HR Guide for Employee Activism
In the current climate of uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, it’s important for employers to understand employee activism and how to handle it.
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How to Help Your Employees Transition Back to the Workplace
As the country eases into a new “post-pandemic” normal, workers are being called back to the office. While this should be a time of celebration, there are many employees who have gotten very comfortable in their Work from Home (WFH) situation and may be reluctant to return to an in-person work environment. Part of the …
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Understanding Five Generations in the Workplace
There are five generations of workers currently dominating the workplace, each with their own unique characteristics and ideas that impact their workplace expectations. As a manager, it is your job to understand and meet these expectations whenever possible to keep a loyal and engaged team. But this can feel complicated when there are so many …
Payroll Tax Deadlines Are Coming Up: Is Your Worker an Employee or Independent Contractor?
For most small businesses, including sole proprietorships, household employers, and C corporations, business taxes for the 2021 tax year are due April 18, 2022. For S corporations and partnerships, taxes are due March 15, 2022. That means it’s time to get organized. One of the things small business owners need to do before filing payroll …
Hawaii Salary History Ban Laws: What You Need to Know About Salary Disclosure
On July 5, 2018, Gov. David Y. Ige signed S.B. 2351 into law, which prohibits Hawaii employers from asking applicants about their prior compensation history as long as they have at least one employee who lives in Hawaii. The law intends to help protect workers from unfair pay disparities and covers many of the common …
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Risks and Benefits of Sharing an Employee Handbook Publicly
An employee handbook is a document created by HR and given to employees by an employer to share job-related information that employees need to know. Also called an employee manual, company policy manual, or staff handbook; it can provide written guidance and information about the company’s history, mission, values, policies, and procedures. With employees more …
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How to Support a Healthier Work-Life Balance for Your Employees
The emergence of Covid-19 has made the whole world stop and think more about what truly matters and how we can take better care of our mental health. Since most people spend so many of their waking hours at work, it makes sense that we need to find ways to balance work with our private …
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Top 5 Most Important Leadership Skills
While managers play an important role in ensuring that day-to-day operations run smoothly, company leaders provide the inspiration for innovation and growth. Business owners who show great leadership can motivate their team to believe in the vision and goals that will help the company succeed. Great leaders exhibit a long list of admirable traits and …
How to Manage Unavoidable Layoffs
While business owners would always prefer to be maintaining or growing a company, there are times when it is necessary to lay off employees because of downsizing efforts or shrinking sales. The way a business handles these layoffs says a lot about them as an organization. No one wants to make headlines for firing their …
Top 5 2022 HR Trends
The pandemic has affected the world and businesses in profound ways and that includes HR. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that HR trends for 2022 are a lot different than they were heading into 2020. By now, businesses have learned that they need to be flexible to keep up so let’s dive into 2022 …