Posts Tagged ‘HR DirectLink services’

Wait…What?!?!? Employee Engagement Programs Don’t Work?

Friday, May 10th, 2013

Hold on a minute! What is up with this Harvard Business Review blog post? It cites new research that suggests that sometimes the most engaged employees in your organization are your worst performers. And some of the least engaged are your highest performers. That flies in the face of other studies out there that say the complete opposite, including this recent one by Gallup.

Our Cartoon Employee Hall of Fame: Employee Appreciation Day Edition

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

In recognition of Employee Appreciation Day, which falls on March 1st this year, we would like to share our first ever Cartoon Employee Hall of Fame.

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.

Don’t Overlook This Essential Employee Handbook Detail

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Your employee handbook is the road map for how to navigate working at your organization. It is your opportunity to clearly explain your procedures and policies, so do your company an enormous favor and make sure you have every new-hire sign an acknowledgment of receipt for it. –Tina Hamilton, President & CEO of hireVision Group, Inc.

Great Bosses Know Every Employee Counts

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Being a great boss is not about being everybody’s buddy or about being feared by your staff. It’s about being a leader who motivates and encourages loyalty and performance through your own actions. Great bosses realize that their employees are a critical part of what makes the company what it is. Employees who are satisfied and performing optimally because they are proud of their jobs give off great vibes about your business to customers and the community.

Putting That in Writing? Better Read This First.

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.

What’s on Your HR Radar for 2012?

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: [...]

Bummed Out by Benefits

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Health insurance coverage today is a big bummer. A new USA Today/Gallup poll tracking 13 specific job aspects indicates that, when compared to how they felt before the global economic collapse in 2008, American workers today are most unhappy about their health insurance, followed by their chances for promotion and on-the-job stress. The poll results [...]

Employers: Do You Have Your Act Together?

Monday, August 29th, 2011

And by act, we mean Act 32, which consolidates Pennsylvania’s tax collection systems, reassigning Earned Income Tax from each individual school district into a county wide Tax Collection District.  This consolidation has resulted in a myriad of changes that employers must follow, beginning with the first payroll in 2012*. Is your business ready? One major [...]

Got Employee Benefit Plans? Keep an Eye on Pending Legislation.

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Just when you think employee benefit plans couldn’t get any more confusing or complicated, new federal legislation gets proposed to prove you wrong. Thanks to a great article written by Gary W. Howell and Michael R. Durnwald of Katten, Muchin, Rosenman, LLP, and posted on LinkedIn, it’s clear that business owners need to keep an [...]