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How to Plan for the Highly Anticipated Turnover Tsunami
For the best part of 15 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely tested employees both physically and emotionally. The economic shutdown caused by the global outbreak has pushed them into survival mode, with many working longer hours to protect themselves and their families from the resulting income uncertainty. This prolonged period of stress and uncertainty…
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How To Avoid EEOC Complaints By Preventing Workplace Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, is an agency that works under the federal government to implement federal laws associated with discrimination against employees or job applicants in the U.S. It was created by the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and offers a level of protection to employees who think they have been discriminated…
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5 Reasons Why Job Descriptions Are Important
Here’s How To Create One Job descriptions have been around since the advent of jobs. However, the importance of job descriptions from a big picture concept is still unclear. Most often, HR professionals and recruiters put off writing or updating job descriptions because they think other tasks are more vital. Nonetheless, a good job description…
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Encouraging Employees to Utilize Paid Time Off During a Pandemic
Many employees found themselves with unused vacation days at the end of 2020. Due to the pandemic, vacations were cancelled and shelter in place made any other options limited. It doesn’t appear the pandemic is disappearing immediately in 2021, so how can you help your employees utilize their paid time off? Whether your employees are…
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The Transgender Inclusive Workplace
Employers may not think they have any transgender employees. But, in fact, more than half of transgender individuals have not yet disclosed their status to their employers. With this staggering statistic in mind, how can you make sure your workplace is inclusive of all people, particularly transgender individuals? Education is key. Start with educating…
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How to Have a Difficult Conversation at Work
How to Have a Difficult Conversation at Work — An Employer’s Guide There are some conversations that are more difficult than others to have in the workplace. Whether you’re sitting down with an employee to discuss inappropriate behavior, an error, or a failure to pull their own weight, knowing how to have a difficult conversation…
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A Business Owner’s Guide to Hiring Seasonal Workers
How to Create a Plan for Hiring Seasonal Workers. It’s the most wonderful time of the year… for breaking sales records. As consumers prepare for the holiday shopping season, so are retail giants. Target is projected to hire 130,000 seasonal workers for the 2019 holiday season, while UPS is looking to hire about 100,000.…
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Best Talent | How Small Companies can Compete
My first job was two days a week after school, cleaning up after Mrs. Schmit’s 23 Airedale dogs. The pay was minimal and only benefit included was regular wet sloppy kisses from the pooches themselves. The company was small, but to my 5th-grade eyes the job was big. As I look back on my career path,…
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The Newest Payroll Scams That Could Cost Your Organization
Hackers are always looking for creative ways to find new victims to attack. In human resources, there have been many attempts hacking an employee’s paycheck by infiltrating an organization’s payroll process. With the prevalence of email communications and online payroll submission, cyber hackers are finding ways to use phishing to attack businesses and their employees.…
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10 Things That Business Owners Using a PEO Do NOT Do
You’ve heard that partnering with a PEO will boost productivity and your bottom line, but what are the benefits reaped most by business owners using a PEO? In talking to business owners and executives, here are the top 10 things they no longer do now that they use PEO services. Business owners using a PEO…
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