Coronavirus HR/Employment Practices Update A Quick Reference Guide to Recent Legislation Affecting Small Employers April 10, 2020 Employers Permitted to Pay Partial Wages for Paid Sick Leave & Paid Family/Medical Leave Act Employers with fewer than 500 employees are required to provide paid sick leave and paid family/medical leave for COVID-19 related reasons. However, if your employees are […]
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Stay in Touch – From a Distance These are tough times and your team members are looking to you for guidance and reassurance. How you lead now will determine your success months or even years down the road. Working remotely can lead to isolation for some employees – here are a few tips for staying […]
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act has been signed into law. While the final bill remains similar to the earlier version, there are a few significant changes. The law goes into effect April 2, 2020. The bill contains two main provisions – the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave […]
I regularly hear executives expressing anti-job description sentiment. They want a nimble culture where everyone “does what it takes” and they worry employees will point to job descriptions as a way to avoid unpleasant tasks. In other words, they fear a “If it’s not in my job description then I’m not doing it” mentality. However, […]
You finally found just the right person for your team. You made the offer and she accepted. But your chosen one connected with plenty of other employers while she was interviewing with you. Even though she accepted your offer she may still be keeping her job options open. So why not “wow” her with a […]
Each company has their own approach to making job offers to candidates. With some, HR – makes the offer – with others, the hiring manager makes the offer. But it’s time for HR to step back and hiring managers to step forward. There’s only one best practice when it comes to extending job offers. The […]
Your survey results are the beginning of a journey. You now have initial data about your employees’ perceptions but turning data into action requires digging deep. Here are a few ways to start digging. Be Transparent When your employees took the survey, they trusted that you meant it when you asked for their feedback. And […]