You probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about your employee handbook. Wise employers understand that employee handbooks have several important business purposes.First, they are marketing documents. Your organization has a website, marketing fliers and social media pages to promote your products and services. These materials were designed to influence potential [...]
Bob was sitting at his desk staring at a stack of resumes. It's déjà vu all over again. Bob was in the process of filling the same job - for the third time in two years. If you asked him if he had a turnover problem, he'd quickly point out that [...]
We have heard so many variations of this from small business owners over the years. “If it weren't for employees, running a business would be easy.” “I spend way too much time dealing with petty employee matters.” “Why can't they just do their job?” Unfortunately, running any kind of business where [...]
Criminal background checks are used for preemployment screening in many organizations. If you own a company that sends service workers to people's homes or businesses, you don't want to send someone that may expose customers to potential risks. But the commonplace practice of background checks has come under scrutiny in recent [...]
Some employees take to Facebook to bash their employer. Does the company have to take that, or can they take employment action? Social media has been around long enough now that there is a decent amount of legal precedent. But as you might expect, the answer is, it depends.If the posts fall [...]
Companies should be motivated to promote a healthy work environment. Happy employees are more successful, productive and collaborative. They think more creatively and are not afraid to take risks. Below are some ways to create and promote a positive workplace through these Human Resources (HR) practices. Training We recommend that companies dedicate at least [...]
Photo by Sonder Quest on Unsplash Almost 60 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a massive crowd. He spoke these words to Americans in 1963, and they are still relevant today. He dreamed of equality for [...]
Companies who hire low-skill workers at the bottom of the wage scale are scrambling to find dependable workers and to figure out ways to differentiate themselves from competitors in the labor market so that they can retain the better ones. Image by Capri23auto from Pixabay We've seen rates drop from over 11% [...]
A common question I am asked is, should we update our job application form? My answer is typically, it depends on what you use it for? When to keep your application form but review it Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay If your organization still accepts walk-in applicants and/or you collect application forms from people [...]
