According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than one-third of private businesses extend between 10 and 14 days of paid vacation to employees after said employees have reached their one-year mark of employment. Then, after 10 years of employment, the average...
When you commit to something, do you consistently follow through and make sure it is done? A responsible adult normally does so, whether at the office, at home or in the community. Some people are born responsible. Think how some older siblings instinctively help take...
If you get pleasure from rewarding your team’s performance with bonuses, you are not alone. But it’s important to consider how those bonuses are given, along with the tax implications for both you and the employee. One-time bonuses are generally calculated...
Even if employers do not think of it this way, they rely on the health and well-being of their employees to keep their businesses running. Employee absences disrupt any business’s workflow. Businesses can support their employees’ good health by offering...
How can you have trouble tracking employee hours and overtime? Let us count the ways: Illegible handwriting. Handwriting can be difficult to decipher. Let’s say someone writes their 1 like a 4 or a 5 looks like a 6. Misreading the number of hours can lead to...
Quiet quitting. Quiet cutting. Talent shortages. These catchphrases and others like them are everywhere — as are articles about what is causing these practices and changes. The truth is that many factors affect how successfully a workplace runs, and one of the...
Start with the idea that 30 days of leave are the bare minimum for staff. These days of leave include vacation days, sick days, holidays and other personal days. Typically, U.S. employers grant 10 days of paid vacation time — two full weeks — per year to each...
On-call employees are required by their employers to be available for work even during the employees’ time off. Whether you must provide on-call pay for these employees depends on a few factors. But if you’re not paying for these hours, you may be...
The Me Too movement put sexual harassment on the front pages in 2018, in response to outrage over reports involving the behavior of movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Repercussions for wider categories of harassment had already challenged workplace management for...
Sometimes a challenge is an opportunity in disguise. Last year, the national unemployment rate hit an all-time high, and in the aftermath of that nationwide economic shock, employees at all levels are now switching jobs. That means if you can offer job stability, you...
