An Interview with Jamie Taylor
The Ultimate Summer Workplace Checklist
Sweet summertime is right around the corner. Bring on the company picnics, vacation schedules, and little league games!
5 Easy Ways to Boost Summer Productivity
Summer can drain workplace productivity. Employees generally feel more sapped of work energy and motivation during the summer. In fact, studies have found that organizations can experience a lull in productivity during the summer, with one 2011 study finding that one-in-four employers think employees are less productive in the summer.
Paid Summer Holidays in Ohio Aline with National Stats
With Memorial Day unofficially kicking off “summertime” in Northeast Ohio for 2013, vacations, time-off and holidays for the upcoming summer months are top of mind for employees and employers alike. While official paid-time-off and vacation policies have a different look and feel based on each employer’s organizational culture, paid holidays are more consistent across the board.
ADA Compliance: How Much Is Enough?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that employers provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. But how much accommodation is enough? When does an accommodation become unreasonable? How reasonable is reasonable?
Rarely Performed Duties Can Be Essential Functions Under ADA
The outcome of a recent court case reminds employers that when determining the essential functions of the job, how frequently they are performed is just one factor that should be considered.
9 Ways to Avoid Employee Burnout
Are some of your employees suffering from burnout? Maybe even your best employees? Burnout is a talent issue because it is more often experienced by your top employees – those who are trying to contribute most to your organization. It can even affect your leaders. Top performers and leaders tend to be more susceptible to burnout based on their personalities, work habits, and strong desire to achieve.
A Toolkit for Retaining Great Employees
Are you giving your best employees good reasons to stay at your organization? Retaining employees comes down to giving great employees a good reason to stay at your workplace over and over again, especially when they have another opportunity on the table.
New Graduate and Intern Compensation Trends
The 2013 ERC/NOCHE Intern & Recent Graduate Pay Rates & Practices Survey, conducted annually through a partnership between the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE) and ERC, reports that 57% of the organizations surveyed have a formal internship program in place. In addition, the same proportion of respondents are either in the process of hiring or are planning to hire new college graduates in 2013. This strong connection between the area’s higher education institutions and local employers also seems to be translating into positive compensation trends for many interns and new graduates, particularly in highly technical fields of study such as engineering.
11 Easy Ways to Create a Memorable First Day for New-Hires
Organizations only have one chance to make a great first impression with their new-hires – on their first day. A new employee’s first day is the most critical day of on-boarding. It leaves a lasting impression that should be both positive and memorable.
Social Recruiting: What’s Trending Now
Why is social recruiting such an important topic, and what’s the value to your company? Mike Donoghue, the Senior Director of Mobile, Video & Vertical Strategy at Advance Digital (parent company of Cleveland.com), has teamed up with ERC to answer some of our most pressing social recruiting questions.
9 Things Job Applicants Want from an Employer
Hiring great people increasingly demands that your organization creates an attractive, easy, engaging, personal, and memorable experience in the hiring process.
