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The Right (And Wrong) Way to Let Employees Go
Companies spend a lot of time and money focusing on their onboarding process — and with good reason. Hiring is incredibly time- and resource-intensive, and turnover is expensive. A great onboarding process helps improve performance and retention. However, even though it frequently gets much less attention, offboarding is just as critical to workforce management and […]
Want to Keep Your Employees? Start Them Off Right with Effective Onboarding
Employee retention statistics are sobering: 31% of newly hired employees have left a position within the first six months. That means that a sizable number of your client’s employees may have changed their mind shortly after starting their job. Employee turnover can be one of the costliest HR issues a business faces. Rebecca Seaman, PHR, […]
Do Your Clients Have a Pandemic Illness Plan?
Last year’s Ebola outbreak was a stark reminder that frightening and serious contagious diseases still exist. However, many people and businesses overlook the fact that more common infectious illnesses can also have a significant impact on employee health and business operations, such as the current, and especially virulent, 2014 to 2015 flu season. Pandemic illnesses […]
Get Proactive About HR Compliance
Anyone who owns or manages a business with employees must be proactive about HR compliance. Your clients need to understand what compliance entails so they can stay on top of this area in their organizations. Compliance concerns HR compliance is comprised of a number of areas — including (but not limited to) these: Records retention […]
PTO Sick Leave: Change Is in the Air
As more state and local governments mandate employer-paid sick leave for employees, it is critical for your clients to keep on top of these changes to make sure they’re complying with the law. While there is no federal law that mandates employers to provide paid time off (PTO) sick leave, it’s a growing trend among […]
How to Hold On to Your Employees
With the economy firmly in recovery mode, many employees who held onto their jobs during the recession are quitting. New opportunities and options are enticing employees to leave their recession-era jobs to explore those possibilities. A recent survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found a 52% increase in the number of people who […]
5 Tips to Make Telecommuting Work for Your Employees — and Your Business
Today many employers permit telecommuting at least part-time, especially during vacation months, to accommodate employees’ need for flexible work arrangements. Telecommuting can also benefit a business by increasing employee satisfaction, reducing absences and operating costs, and boosting productivity. To reap these benefits, employers need to structure and manage their telecommuting programs properly. Telecommuting guidelines A […]
Are Your Clients Classifying Their Employees Correctly?
Misclassification can have costly consequences for employers. Learn how you can avoid such mistakes.
How Businesses Can Use — Not Abuse — Social Media
Social media offers great business benefits, but it can also be easily abused. To protect your company’s reputation and your employees’ productivity, you need a social media policy. Here’s how to get started.