The traditional hiring process for an employer consists of roughly three stages: collect resumes, conduct an in-person interview, and then offer the job to the most qualified candidate. However, today can be a completely different story.
6 Trends in Corporate Wellness and Executive Health
Workplace wellness programs continue to gain traction across the country as the benefits of these programs on employee health, wellness and productivity become more apparent. Evidence-based studies have demonstrated both physical and financial advantages to the employees and to their employers as wellness initiatives are introduced by corporations.
The ACA Today: Where it Stands and How it Affects Employers
When it comes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a lot of organizations have questions. Professionals may feel an uncertainty with how everything will work or cost when it comes to their health care needs. We spoke with Robert Klonk, CEO of Oswald Companies, about the ACA.
The 5 Most Common FLSA Exemptions
The most common FLSA exemptions are white collar exemptions. They can be broken down into five main categories, including:
Payroll, Taxes and Benefits, Oh My!
Human Resource professionals work daily with things like payroll and benefits inside their own organizations. But what about the companies that provide these services to many organizations? What can we learn from the professionals who work with so many different employers? We got the chance to talk with ADP, not just about the services they provide, but how to successfully help companies combine different services and technology and make life easier for the HR professional.
How to Determine if a Job is Exempt or Non-Exempt
The terms non-exempt and exempt can cause a lot of confusion for workers and employers. Exemption status determines if you receive overtime pay for working more than 40 hours in a work week. The exemptions are governed by the Fair Labors Standard Act (FLSA).
ERC Approved as a SHRM Preferred Provider
ERC is approved as a SHRM Preferred Provider and has been recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-C) and the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SC) certificates.
Yelling at Co-Workers and Employees: Is It Ok?
Yelling; it’s a part of human communication. Sometimes it’s good and sometimes not. People yell for many different reasons. Maybe it’s to assert themselves over others, or to make their presence known. Maybe they want to incite confrontation or satisfy an ego.
Bring Your Child to Work Day: Swap Your Briefcase for a Backpack
Thursday, April 23, 2015 is National Bring Your Child to Work Day. More than 37 million employees at over 3.5 million U.S. workplaces will participate in this holiday.
The Unique World of “Leave of Absence” Policies
When an employee takes a “leave of absence,” this time away from work can take many forms depending on the situation. From the Family & Medical Leave to Short Term Disability to jury duty to bereavement to military leave, these various policies and structures do share the common purpose of allowing an employee to take time away from work above and beyond vacation time or sick days, while also protecting the employer from potential abuses of these leave requests.
Make Mentoring Meaningful
Complex human resource challenges such as increasing employee retention and improving workforce productivity are common concerns to have in your organization.
Download: Editable Meeting Agenda [PDF]
In “Step 2” of our article about taking your meetings from unproductive to motivating, we identified setting an agenda as an important step to conducting a successful meeting. As a follow up, here’s a free resource that will help you set a meeting agenda. This PDF download includes space for meeting details, topics, meeting attendees/stakeholders, desired results, and notes.
