Don’t Hire Bad Employees in the First Place
Yesterday we looked at the costs of a bad hire and a few thoughts on how to avoid them in the first place. Today we’ll look at further advice from our contributing editor, Bridget Miller.
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Establishing a Pet-Friendly Policy for Your Workplace
Yesterday we discussed why a pet-friendly policy may be a great addition to your internal culture. Pets help reduce stress and improve employee morale. However, you also want to ensure your office doesn’t end up proverbially going to the dogs. Here are some tips for introducing a pet-friendly workplace:
My family and personal life are integral parts of who I am
This week’s Oswald Letter is a guest post from Elizabeth Petersen, Simplify Compliance’s Chief People and Strategy Officer. by Elizabeth Petersen Less than 10 minutes into the interview, I knew I was bombing. I was fresh out of college, interviewing for a “stretch” position as a program manager at a prestigious teaching hospital. I was […]
Benefits Remain Key Area for Improvement in Small Businesses’ Employee Happiness
Small businesses are the backbone of America, representing more than 90% of businesses today, and now they can also claim to be some of the happiest places to work. According to the 2017 Aflac Small Business Happiness Report released by Aflac, insurance benefits remain a key area for improvement.
The Remote Work Debate: C-Suite Executives vs. Employees
IBM recently announced a new company-wide policy that employees are no longer allowed to work remotely. The policy states that IBM’s U.S.-based employees will eventually have to begin working from one of six main offices located in New York, San Francisco, Austin, Cambridge, Atlanta, or Raleigh. Employees who do not live close to one of […]
IRS Raises HSA, HDHP Dollar Limits for 2018
The annual contribution limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) are going up in 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced May 4. The minimum deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket limits for an HSA-eligible high-deductible health plan (HDHP) also will be increased for inflation, according to Revenue Procedure 2017-37.
Work Perk: Companies Offering Paid Vacations … WITH Spending Money!
Attracting and retaining top talent seems like it has become a rat race to see who can offer the better perk in the hopes of gaining the best and brightest the workforce has to offer. However, companies aren’t just offering these benefits to gain employees; they’re also offering them to help their current staff, who […]
How to Give Feedback that Doesn’t Kill Motivation
It’s now widely agreed that the more autonomy and ownership employees have the more motivated they’ll be. At the same time, there has been little talk about how exactly managers can implement this in practice.
Is California Employer Liable for Employee’s Negligence While Driving to Company Yard?
In the following case, an employer required an employee to drive his personal vehicle to the company yard and then drive the company truck from the yard to the jobsite, transporting his coworkers and construction materials in the company truck. One day, the employee injured a motorcyclist while he was driving his own car to […]
Summer Work: When Is a Minor an Employee or an Intern?
It’s that time again, when employers are considering hiring minors for the summer—in camps, restaurants, resorts, swimming pools, and anywhere else business picks up in the warm weather months. There are strict laws pertaining to hiring minors.