The workplace has a significant impact on employees’ health, and likewise, employees’ health has a great impact on the workplace. As employers increasingly realize that their actions in the workplace can positively affect the health and well-being of their employees, they are finding that improving well-being makes good business sense.
5 Causes & Cures of Workplace Stress
Do your employees seem stressed in the workplace? Are you challenged in understanding what is causing them stress and how to “cure” the situation? Here are five (5) leading causes and cures of stress in the workplace.
What Does a Wellness Program Look Like in Northeast Ohio?
Perhaps not surprisingly, 2013’s Workplace Practices Survey found that concerns about rising healthcare costs are becoming more prevalent among many organizations in Northeast Ohio. While organizations have very little control over many of the external factors that may be driving some of these concerns, such as the many unknowns associated with the upcoming implementation of provisions of the ACA, internally, many organizations are turning to wellness related programs for their employees as a method for managing these costs proactively.
How to Use LinkedIn to Recruit:10 Tips
The sphere of recruiting is changing rapidly and employers are increasingly relying on social networking websites to source talent, and finding that some of them are very effective. LinkedIn, in particular, has been cited by many employers as an extremely effective way of recruiting talent. According to our 2013 study of hiring practices, the majority of Northeast Ohio organizations surveyed (61%) use LinkedIn to recruit.
Why Employers Are Using Video Interviewing & Recruiting
Effective recruiting in the future will require “going digital” with social networking, mobile technology, and online methods. But is video also the future of interviewing and recruiting? Here’s why video is increasingly being incorporated into the interviewing, recruiting, and hiring process, and how employers are using it.
Mobile Recruiting: Is Your Organization Ready?
In an increasingly competitive, fast-paced and tech savvy job market, high tech recruiting methods, particularly social media recruiting, have become an integral part of the overall recruiting strategy at many organizations. The majority of participating organizations in the 2013 ERC Hiring Trends & Practices Survey indicated that they are staying on top of the social media trend, but still fall short when it comes to an even more recent development, i.e. mobile recruiting.
Employees Must Wash Hands Sign (Free PDF)
Show your customers and staff that hygiene is a priority with this free downloadable and printable PDF sign, “Employees Must Wash Hands”. Measures 8″x11″.
Managing FMLA: 6 Legal Risks Many Employers Face
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is one of the most complex employment laws with which employers must stay in compliance. Employers face a number of legal risks when managing FMLA ranging from determining eligibility to disciplining an employee on leave. Here are 6 common legal risks many employers face with FMLA that you need to know.
Employers Struggle Most with Tracking FMLA
Organizations could cite a countless number of reasons that they find FMLA administration challenging, but according to a 2013 ERC survey, top among these reasons is “tracking”. According to the 2013 ERC FMLA Practices Survey, “tracking” is the number one challenge for 40% of the participants, up 12% since the survey was last published in 2011. Other somewhat less common challenges include overall compliance (23%), determining overall costs associated with FMLA absences (17%) and determining what constitutes a serious health condition (12%).
Sneak Preview: The New myERC
myERC, the members-only online resource for ERC members, will be getting some tremendous new upgrades and features that greatly enhance your ability to connect with ERC, other members, and the critical information you need.
Payroll Cards Facing Legal Scrutiny
In 2013, New York’s Attorney General began investigating companies that pay hourly employees using prepaid payroll cards, with the concern that fees associated with pay card withdrawals may be insufficiently disclosed or excessive, and that the cards may decrease employees’ take-home pay which may, in some cases, result in pay below the minimum wage.
“You Didn’t Get the Job.” 4 Tips for Communicating with Applicants
“You didn’t get the job.” No employer wants to communicate this news to applicants, but communication about whether or not a candidate “got the job” is an important part of the hiring process.
