It is no surprise to anyone who has tried to hire someone in the past year that the labor market is incredibly tight. The unemployment rate (percentage of people who are unemployed and looking for work) is historically low. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, voluntary turnover in 2021 was [...]
Many records have been set in response to COVID-19. An employment all-time record was reached in 2021 when 48 million people quit their jobs. Compare this staggering number to 2015, when 2.8 million employees left their employer. The pandemic forced organizations to reconsider their working environment, including organizational leadership and employee [...]
Tax filing day is fast approaching! While it may not seem obvious, tax law impacts a wide variety of human relations practices. Keep reading to learn more.1. Taxable IncomeUnder Tax Code §61, anything that an employer provides to an employee or former employee is income to that employee/former employee. This applies to [...]
Green is the color of the week! Millions around the globe will celebrate the life of St. Patrick on Thursday, March 17th. There are some business lessons to be learned from the life of this fifth-century Christian missionary in Ireland. 1. The power of visual symbols. St. Patrick used the symbol [...]
Have you heard the story about a consultant who was hired by the Navy to develop a new performance review form?After meeting one-on-one with multiple naval officers to better understand the project, the consultant had one important statement for the admiral who had engaged him. “You don’t need a new form. You [...]
Saying the word ‘team’ doesn’t always make a group a team. A service team, a sales team or a customer service team can all just be groups of people - not actual teams. Teams are created for situations where workers collaborate and work together to solve problems or deliver service to [...]
A construction company would never use a building material proven to be structurally sound only 40% of the time. A pest management firm would never choose a pesticide that kills its target pest only 20% of the time. No company would lease a copier that produces clear copies only 30% of [...]
As the year wraps up, there are a lot of things to get done! We highly recommend that each worker completes the following tasks, so they are ready for the New Year.Backup your computer files.Evaluate your list of outstanding projects.Make a to-do list for work that needs to be completed in 2022.Tidy [...]
Many companies take a wait-and-see approach with new hires. If they need three employees, they hire five and hope only two wash out. They place a mirror under their nose. If the mirror fogs up, they hire them. They don't buy uniforms for new hires until their 90-day probation is over.The recruiter [...]
As a company, it is important to improve your good hire percentage. Companies must invest to achieve certain results. For example, a construction company would never use a building material that has proven to be structurally sound only 40% of the time. A pest management firm would never choose a pesticide [...]
