What The Heck Is Onboarding?
Onboarding is a great buzz word from the Human Resources community. The problem is, the word has too many interpretations. Today I am going to break it down for you and answer the question, “What the heck is onboarding?” You will also be given tips to create a great onboarding process. Onboarding can be simply […]
Top 4 Small Business Mistakes To Avoid
Starting and running a business is tough! You want to focus on building your business, not the “other stuff” that goes along with it. You may also feel you are too small to worry about certain rules and regulations in hopes you remain under the radar. However, the “I didn’t know” excuse does not get you […]
How To Address The Orlando Tragedy In The Workplace
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”16″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font=”Arial||||”] The recent shooting in Orlando has affected so many within the community. It is important as an employer to recognize this tragedy and offer support to those employees directly affected. The situation surrounding the shooting is not an easy topic to discuss. If […]
Set Your New Hire Up For Success!A Quick Guide To Create A Personalized, Positive, and Informative First Day
It is crucial to set new hires up for success from day one. If done right, the new hire will quickly become more comfortable, knowledgeable, and most importantly a productive member of the team. But how can a small business do that? The answer is by creating a personalized, positive, and informative first day for […]
Do I Have To Use A Job Application?
No, you are not required to have candidates complete a formal job application. However, there are 3 great benefits to using a job application. In the small business world of less paperwork and less formalities, small business owners may opt out of using formal job applications. Instead of job applications, just resumes and cover letters […]
11 Questions To Delete Right Now From Your Job Application
Too often businesses place illegal, irrelevant, and avoidable questions on job applications. These questions can put your company in jeopardy of a discrimination lawsuit or a breach of confidential information. If you have any of these 11 questions on your current job application, you should delete them immediately. We are talking about job applications given […]
How HR Is Jeopardizing Your Core Business
Human Resources (HR) tasks are boring, sometimes confusing, and very time consuming. No one wants to bother with HR tasks in a small business and many business owners feel they are too small to hire a full time Human Resources employee. They may be right! What exactly is HR anyway? Human Resources is actually your […]
CALM DOWN! What You Need To Do About The Overtime Law Change
The anticipation is over! The law regarding overtime pay and employee status is here. No more speculation, proposed terms, etc. TIME FOR ACTION! So as a small or medium size business, what are you going to do? Just calm down, don’t get overwhelmed, and take it step by step. All employers have till December 1, […]
New Overtime Law! Time To Freak Out About Emails And Working From Home? Not Really…
There is so much buzz over the upcoming changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in regards to overtime pay. Yes, the salary threshold will be increasing and some of you will be faced with changing an employee’s status from exempt to non-exempt. This just means you will now have to track that individual’s […]
