What Are the Benefits of Offering an ESOP?
Nearly all of us have at least heard of Employee Stock Ownership Plans—also known as ESOPs—but far fewer are sure exactly how they work and why organizations would want to offer them.
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Make Mentoring Work for Your Business
Many businesses invest in training and development for their employees whether traditional classroom style workshops, online training, or through the hiring of a training company that comes into the workplace.
Domestic Violence Doesn’t Always Stay at Home
We often hear of violence in the workplace. Employers should also be aware that employees are not always the source of such violence. Domestic abuse can, and has spilled into the workplace, sometimes with tragic consequences. It’s a situation all too familiar to Lynn Fairweather, MSW, president of Presage Consulting and Training, LLC.
Onboarding: Making a List and Checking It Twice
In a recent Recruiting Daily Advisor article, Steve Bruce shares general considerations for onboarding. But how do you make sure you don’t overlook an important consideration? And what about those seemingly minor considerations that make an impression on a new hire?
How Measuring Skills Helps You Retain Skills
Today we’ll look at measuring skills and dealing with automation and artificial intelligence.
3 Signs Your Managers Are Failing at Performance Management
It’s easy to blame employees for their underperformance, especially when their managers are doing the same. The truth, though, is that sometimes it’s the managers themselves who are at the root of the problems.
How the New Workforce Is Changing Incentive Compensation
Millennials employees are no longer a novel concept. As Scott T. Rollin notes in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, they’ve begun to move into middle management and other key employee roles. Coupled with employers’ worries about hiring and retaining qualified workers, the result is a mounting concern about how to compensate key Millennials.
Should You Be Seeking Change-Adapters?
A recent study conducted by PsychTests, a provider of psychological assessments for human resources, therapists, academics, researchers, and others, finds that people who embrace and thrive in changing times are not only resilient – they’re open-minded, curious, driven, and so much more.
Overtime law changing for Oregon manufacturing employers
Much of a new law affecting overtime pay in mills, factories, and manufacturing facilities in Oregon will take effect on January 1. In most circumstances, employers in Oregon must pay overtime wages after an employee has worked 40 hours in a week, but mills, factories, and manufacturing facilities also face a daily overtime requirement after […]
401(k) Hardship Withdrawal Rules Explained
To ease employees’ concerns about access to their elective deferrals in the event of a financial emergency, an employer may provide for hardship withdrawals in its plan. This can provide some peace of mind during difficult times.