HR Consulting
Understanding Employee Retaliation Claims and How Employers Can Mitigate Risks
Employee retaliation claims in the workplace against employers continue to rise every year. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has stated that retaliation claims represent a significant portion of all the charges filed every year with the agency. Small and midsize business owners need to implement or update their HR policies and procedures to…
Read MoreHow to Respond as an Employer to possible Employee Substance Abuse in the workplace
As an employer, it’s essential to maintain a productive and safe work environment for all employees. One of the challenges that companies face is the possibility of employee substance abuse in the workplace. Workplace substance abuse problems can pose significant risks, not only to the employee’s well-being but also to the safety, morale, and overall…
Read MoreHow To Make a Good Impression during Virtual Work Meetings or Client Video Calls
As businesses continue to operate in a more digitally connected world, virtual work meetings and client video calls have become a central tool for communication and collaboration. Whether teams work in-office, remotely, or in a hybrid model, virtual work meetings have become essential to maintaining good relationships with both colleagues and clients. Employers must periodically…
Read MoreAre Workplace Distractions Robbing Your Employees of Productivity?
In today’s world of one million and one different things all vying for our attention at once, people tend to miss out on what truly matters. It’s easy to get sidetracked from what truly holds sway in our lives between the multiple 24-hour news cycles telling us what and how to think, technology doggedly seeking…
Read More3 Reasons Your HR Team Might be Falling Behind
Many small and medium business owners have recognized their in-house teams are not able to consistently complete in a timely manner everything that is necessary to become/or stay in compliance. Your company’s HR team can easily start falling behind from trying to meet the diverse and ever-increasing needs of today’s employees and employers. #1) TROUBLE…
Read MoreSave Time and Money by Monitoring Employee Hours
Payroll is one of the largest expenses for any business owner of any size, but there are ways to lower the cost. Using an automated system to track your employee hours will reduce mistakes and cut down on the labor associated with manually calculating time. Think of all the potential productivity gained by automating your…
Read MoreBehavior-Based Employee Discipline vs Progressive Discipline
It’s the necessary evil that nearly every boss, manager, supervisor, and HR professional dreads: having to discipline an employee for tardiness, lack of productivity, or anything else. Choosing to employ behavior-based employee discipline and employee coaching can sometimes help a troubled employee succeed. In an ideal world, no employee would ever do anything wrong or…
Read MoreToo Much to Handle: The Plight of Today’s HR Professionals and the need for HR Consulting Services Provider
As the field of human resources continues to evolve, so do the job descriptions of HR professionals. What began as just recruitment and personnel-based industry has exploded into a complex amalgamation of responsibilities, including compliance assistance, payroll administration, employee relations management, and an ever-growing list of other obligations. In today’s business world, the average human…
Read MoreThe Importance of Cross-Training Employees
The phrase “cross-training” is popular in the world of exercise and physical fitness, but it can also apply to the overall health of your company. Too many business owners, managers, and executives are content with putting all of their eggs in one basket – meaning they have a one-dimensional staff where each worker can only…
Read MoreCommon HR Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Human resources (HR) is a critical component of all businesses, regardless of their size. How a company interacts with its employees can either be positive or negative. In today’s economic environment, losing money and facing legal troubles are not ways to sustain or build a business. Sometimes, HR mistakes are not easy to detect. From…
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