If you’ve been in the HR game for a while, you know that human resources folks love nothing more than a new buzz word. The latest one? “New joiner experience.” This term basically captures everything that your employee faces when they come on board with your company. From the very first interview to making their […]
Running your own business is not easy and more often than not you’ll feel like you’re being pulled in all kinds of directions and asked to wear more hats than you ever dreamed of. There is a solution – outsourcing employee benefit management services to a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that can help with the less […]
Companies are reviewing their prospective hires’ social media presence more than ever before bringing them on board. Social media activity can give business owners and those involved in the hiring process big clues as to who the person is they are looking at. But now, companies are turning to actual social scores to determine the […]
These days, before buying anything online, people love to read online reviews: did the product live up to their expectations? Did it work as described? Would they recommend it to a friend or would they opt for something different next time around? We go through all these steps to buy items such as a minor […]
One of the biggest goals of any small business owner is to hire talented, motivated employees and, perhaps even more importantly, keep them on board as the business grows. So, whether it’s one employee leaving – or it feels like a revolving door of employees these days – there are some strategies that can help […]
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, a number of states – including New Jersey, New York, and California – have ushered in laws that seek to not only mandate sexual harassment training, but have also put rules in place for what the training must include, who is to be trained and how long the […]
When it comes to safety, sometimes it just feels like “just one more thing to worry about and do,” and thus gets pushed to the bottom of the to-do list, where it languishes until someone falls off that ladder/tips over a filing cabinet/takes a nasty fall and you enter into crisis mode. Disabling workplace injuries […]
When you think of revenue drivers in your company, you probably don’t consider those one or two beleaguered human resource folks as bringing in the big bucks. Sure, as busy as they are, they make your office run smoothly and can take care of your employees like no other person in your office, but can […]
Politicians love to extol the virtues of low unemployment rates – largely because it means that folks are pouring money back into the economy and thus contributing to a healthier national financial outlook – but is low unemployment a negative for human resource professionals? Well, if you ask any HR pro looking to fill a […]
Ask any business owner about the biggest challenges facing their company and they are likely to state one as engagement is lacking (and if it’s not mentioned first, you can bet this issue will crack the top three for “up-at-night” issues. Engagement is important because it drives productivity, employee happiness, and even the likelihood that […]
Whether you’re selecting a place for dinner, buying a car, seeking a new dentist, or simply just in the mood to try out a recipe for a favorite dish, one of your first instincts is to scour reviews and see what others have thought of their experience. Similarly, there is a review site for potential […]
One of the main chores any small business owner faces is the mountain of paperwork that goes with human resources functions. From payroll and compliance reporting, the benefits selection process, timekeeping and workplace safety. We are adding a section to our A-Z guide about HR forms, including what they are, why they are important, and why […]
