How much should you pay your employees? Why should you have a compensation strategy? And when was the last time you reviewed your strategy?
Paid Parental Leave: Policy, Politics, and Parenting
Although the chances of this Congress successfully passing a bill on paid parental leave are tepid at best (even among supporters of such a measure), one thing is clear, awareness is building on the topic—from the State of the Union address to its own twitter handle #LeadOnLeave.
Free Community College: What’s all the Buzz?
The average American is carrying around $27,000 in student-load debt in 2015. American’s are either not going to school for the first time or not furthering their education because they can’t afford it or don’t want the debt.
4 Compensation Topics You Can’t Afford to Overlook
When the word “compensation” is brought up in conversation, most people assume it just refers to what a person is paid. However, to the Human Resource community, the word compensation is a much more complex topic.
Should You Be Performing Facebook Background Checks?
When it comes to recruiting potential employees, social media has become a popular resource for finding candidates that will fit the required job skills and become a top-performing employee. But is using information from social media profiles a legal and reliable part of the recruiting process?
Pay Period Leap Year: Handling 27 Pay Periods
If the question of, “How will you handle 27 pay periods,” doesn’t sound familiar to you, don’t panic. It may not apply to your organization, or if it does, you still have options.
2015 Vacation Planner (Free Download)
Vacation planners make employers vacation request and approval process a lot easier and more efficient. We’ve put together a free Vacation Planner for 2015 that you can download below.
2015 Attendance Record (Free Download)
Tracking employee attendance is important to ensure that you have a record of employee absence, tardiness, vacation time and more. Download the free Attendance Record below to help you track attendance for your employees.
Is Your Organization Ready for Another Northeast Ohio Winter?
We haven’t even hit the official start of winter and already the region has seen its fair share of snow, ice, and frigid temperatures; not to mention traffic jams, car accidents, power outages, school closings, and of course, frantic phone calls from employees who aren’t going to make it to the office on time (or at all).
The Ultimate 2015 HR Outlook
With 2015 right around the corner, we broke down the most talked about changes and what to expect in the next year for you and your company.
The Changing Face of Paid-Time-Off
With a lot of attention around employee benefits focused around the 2014 ACA’s employer mandate, another major evolving trend in employee benefits, i.e. paid time off, has been largely overlooked in comparison to the healthcare law. However, two primary topics within the realm of paid time off have made considerable, if not short lived, splashes in the news media over the course of 2014.
Hot Holiday Gifts for Employees & Employee Reward Gifts
The 2014 ERC Holiday Practices Survey found that 57% of Northeast Ohio employers plan to distribute gifts to their employees in the 2014 holiday season.
