Turnover
can be expensive, and have a significant impact on a company’s
profitability. Although many factors could be involved, poor
hiring decisions often result in high turnover. Understandably,
employers want to fill vacancies as quickly as they possibly
can. Unless each candidate is properly...
September 30 is the deadline for employers to file EEO-1 reports. In general, employers with 100 or more employees, or those with 50 or more employees and at least $50,000.00 in government contracts must file this annual report. Proper record keeping throughout the year is essential in order...
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There can be no doubt that job satisfaction is linked to whether or not employees believe they are compensated appropriately. Employee morale can be negatively affected when pay is below industry standards or where there is a disparity in pay between employees in similar positions. This can result...
Read More »Remember that you are the biggest factor of the energy level of
your class. During your training sessions, make sure you are
animated. Add interest to your voice using inflection,pitch and
volume. And don't ever take yourself to seriously. Have fun with
how you deliver the material and your students...Read More »
Non-compete
agreements are contracts between employers and employees in which
employees agree not to compete with their employers following
termination. While such agreements can offer employers significant
protection, they must be drafted carefully to ensure
enforceability:
· Non-compete...
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Whether
workers should be classified as employees or independent
contractors is an important human resources issue and litigation in
this area is likely to increase in the future. Recent
cases indicate, however, that the courts do not have a uniform
approach to the independent contractor analysis....
Under
the Fair Labor Standards Act, “outside sales” employees are exempt
from the overtime provisions in the Act. It would seem
reasonable to assume, therefore, that pharmaceutical sales
representatives who call on physicians would fall into this exempt
category. The United States Department of...
Safety reminders and messages generally do improve cultures and outcomes. But there comes a point when efforts might fail to improve- and possibly even harm- safety results. Workers can become frustrated with to many safety procedures and too much information. This is especially true if they are...Read More »
Reinforcing
positive safety behavior can have enormous impact on your safety
program. Instead of always focusing on the problems, focus also on
the accomplishments. Identify milestones that deserve recognition
and celebrate these with your workers when a milestone has been
reached. Any leader who...Read More »As Employers look ahead to 2011 plan years, they're raising questions to understand the affect health-care reform will have on current and future employee benefits plans. What changes, if any, apply to our group plan? Do I have to may all changes now? Is our plan Grandfathered; if so, does that...Read More »
Quotes
are usually used to introduce or support a premise made in a
presentation, sales pitch or advertisement. But if your using
quotes solely in that context, you could be overlooking an
enlightening aid. Quotations are indispensable in crafting
presentations, both at the brainstorming stage and...Read More »
When
an employee leaves a company and owes the employer (i.e for
uniforms, borrowed vacation or sick time, etc.), what’s an employer
to do? Unfortunately, many employers believe they can simply
withhold the amount owed from the employee’s final
paycheck. In most states, however, that type of...
Ethical behavior by all employees is critical to the long-term success of any company. Statistics show that employees who believe that their company operates in an ethical manner tend to be more productive and stay with the company longer. One of the first steps in ensuring that a company is run...
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Don't
get into such a hurry that you cant share a joke with a crew member
or fire back a wisecrack to another team leader. Even during a busy
workday, you can spare the few seconds required for humor. Humor
is, of coarse, subjective. Like anything else, it must be enjoyed
in moderation and with the...Read More »
According to a recent WorldatWork survey, employers plan a 2.5 percent average increase in salary budgets next year, with average raises of up to 0.7 percent projected for low performers, 2.4 percent for middle performers, and 3.7 percent for top performers. Employee compensation is a critical...
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Consciously
or unconsciously, during a period of transition, a company's
energy, focus, attention and resources are transferred to other
priorities. Its therefore important that safety, health and well
being of employees be included in a company's vision or ideal
state. And this vision must be...Read More »Many safety trainers experience stage fright. But you can reduce
your fear by changing how you think about public speaking.
- Recognize the fear and acknowledge it exists. Just admit it to yourself.
- Reject the fear by making a conscious choice
- Replace stage fright with "stage delight" that's what...
Small business owners have a
significant monetary and 
personal investment in their businesses. This can be a
tremendous motivation to succeed. However, if owners take
issues involving employee conduct personally, problems can arise.
For example, if an employee complains that the owner doesn’t
care...
To
keep new workers safe, employers must be very clear on performance
and expectations and adherence to safety requirements. For new,
inexperienced , returning or transferred workers, your orientation
should include:
- An introduction to managers, human resource personnel, along with supervisors and...
In a time of much uncertainty surrounding the healthcare reform, according to a June 14th PricewaterhouseCoopers, 'Behind the Numbers Report', employer costs are estimated to increase around 9%. The good news is this is a drop of 0.5% from 2010 growth rate. What are the primary contributors?
On...Read More »
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