Archive for November, 2011
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
We’d like to take a brief break from our holiday activities to share some very timely information regarding temporary and seasonal workers, courtesy of our friends at Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Are you aware that, while they may only be with you for a short time during the winter, holiday workers are still [...]
Tags: compliance, EEO laws, Employee Handbooks, Equal Employment Opportunity laws, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, handbooks, holdiay workers, Kelly Coblentz, overtime, seasonal employees, seasonal workers, SHRM, Society for Human Resources Management, wages
Posted in Blog, Employee Handbooks, Employment Administration, FMLA - Family Medical Leave Act, Government Regulatory & Compliance Issues, hiring process, HR DirectLink Service, HR Support & Project Work, Human Resources, Legal Issues When Hiring | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Kermit the Frog rules! That was a driving force behind the decision by our intrepid Director of Marketing & Social Media, Margo Trott Mukkulainen, to brave the crowds and the weather this year in order to witness the 85th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. (Well, that and because Margo has been [...]
Tags: "B" boy, balloons, Buzz Lightyear, Columbus Circle, Deil Diamond, Energizer Bunny, floats, hireVision, Julius the Sock Monkey, Kermit the Frog, Kool-Aid Man, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, marching bands, Margo Trott Mukkulainen, New York City, Paul Frank, Pikachu, Po the Panda, Ronald McDonald, Smurfs, Snoopy, South Dakota, Spiderman, Thanksgiving, Tim Burton
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Forget what old catchphrases have taught you, nice guys don’t have to finish last. In fact, in this day and age of social media and viral Internet marketing, being a good, respectable company can lead to valuable customer loyalty and brand recognition. But the process of getting that “nice guys” recognition for your company doesn’t [...]
Tags: brand recognition, branding, company culture, employee satisfaction, Entrepreneur Magazine, Entrepreneur.com, great places to work, hiring process management, social media, Tina Hamilton, work environment
Posted in Blog, Employee Relations, HR DirectLink Service, HR Support & Project Work, Human Resources, Talent Management | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Before you write your next review, incident report or any other human resources written records, please read “The 4 Most Serious Sins of Documentation” over at HR Daily Advisor by Steve Bruce. It gives excellent advice about how not to write official documentation in order to avoid possible problems later on down the line. We ask hireVision’s Tina Hamilton to weigh in on the issue also.
Tags: Allison West, documentation, hireVision, HR Daily Advisor, HR DirectLink services, HR Partnering Services, manager-employee relations, Steve Bruce, Tina Hamilton, written records
Posted in Blog, Employment Administration, HR DirectLink Service, Human Resources, Talent Management, Terminations | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
With just a couple of months left until we ring in the new year, we’d like to know what human resources issues are on the top of your priority list. Please take a moment to take the poll below. Thank you, and if you haven’t already, please check out our November newsletter. In this issue: [...]
Tags: Employee Relations, government regulatory and compliance issues, health benefits, health care reform, hireVision, hiring process, hiring process management, HR DirectLink services, HR Partnering Services, HR poll, manager-employee relations, our newsletter, pre-hiring process, social media, Steve Jobs
Posted in Blog, hiring process, Human Resources, Other News, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »