Ask the Expert: Mileage Reimbursement for Travel Between Offices?
When we require employees at our branch to travel to the main office for an after hour meeting—for which they will be paid—are we required to pay mileage as well?
Most Popular
What Happens if You Don’t File Your EEO-1 Component 2 At All?
In part 1 of this article series, I was discussing the upcoming EEO-1 Component 2 deadline of September 30 with experts Mark Adams and Maggie Spell of Jones Walker LLP. Today, we continue that discussion by examining what happens if you find that you had submitted errors in your Component 1 while preparing your Component […]
Over-Training in the Workplace and How to Avoid It
As an L&D professional, you work tirelessly to train your staff and to develop your training programs so that they’re effective. But how do you know when and if you’ve implemented too much training to the point where it’s no longer effective? And how do you know when your learners will become fatigued with your […]
Buddy Punching Costs Employers $373 Million Annually, Tips to Combat This Trend
New research published in 2017 suggests that a simple payroll loophole could cost U.S. employers more than $373 million every year. The loophole is well-known and widespread. It’s called buddy punching. Recently, TSheets—a cloud-based time tracking app—released new insights into buddy punching, and ways employers can curtail this trend.
Concrete Data Sheds Further Light on Labor Shortage
We’ve written a great deal about companies struggling to staff their organizations these days. Many are having to lower their minimum criteria, increase wages, or simply leave positions unfilled. Perhaps the most obvious labor shortage is in retail and service positions, which manifests itself in unexpected retail store closures and slow service at a favorite […]
How Can Your Company Save Money on Severance Pay?
Creating an effective pay program is challenging enough. It’s even more so with the emotion that comes into play when a company makes the decision to part ways with an employee. If your company is facing a reduction in force due to new technology, a merger, or another business reason, severed employees won’t be alone […]
What HR Can Learn from Amazon’s Massive Training Initiative
Historically low unemployment rates have proven to be a challenge for businesses on multiple, related fronts.
Understanding the Impact Stress Has on the Workplace
Let’s face it: We can’t necessarily expect work to be fun and relaxing. We go to work to get a job done, and sometimes, that can be stressful. Particularly in for-profit companies, there is always pressure to keep costs down and to increase revenue.
Layoff, Furlough, Pay Cut: Which Is Best?
The economy may be coming back, but many organizations are still struggling to contain costs. When labor costs are a major factor (when aren’t they?), companies have to choose between freezes, layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts. When you’ve trimmed all the fat you can trim from operations and marketing and the budget still isn’t balanced, […]
State minimum wage increases for 2014-2015 (map)
By Susan Prince, JD, Legal Editor HR.BLR.com Employers get ready! Minimum wage increases will affect numerous states across the country during the remainder of 2014 and into 2015.