Ask an HR Expert. My name is Katie Stewart, M.A., PHR, CLRL with Tandem HR. The question we’re answering today is “How will…

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