The days of a tiny HR department with one or two employees are behind us. As workplace culture becomes more important, and businesses adapt to create the best work-life balance to get the most from their employees, HR is perhaps more important than ever. That said, traditional HR departments are
Hiring top talent is a challenge within itself, but what do you do with those employees once you get them on board? Priorities will center on maintaining and grooming employees for a successful career with your company. Achieving this is possible with a well-thought-out performance management system that thoroughly addresses
In Human Resources, sometimes we get bogged down in the stressful parts of our jobs, such as firing employees and ensuring employee paperwork meets current standards. So today, let’s focus on one of the fun parts of our job: appreciating great employees. No doubt most of your company’s employees, are friendly, intelligent,
It’s a new year, and your company has new goals and a fresh budget to work with. If your company is expanding, one of the questions in your mind might be whether you should be adding a human resource department. This isn’t always an easy decision, since adding HR creates
We’re into 2017, and the time is now for Human Resources departments to encourage management and employees to set company and departmental goals for the year. Unfortunately, not all goals are created equal. The statistics show that only 8% of individuals who make resolutions in the new year accomplish them,
The cost of a bad hire is staggering, but it goes beyond financial loss. Someone who is a poor fit for a position affects company morale and its reputation as well. Other employees get resentful as they must pick up the slack for someone who only lasted a few months
Owning your own business didn’t appear so difficult before you actually took the leap. Once the leap was over however, the realizations came fast and furious. Many aspects of business don’t arise until you are too far in to turn back. Not that you would. Pesky subjects such as employment
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn has been discussing GOP plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act within the first 100 days of the new presidency. With a go-ahead from Trump’s transition team, they are working on a plan that will repeal the bill quickly, using reconciliation, a budget-bill passing tool
The EEOC has issues new guidance on how businesses need to comply with the federal policies against discrimination. There are several clarifications on what is discriminatory action or behavior that businesses need to be aware of. EEOC Chair Jenny Yang said that the EEOC had identified migrant, immigrant, and other vulnerable
Ensuring a safe work environment for staff members is a critical piece of risk management planning for new businesses. While some industries have specific risks and planning needs in this area, many issues in running a safe workplace are universal. Fire Safety: Buildings should have standard fire safety equipment, but
