Business 101 dictates that you really can’t fire someone for actually requesting and being granted time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In fact, the FMLA includes an anti-retaliation clause that prohibits employers from striking off workers just for taking the leave in order to protect those that require the time off. […]

While we appreciate the sound logic behind wearing a mask – in that it is effective at stopping the spread of Covid-19 and the usual seasonal viruses – there’s no denying that it does make communicating a tad more tricky. Since these masks aren’t going away anytime soon, we wanted to offer a few tips […]

As we prepare to batten down the hatches for what experts are calling the second surge of the Covid-19 outbreak, folks that had returned to the office are once again slinking back into their sweatpants and snuggling up on the sofa. With a second return to working for home for folks who typically would be […]

Having been in HR for a while, we know how rare it is that there is ever a clear-cut answer to anything. And once again, the answers are about as clear as mud when it comes to the topic of asking employees to provide details about their use of PTO! To be honest, in researching […]

If you’ve been around for a while, you know that one of our favorite topics is the concept of employee retention. We hold this topic in high esteem because a revolving door of workers can quickly add up, with recent estimates from the Center for American Progress suggesting that replacing an employee ranges from about […]

Sure, we may have relaxed some of our Covid-19 rules, but many employees are still working from home and are expected to do so for the foreseeable future. With this in mind, we wanted to focus today’s blog on how to foster engagement among your remote workers. Below, we outline our top tips for keeping […]

After the year we’ve all had, it may not feel like time to celebrate. However, many companies still want to reward their employees for their pandemic perseverance by hosting a holiday party. Acknowledging that our usual blogs on this topic won’t really stand the test of time or rather, a nationwide shut down this year, […]

If you are in an industry where your workers need to be able to perform a specific task, chances are you have a list of skills or competencies they must be able to demonstrate. Chances are you use the terms skills or competencies interchangeably, even though they are in fact quite different.  The good news […]