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Build the Best Team for Your Small Business
Is there any value in investing in the training and development of your employees? Some business owners are cynical when it comes to investing in staff because of the fear that their employee will leave the company before the investment in their employees' development has paid…
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Cross Training Staff – Doing the Right Thing For the Wrong Reasons
Employers are routinely faced with the challenge of figuring out how to meet the productivity and financial goals of the company with less money and even less staff. Couple that with keeping employees stimulated in their roles and it all seems like a herculean task. Cross…
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Proactive Employee Management Really Boils Down To The Basics
It is not breaking news that effectively managing your employees is key to the success of any business. Understanding how to keep your employees happy and engaged is just as important as your company's brand and reputation; some may argue even more important since you can't have…
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Office Meetings Do Not Have To Be A Productivity Time Drain If Done Right
Four years is a lot of time to spend in meetings, but that's how long the average staff member will spend sitting around a conference table during their working career. A study highlighted that employees spend 800 hours every year or 16 hours a week in meetings on average. If…
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Proposed Changes To Employee Rights Laws: WAGE Act Bill
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA’s), primary mission is to safeguard the rights of employees with the goal of helping to curb labor and management practices that negatively impact staff. Protections span across the spectrum of benefit, pay, workplace retaliation and…
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Why It Is Important to Distinguish Interns From Employees – Especially In Cases of Unpaid Interns
The purpose of an internship ideally is to provide in-house training for students earning degrees or certificates in their chosen field of study. Historically, internships were not always a paid opportunity, although trends over time show that the majority of internship…
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Exempt, Non-Exempt, Overtime Eligible… Deciphering the Rules Around Pay
It can be a bit confusing when it comes to deciphering the rules related to which employees should be tracking their time worked daily versus salaried, versus who should be paid overtime… Here’s a quick summary with important resources that can help you to get up to speed. Let’s…
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Stress Can’t Be Avoided, So How Can You Help Employees Deal With It?
Let's face it, we are all exposed to stress. How can we not be? Life exposes us to all types of bumps in the road, uncertainty, and curve balls which can wear us down and result in low energy, anger, anxiety, and sometimes, an inability to cope with life's daily grind. It stands…
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Employers Take Notice: Your Role In Protecting The Restroom Rights Of Transgender Workers
Recent court rulings centered on the rights of transgender workers have changed the playing field related to employer responsibilities vis-à-vis restroom access for all staff. Summary of Changes The EEOC ruled in recent cases, that equal access to restrooms is a key part of…
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How Does The Same Sex Marriage Ruling Affect The Employer Administration Of The FMLA?
Several weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court made a monumental decision concerning the right and legality of same-sex marriages, ruling that same-sex marriage should be legal and recognized in all states. This ruling also expanded the federal laws granting marriage rights…
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Are You Making These Common Employee Pay Mistakes?
Two huge mistakes that can have major consequences for your business when it comes to paying your employees are: 1. Misclassifying your employees 2. Not paying eligible employees overtime pay Employee compensation rules are often overlooked by employers. Make sure you do not do…
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Yes, You Can Engage and Motivate Your Employees without Raising their Pay
To use a popular cultural vernacular – “let's not get it twisted“! Money is and important incentive for employees, but it is not the holy grail of motivators for all or even most staff. The key to motivating staff is putting your self in their shoes and coming up with realistic…
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What Is The Subminimum Wage?
Many employers believe that the minimum wage is the lowest hourly rate that can be paid to a worker; however, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) also allows an employer to pay workers what is called a subminimum wage in certain circumstances. This hourly rate is substantially…
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“Leasing” HR and Payroll Professionals- An Alternative Hiring Strategy
As your company grows so does the need for expertise in the area of employee management and payroll. It is during the growth stage that you may be giving more thought to hiring a human resource professional and payroll expert to help manage important details such as pay,…
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Must Read EEOC Trends
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and its Strategic Enforcement Plan did not fare well in the last couple of years. However, reasonable cause determinations were up in 2014. Furthermore, the EEOC lost a couple of major cases in court. The agency lost EEOC v. Kaplan…
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Is 2022 a Pay Period Leap Year For Your Company?
The year 2015 is a Pay Period Leap Year; a year that will likely go by unnoticed by your employees but should not be missed by your payroll department. Accurate time keeping is necessary for you and your organization to determine if you will have to calculate extra pay. For…
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How to Give Your Employees More Control Over Feedback
If you've been carrying out the same old employee evaluations year after year and haven't achieved the desired results, it is time to change things up. Evaluating employees is not an enviable task. Feelings can get hurt. Critical evaluations can cause employees who feel…
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FAQ: What are the Rules for Issuing an Employee’s Last Paycheck?
After an employee has left your company, he or she is entitled to receive their last paycheck with wages earned during their final pay period regardless of whether the employee decided to leave for other opportunities, or the employee was fired. Whether your employee is required…
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How HR Managers are Managing Change with Workplace Training
This article is a guest contribution, courtesy of SkyPrep, a LMS software and elearning software that currently has over 150,000 registered users. HR managers play a large role in how a company functions. They are also responsible for creating changes within the company that are…
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How to Coach Employees to Ensure Productivity in the Workplace
This guest post is courtesy of Grapevine Evaluations, a web-based software solution for performing employee evaluations of any size, at any level. It is essential for any business to maintain high levels of productivity in the workplace, and it is up to the employer to train and…