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Wage & Hour Violations That Might Surprise You

July 31, 2017/by Mindy Flanigan

The manager you hired a year ago sends you a text resigning at the end of the business day, leaving a letter of resignation on your desk. Surprised, you reach out to the employee, via text, to discuss the matter as well as close the loop on a few outstanding issues. No response. Additionally, the […]

Hiring Out of Desperation – Don’t Do It!

July 17, 2017/by Lisa Porro

All managers have been there: an employee has given his or her notice, and your first instinct is to hire, and quickly. No sooner has the employee left your office than you jump into your recruiting process and start to review resumes as they fly in, hoping to get the perfect candidate in the door before […]

Putting Job Descriptions to Good Use

June 16, 2017/by Susan Reagan

If you have been in most working environments for any amount of time, the term “Job Description” has probably seeped into your vocabulary. Typically known as that document that contains specific information about a job such as essential duties and responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities, required qualifications, and physical requirements, why are they so critical […]

Top 10 Reasons to Update your Employee Handbook

June 1, 2017/by Mindy Flanigan

If you have an Employee Handbook already in place, fabulous! If you don’t and you wonder if you need one, the answer is yes. Refer to “The ROI of an Employee Handbook.” We are always pleased to hear that a company has what they call an employee “manual”. We prefer “Handbook” for a variety of […]

Hard Conversations Take Leader Courage

May 22, 2017/by Jennifer Archer

One of the biggest challenges many leaders fear is having difficult or awkward conversations. From communicating performance issues to addressing body odor, many leaders develop a sick feeling in the pit of their stomach when considering how to even initiate such a discussion. It takes courage to overcome this fear and make the discussion as […]

Employees Come with Risk and Reward

April 15, 2017/by Lisa Porro

Did you have a good start up year? Ready to hire in 2017? About to open a new franchise? Don’t let anyone tell you hiring isn’t worth it or having employees is like having more children. When you make the right hiring decisions, and you are considering a “builder” – one who enjoys developing and […]

Mobile Recruiting – The Latest and Greatest

March 31, 2017/by Jennifer Archer

As a small business owner, you may spend much of your time on the road. In fact, you might not even have an office at all! So how can you go about finding the best and brightest hires for your business? By using mobile recruiting technology! With the rise of mobile devices and the apps […]

Peer to Peer Recognition Builds a Great Culture

March 9, 2017/by Lisa Porro

Is it annual review time at your company? Do you have leaders scrambling for “content” on those they may have not provided feedback to throughout the year? Think Annual Reviews aren’t worth it? While there is a movement to do away with them, that only works in a company where employees are given feedback, often; […]

Fluctuating Workweek and FLSA Compliance

February 21, 2017/by Valerie Juarez

The premise of Fluctuating Work Week (FWW) is that the salaried *Non-Exempt employee receives a guaranteed salary each pay period regardless of hours worked. As the salary is constant but the number of hours worked varies, it causes a fluctuating hourly rate. (Salary divided by total number of hours worked determines hourly rate weekly). Because […]

How to Create HR Process Posters to Keep You on Track

February 9, 2017/by Sara McGuire

Today’s blog is brought to you by our friend Sara at Venngage. Do you ever feel like there are too many things to remember at work? This may be especially true if you’re working at small company where processes are always changing and growing. This may also be the case if you’re working in a […]