Every business is different so it is difficult to simply plug policies into a handbook template. Instead, you are best served by investing time and resources to developing a well-written, purposeful, and detailed employee handbook tailored specifically to your business.
Human Resource departments have a big role in creating and maintaining safety procedures and standards by assisting management in ensuring employees are trained in and appropriately following organizational safety procedures. Here are 8 workplace safety guidelines to help your HR department better promote workplace safety practices.
Many employers are feeling the strain of the skills gap. Here are 6 approaches to help businesses make adjustments and bridge the gap.
Reviewing your employee handbook on an annual basis will ensure your policies are up-to-date regarding both employment regulations and your company culture. Failing to review and potentially update your handbook could result in far more harm to your business than you think.
If an employee approaches you thinking they’re underpaid, don’t simply dismiss them believing it’s untrue – even if their salary is based on market research and you know they aren’t underpaid. Compensation is tied directly to perceptions and feelings, so you need to navigate the conversation carefully.
The first days, weeks, and months are crucial to the success of your new employees, making your onboarding strategy extremely important. Creating an effective onboarding process starts with knowing the most common mistakes and how to avoid them.
Things may not be slowing down at work, especially if you’re working in HR, so we want to bring you a little extra cheer and make some of your to-do list items a little easier with the 12 Days of HR.
It’s no secret the challenges HR professionals face are constantly evolving. Throw in a global pandemic and those challenges rise to a whole new level – now HR professionals are having to solve problems they never dreamed possible.
Although it often dominates the dinner table, compensation is more than just a dinnertime topic – it’s one of the most personal aspects of employment for every employee, at every level. So as an employer, you want to make sure the conversation is a good one.
Managers are the key to retaining your workforce. If management isn’t showing their genuine gratitude for their team's hard work, the chance of keeping that top talent is incredibly low. Your employees work hard. It shouldn’t be difficult to acknowledge their effort and show how much you appreciate them.
Blunders in HR can hurt profits and prevent growth, which could be detrimental to any business – most especially smaller businesses. As an expert in human resources and workforce solutions, we offer these 10 HR tips for small business:
Employees must be treated with appreciation and respect in order to retain them. It’s more cost-effective to work on creating a better work environment and opportunities for your existing workforce than it is to recruit and train their replacements.
We won’t pretend to know much about what’s going to happen or how to withstand the upcoming challenges, but we can help you put yourself in the best position to face the new year head on.
Conduct a thorough interview that will provide the best information for deciding whether to extend a job offer or not. There are different techniques and types of interviews – see what might be best for your style, your company and your open position.
It’s hard to find a tougher game than recruiting and retention these days. With so many new rules and factors, you win by focusing on the long game. Avoid these mistakes during the recruiting process to help avoid the Quick Quit trend and increase retention… that’s what the long game is all about.
We don’t foresee the hardships surrounding recruiting and retention going away any time soon – if ever. Employers need to start evaluating and adapting their strategy and placing greater focus on the employee experience in order to remain competitive in the labor market.