by Steve Kowalski | Jul 15, 2023 | All
Paid time off is offered in various ways, such as vacation days, sick leave, personal time, family and medical leave, parental leave, federal holidays, floating holidays, military leave, and bereavement leave. How it should be administered depends on company policy...
by Steve Kowalski | Jun 30, 2023 | All
The human resource function is responsible for providing services as well as support to employees during their time working for a company, from hiring, onboarding, training and development to payroll, benefits and termination. This “services and support”...
by Steve Kowalski | Jun 15, 2023 | All
You can’t measure a company’s success entirely by sales. You have to look at the workplace culture, which has a long-term effect on the company’s health. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, three things occur in a positive...
by Steve Kowalski | Jun 1, 2023 | All
Are you rethinking your workforce strategy? The pandemic drastically changed markets. Many businesses closed in 2020, others retrenched and still others boomed. As you address your company’s needs, are you wondering if you have enough workers to operate...
by Steve Kowalski | May 2, 2023 | All
Competing for talent is not easy, especially in a tight labor market. To snag the most qualified candidates, employers must make a good impression. But some employers sabotage their recruiting efforts by breadcrumbing candidates. Breadcrumbing is when a hiring manager...
by Steve Kowalski | May 2, 2023 | All
In a flexible work arrangement, employees typically get to choose their work location and their work arrival and departure times. They may also have the ability to schedule their workday however they see fit. But as noted by the Department of Labor, “Under some...
by Steve Kowalski | May 2, 2023 | All
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers are required to maintain updated records of the hours worked by nonexempt employees. According to the FLSA, employers are also expected to pay nonexempt employees for all of the hours they work. As such, it is of utmost...
by Steve Kowalski | May 2, 2023 | All
Depression, also called major depressive disorder, is a prevalent and serious medical condition that adversely impacts a person’s feelings, behaviors and thoughts. An employee who has depression may exhibit symptoms that can range from mild to severe, such as:...
by Steve Kowalski | Apr 12, 2023 | All
A structured interview is a process in which the interviewer uses standardized questions to determine each candidate’s competency for a particular job. The questions are planned ahead of the interview and are posed, typically in the same order, to all candidates...
by Steve Kowalski | Mar 29, 2023 | All
As an employer, you are required to uphold the responsibility of payroll taxes. As such, you must also ensure that you understand what the rules are, especially due to how complex they are in nature. First and foremost, a good place to start is by ensuring that you...
