Payroll and HR have never needed each other more. Employees today prioritize their financial health, and that’s rapidly changing their pay and benefits expectations. Medical, dental, and vision care options no longer add up to a full benefits package. Employees want...
A payroll advance is a short-term loan that employees repay with future wages earned. Giving your workers a payroll advance simply means offering them early access to their paychecks (generally due to an unforeseen event), with agreed-upon conditions. It’s important...
Employee turnover is simply how many workers leave a company over a specific period of time. High employee turnover is an inconvenience for your HR team, but more than that, it can cause loss of company/industry knowledge and expertise, reduce employee morale, and...
If you deal with people, you deal with their attitudes. Great attitudes are infectious, contribute to positive performance for a team and are just more pleasant to have around. Bad attitudes are also infectious and make an impact to the business that is overall… bad....
Question: What do we do if an employee is diagnosed with COVID-19? Answer from Kara, JD, SPHR: First, notify other employees of potential exposure, if any, in the workplace. You should tell them that someone was diagnosed with the illness, but you should not identify...
Question: Can we deny an employee’s use of accrued vacation time? Answer from Emily, PHR: Yes, the decision to approve or deny the use of accrued vacation time is up to you, assuming you do so in a consistent and non-discriminatory manner. It would be acceptable, for...
Question: What should I do if my employee discloses that their family member or roommate has COVID-19? Answer from Megan, SPHR, JD: Employees who have come within six feet of someone who is infected should self-quarantine for 14 days after their last exposure per the...
Question: We are reopening after business closure due to COVID-19. Can we bring some employees back, but not others? Answer from Kyle, PHR: Yes. If you are recalling some positions, but not others, you should document the business reasons why only those positions...
Question: How do EFMLA and EPSL relate to each other, especially in regard to caring for children? Answer from Kyle, PHR: The emergency FMLA (EFMLA) and emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) both cover caring for children whose school or place of care is closed due to...
Congress passed a hotly-contested stimulus bill, designed to rescue America from a self-imposed economic stall. There’s been a lot of talk about just how much money is wasted on items not related to COVID-19 and shoveled into the pockets of big-government bureaucrats,...
