Doesn’t it seem like every other day stories about employees behaving badly show up in your newsfeed? Well, you’re not imagining it. The most recent National Business Ethics Survey from the Ethics & Compliance Initiative indicates that 41% of U.S.…
I’ve been working in the field of training and instructional design for almost 10 years, and most of it has flown by so quickly. But when I have to sit through a boring training presentation (ZZzzzz) — boy, does time crawl! It’s…
As many as 73% of U.S. employers have migrated their HR processes to the cloud. Another 1 out of every 7 employers are considering switching to a different HR system. Why automate HR processes? How in the world do you…
Unsure if a California employee is exempt or nonexempt? Wondering what a wage order is and what to do with it? You’re not alone. These are common and potentially costly stumbling blocks for employers, especially those with California employees. What’s…
With the impacts of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma still unfolding, plus threats from additional hurricanes, how can HR help employees during a disaster like these? Roll Call One of your first steps is to contact any employees who live or…
Flexibility. It’s all the rage and no wonder! Compressing a week’s worth of work hours into fewer days makes it possible for employees to care for aging parents, spend time with family, recreate, travel and more. Plus, employers don’t have…
Destination vacations, camping excursions, and family reunions are a just few reasons employees take summer vacations. Summer vacations often leave employers scrambling to fill critical staff vacancies, mitigate overtime fluctuations, and keep track of who is out, for how long…
Granted, Shakespeare may not have been contemplating the nobility of paying or not paying a summer intern, but it is a valid question. Summer brings vacation requests, company picnics, and opportunities for young adults to gain real-life work experience through…
Summer sunshine and rising temperatures tend to have people trading their sweaters and boots for tank tops and flip flops. Warmer weather generally means less conservative clothing which reveals more skin, body art, and/or piercings previously hidden by cold weather…
Not all thieves wear masks. Regardless of the size of a company, how stringent the hiring process is, or how many employees signed a Code of Conduct, employee theft is an expensive reality employers face. Workplace theft can range from…
