Periods of growth are particularly exciting for small and midsize businesses, but they also bring new HR challenges. Along with adding employees—which may change the feel of your culture as well as your floor plan—your organization may become subject to federal and state laws that take effect once you have a certain number of employees. ...
More and more businesses have to deal with bad weather. Heavy snow, severe storms, hurricanes and more may affect a business at anytime during the year. One question which may arise is when your business closes for hazardous or unsafe weather conditions – do you still have to pay your employees? This question was asked ...
According to Gallup, 51% of employees are looking for a new job, and 68% of employees believe they are overqualified for the job they have. Even engaged employees are job hunting at an alarming rate—37%. Employees who change jobs cite career growth opportunities, pay and benefits, management, company culture, and job fit as reasons for ...
National “Take Your Dog to Work Day” was held on June 24. While not all companies allow furry four-legged friends in the workplace, one in every three Fortune 500 companies offers pet insurance from Nationwide® as a voluntary benefit, making it available to millions of employees throughout the U.S. You care about your pets and ...
We’ve all seen it—one of our employees has a bad cold, maybe even the flu, but they come to work anyway. In some cases, the employee has the option of taking time off, and you’d prefer they do so, but still they show up, putting everyone in the workplace at risk. The reasons vary. Sometimes ...
With an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) from Payroll Medics, you can say goodbye to giant metal filing cabinets filled with unwieldy paper job applications. Kiss the days of dealing with hundreds of emails goodbye with our simple, centralized applicant tracking system that allows you to start your hiring process the fast and easy way, with ...
The rules around tip pooling have been mired in litigation since 2011, when regulations came into effect that forbid tip pooling between employees who customarily receive tips and those who do not. The recently passed federal budget bill has created clarity by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and eliminating that rule for employers ...
Let’s face it, not every firing event is immediate nor does each firing come as a result of warranted circumstances which may involve an employee who: Brings an unauthorized weapon to work Threatens violence or commits a violent act Views pornographic materials on work computers and on work time Steals company property In many cases, a ...
“At-will” employment refers to a common-law rule that the employment relationship may be terminated by the employer or the employee at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, for any reason (allowed by law) or no reason at all. The intent behind this rule is to allow either the employee or employer ...
