HR

  2. New Data on Employee Benefits in 2015

    Be honest now. What do you do with all those booklets you get that describe your employee benefits in detail? I suspect most of us add them to our “reading pile,” along with the latest magazines or inserts from the electric bill. Of course, you may no longer do this physically, since these days …Read More

  4. 7 Must-Haves For Defensible Documentation

    (article courtesy of HRMorning.com) You know how important clear and thorough documentation is. But your managers may be another story.  Thankfully, employment law attorney Allison West has some steps managers can use to make documenting performance issues less painful — and more defensible if ev…Read More

  5. Don’t Do It: 5 Costly Hiring Mistakes Employers Are Making

    (article courtesy of HRMorning.com) Some analysts are predicting 2015 will be a big year for hiring. That’s good news. But the bad news is some employers have glaring holes in their hiring processes.  Every organization has some turnover, concedes a recent post on The Resourceful Manager. So, to …Read More

  7. 5 Factors Every Employee Wants From Work

    What do employees want from work? There are five factors that must be present in your workplace for your employees to be happy and motivated at work. Your employees need respect, to be members of the in-crowd, to impact decision making about their jobs, to have the opportunity to grow and develop, a…Read More

  8. Hospital Chain to Pay $80k for Disability Bias

    Ah, the irony: A major Midwest healthcare organization has agreed to pay $80,000 to a woman whose job offer was withdrawn — because of her medical condition.   Aurora Health Care, Inc. will fork over the $80k and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U…Read More

  9. The 4 Biggest Termination Mistakes

      Firing staff members is stressful – which is why so many HR pros sometimes hurry the process along to get it over with. But that’s a big mistake. If you don’t cross your t’s and dot your i’s before, during and after a termination, you’re setting yourself up for major problems down…Read More

  10. Employers Ready to Hire, and Workers Are Ready to Make a Move

    Hiring managers in small businesses are indicating a greater sense of confidence when it comes to recruitment plans. Hiring is expected to increase three percentage points over last year for companies with 50 or fewer employees. Quick breakdown: 50 or fewer employees – 27% hiring full-time, perman…Read More