Accurately categorizing your employees as “exempt” or “non-exempt” from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sounds like a fairly straightforward task. But a closer look at the finer details of the FLSA can quickly turn an easy yes/no question into a complex, and somewhat subjective, analysis or job duties, titles, and compensation.
We have all heard the phase that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” A picture tells a story just as well as a large amount of descriptive text. That can also be said of a chart in Excel. That column or pie chart might be more informative then rows and columns worth of numbers.
In 2015, the Ohio Development Services Agency announced the Ohio Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program, which is designed to provide direct financial assistance to train workers and improve the economic competitiveness of Ohio’s employers. The program is specifically designed to offset a part of an employer’s costs to upgrade the skills of its incumbent workforce. The Voucher Program will provide reimbursement to eligible employers for specific training costs that have accrued during the course of training.
As the situation continues to evolve regarding Kim Davis, the Rowan, Kentucky, County Clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, it’s a good reminder for employers in the private sector to be aware of the laws and guidelines that apply to them in regards to making religious accommodations in the workplace.
Salaries are a business investment, and setting compensation levels requires a fact based, structured methodology centered on external marketplace and internal organizational factors.
Salaries are a business investment, and setting compensation levels requires a fact based, structured methodology centered on external marketplace and internal organizational factors.
Managing and staying on top of your email is important to everyone. With Quick Steps (a feature in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013) you can apply multiple actions at the same time to email messages. This helps you quickly manage your mailbox. For example, if you frequently move messages to a specific folder, you can use a Quick Step to move the message in one click. Or, if you forward messages to your manager or peers, a one-click Quick Step can simplify the task.
Change is inevitable. But it’s how you lead and manage change that makes the difference. Companies that accept and embrace change are healthier, more dynamic, and faster growing than those companies that fear change.
To hire and retain top talent, it’s important to keep up with the ever-changing methods of recruiting, onboarding and hiring.
A majority of Northeast Ohio organizations are planning to grow their businesses this year. Hiring projections from the 2015 ERC Hiring Trends & Practices Survey show that 84% of participating organizations have already hired one or more employees in 2015, and plan to make additional hires. Only 4% do not plan on hiring any employees this year. The 2015 ERC Hiring Trends and Practices Survey highlights hiring practices of 102 participating employers.
When it comes to human resources blogs, there is no shortage of information available to readers. Whether you want the latest in recruitment, leadership and management, employment law, or you just want to learn about trends shaping the HR industry, there seems to be a blog for everything.
It’s no secret that the landscape for recruiting has changed dramatically with the rise of social media. In the early stages, recruiters felt they were ‘recruiting’ on social media by simply posting a status update that they were hiring. Then, many social media platforms began selling job postings and targeted display ads. LinkedIn has always sold expanded access to members and their profiles. To further complicate matters, some social sites are now aggregating job listings (similar to Indeed’s model).
