Disease and Lifestyle Management: Smarter Spending of Wellness Dollars
In most organizations, a small population of employees accounts for a significant share of healthcare costs. What to do?
Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
Finances—Where Does HR Fit In?
Yesterday’s Advisor featured tips from Clare Novak on the basics of finance and how to speak its language; today, how HR fits into the picture and some advice on how to turn financial literacy into funding for your department.
Give New Hires the Right Safety Training Message
A new employee’s first few days on the job are a crucial time for conveying essential safety information and establishing a proper orientation to workplace safety. During that time, someone—either your safety staff, the new employee’s supervisor, or an experienced employee appointed by the supervisor—must: Reinforce the message about the organization’s commitment to safety. […]
Legal knots untied: Same-sex marriage soon to be lawful in Florida
by Robert J. Sniffen and Jeff Slanker Effective January 6, 2015, same-sex marriage will be lawful in Florida. On December 19, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to extend the postponement of a federal district court’s decision that Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. The district court judge postponed his order until January 5, 2015, […]
Are You Training New Hires to Get Off to the Right Start?
Your organization has recently filled some open positions, and it’s time to put new employees to work. First, though, you need to make sure they understand your facility’s safety ins and outs. This checklist can help you ensure that you cover all of your new employee safety orientation bases. Before they start working on […]
Speaking Finance 101
When HR professionals delve into the realm of finance, perceptions sometimes block understanding, says Clare Novak, president of Novak and Associates. We get in our own way, and we think “I can’t do this” or “This is boring.” But if you start with the basics, you’ll be able to pick it up.
Quality Starts With People
The other day, I was driving through a small town and saw a sign on the side of a building that read, “Nobody ever regrets buying quality.” That got me thinking about quality. Did the proprietor of this business have it right? Does no one ever regret paying for a quality product or service?
Time for HR’s 2014 Performance Appraisal
Happy New Year, readers! It’s a good time to reflect on your accomplishments of 2014.
Top 10: California Employer Daily Year in Review
As we reach the end of 2014, we take a look back at some of your favorite articles. Here’s a list of the top 10 posts on the California Employer Daily website this year. Happy Holidays from the California Employer Daily staff.
Need Better Mentorship? Look to Better Tech
SPECIAL from HR Tech Las VegasIn yesterday’s Advisor, we reviewed healthcare benefit advancements from HR Tech Las Vegas; today, new innovations to help promote mentorship at your company.