The U.S. Department of Labor recently launched its first application for smartphones, a timesheet to help employees independently track the hours they work and determine the wages they are owed. The free app is currently compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch and is available in English and Spanish. It makes it easy for users [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tina Hamilton’
Getting Caught Without Good Timesheet Records? There’s an App for That.
Thursday, June 9th, 2011See…We Weren’t Kidding About Exit Interviews!
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Remember back in January when we blogged about the importance of conducting good, strategic exit interviews? Well, the folks over at HRHero are obviously of like mind. They recently posted their own piece on the subject called “Exit Interviews: An Underused Tool for Protecting Your Company”, and we think it’s an excellent read. One great [...]
Small Businesses Benefit From Applicant Tracking Systems Too!
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011Securing a great hire is a huge victory for any company. Nobody is going to deny that. That’s why successful companies of all sizes spend so much time, effort and money in acquiring their talent. Unfortunately, sometimes financial limitations can prevent good organizations from using valuable resources that exist to help with this task. Point [...]
Why Offer Employees Flexible Jobs? Because It’s Good for Your Business, That’s Why.
Friday, April 22nd, 2011There’s a great new article over at CNNmoney.com‘s Fortune blog about the benefits companies can reap when they offer their employees meaningful flexible job options. It says, basically, what we have been telling our clients and readers for a long time: Flexible working arrangements are worth the effort because they can increase talent retention, productivity [...]
Northampton County Saves Over $273,000 Through The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011LEHIGH VALLEY, PA (April 5, 2011) Great budget saving news is coming out of Northampton County. Through a federal funding program called the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), hireVision was able to assist the County in obtaining reimbursement dollars of over $273,000 to help offset increases in health benefit costs. Since the County offers a [...]
“My Employees LOVE It Here. They’d Be Crazy Not To.”
Monday, April 4th, 2011You’re sure about that? Met Life recently posted its 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefit Trends, and smart employers will take heed of its constructive message: Despite the bad economy and unemployment rates, your employees are not as satisfied and don’t feel as much loyalty as you think. This could cause your company major setbacks [...]
Why Are We So Happy? Guess You Could Say We’ve Just Got a Great Outlook.
Friday, March 25th, 2011We are thrilled to be included in the Morning Call’s Lehigh Valley Business Outlook 2011 “Where Are The Jobs?” special section. hireVision has been blessed with such amazing growth over the last 18 months. Now we are currently expanding and hiring to provide our clients with the best services and expertise available, as the “In [...]
Exit Interviews: Are You Mining Them for All They Are Worth?
Friday, January 21st, 2011We recently came across a great blog post and discussion over at HR Bartender by Sharlyn Lauby about exit interviews. It raised a lot of good points about why businesses should bother doing them, and about ways to conduct them so that they bring your company the most benefit. hireVision’s own Tina Hamilton has this [...]
Are Your Employee Handbooks Ready for 2011?
Saturday, November 13th, 2010So, you were thinking of just reprinting the same old employee handbook with a new cover for 2011? Maybe you should think again. Are your handbooks up-to-date with all the new government regulations for businesses in general, or to your industry in particular? A lot has happened in the last couple of years on federal, [...]
Why We Love Employee Wellness Programs
Friday, July 2nd, 2010Before you sit down to do your regularly scheduled cost-cutting review of company expenses, please read “Leave Well Enough Alone! – The Case For Continuing With Wellness Programs”, a great article recently published at Daily HR Tips, one of our favorite blogs. The piece has some excellent points: In fact, wellness classes have proven to [...]
