Archive for the ‘HR Support & Project Work’ Category

EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK ALERT: Take Note of New NLRB Social Media Rulings

Wednesday, October 10th, 2012

We’ve blogged about having a clear social media policy in your employee handbook before, but 2 NLRB rulings have made the issue important to revisit.

The HR Documentation Dilemma

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Handling verbal warnings to employees is something managers are often confused about. Documentation and HR go hand-in-hand in these cases.

Oh, No You Di-In’t! New Bosses Should Avoid This Major Blunder

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

We really, really, REALLY wish there was a vaccine for the dreaded management affliction known as “Foot-in-Mouth Disease” that too many new bosses seem to fall victim to each year. It’s the condition where eager new managers say or do things in an effort to get to know or connect with their staffs, and then inadvertently cross the lines of privacy, discrimination, harassment or some combination of the three. Saying or doing the wrong thing, even with the intent of being a concerned and attentive leader, can set your company up for some expensive and damaging litigation.

hireVision’s CEO Tells How to Be The Company Great Employees Want to Work for

Friday, June 22nd, 2012

hireVision’s President and CEO Tina Hamilton spells out the best practices for attracting and retaining the best talent out there: Build and uphold a reputation of excellence. Be the company great employees want to work for, and great employees will fill your ranks.

The IRS Is Making Its Move on PPACA…(Cue “Jaws” theme song)

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun to circle the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and 2014 is still a year and a half away. That is the year when the federal legislation is supposed to go into affect and will require employers with more than 50 employees to offer minimal essential health coverage to their workers or be subject to a penalty.

Think Working From Home Is OK for FMLA? Don’t Make the DOL LOL!

Friday, April 13th, 2012

We’ve said it before, and we will say it again: Make sure you understand the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) before one of your employees uses it, or you could find yourself in a heap of trouble. The Department of Labor (DOL) does not take kindly to businesses that don’t comply.

Happy Employees Have Room to Grow

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

If you want your business to grow and evolve into something better than it’s ever been before, don’t forget to nurture the same kind of growth from your employees. Keeping your talent engaged and satisfied with their role with in your company is more important than you might think.

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la…huh? Same Rules Apply for Seasonal Employees.

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 [...]

Does Your Brand Say “Great Place to Work”?

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 [...]

NLRB Says You Can Hold Your Horses…at Least Until January 31, 2012

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Remember when we told back in September that you better make a little room on your company notice boards by November 14th for the new employee rights notice that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) made as a requirement? Well, now the NLRB is apparently saying, “Umm, not so fast.” In a recent news release, [...]