by Kellie Boysen | Aug 23, 2017 | Alternative HR News, For Employers, General, Updates & News
The Central Penn Business Journal recently reported that although the U.S. Department of Labor made changes n the criteria for employees to be eligible for overtime, the changes have not yet been implemented due to a court injunction. The DOL is asking for input from... by Kellie Boysen | Aug 21, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, General
Our clients often ask when it is time to add an employee, or when it is time to add another. We talk about the ins and outs of independent contractors, or hiring additions to staff on a part time basis to start. Many of these decisions are based on the revenue that... by Kellie Boysen | Aug 16, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, General, Retention, Training
You can help an employee make a performance turnaround – if the situation warrants the energy on both of your parts to remedy the situation. You’re weighing a couple of factors here – it would be inconvenient and maybe costly to terminate the... by Kellie Boysen | Aug 13, 2017 | For Employers, General, OSHA & Safety, Our Blog
Ensuring a safe workplace is not only the right thing to do – it’s good business. Lost work hours due to injury are expensive, not to mention the impact on your Workers Compensation premiums if your company establishes a pattern of safety problems. Today’s focus topic... by Kellie Boysen | Aug 8, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, General, Our Blog, Policies
Are any and all employee opinions allowed at work? If you have been reading the newspaper or social media over the past few days you have seen an article about an employee at Google, who published a manifesto about the unsuitability of women to the IT workplace. He...