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April 28, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Are You Making These Common Employee Pay Mistakes?

Are You Making These Common Employee Pay Mistakes?

Two huge mistakes that can have major consequences for your business when it comes to paying your employees are: 1. Misclassifying your employees 2. Not paying eligible employees overtime pay Employee compensation rules are often overlooked by employers. Make sure you do not do the same mistake because it could prove costly to your business. […]

Filed Under: Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Pay and Salary, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: issues with misclassifying employees, overtime pay requirements, professional employee organizations, What is a PEO

April 21, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Yes, You Can Engage and Motivate Your Employees without Raising their Pay

Yes, You Can Engage and Motivate Your Employees without Raising their Pay

To use a popular cultural vernacular – “let’s not get it twisted“! Money is and important incentive for employees, but it is not the holy grail of motivators for all or even most staff.  The key to motivating staff is putting your self in their shoes and coming up with realistic ways to show your […]

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee performance, engage employees, improve employee performance, motivate employees

April 14, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

What Is The Subminimum Wage?

What Is The Subminimum Wage?

Many employers believe that the minimum wage is the lowest hourly rate that can be paid to a worker; however, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) also allows an employer to pay workers what is called a subminimum wage in certain circumstances.  This hourly rate is substantially lower than the federal minimum wage. The purpose […]

Filed Under: Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Pay and Salary Tagged With: can I pay less than minimum wage, employment law, FLSA, subminimum wage

April 7, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

“Leasing” HR and Payroll Professionals- An Alternative Hiring Strategy

“Leasing” HR and Payroll Professionals- An Alternative Hiring Strategy

As your company grows so does the need for expertise in the area of employee management and payroll.  It is during the growth stage that you may be giving more thought to hiring a human resource professional and payroll expert to help manage important details such as pay, benefits, policy and procedures, employee relations and […]

Filed Under: Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: hiring employees, Hiring Tips, HR Outsourcing, outsourcing employees, professional employee organization, What is employee leasing?

March 31, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Must Read EEOC Trends

Must Read EEOC Trends

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and its Strategic Enforcement Plan did not fare well in the last couple of years. However, reasonable cause determinations were up in 2014. Furthermore, the EEOC lost a couple of major cases in court. The agency lost EEOC v. Kaplan Higher Education Corporation and EEOC v. Freeman. The first case […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Employment Law, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: eeoc trends, employment law, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, labor cases

March 24, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Is 2022 a Pay Period Leap Year For Your Company?

Is 2022 a Pay Period Leap Year For Your Company?

The year 2015 is a Pay Period Leap Year; a year that will likely go by unnoticed by your employees but should not be missed by your payroll department. Accurate time keeping is necessary for you and your organization to determine if you will have to calculate extra pay. For example, if you pay on […]

Filed Under: Pay and Salary Tagged With: Employee Salary, employment law, leap year pay period, Wage and Salary

March 4, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

FAQ: What are the Rules for Issuing an Employee’s Last Paycheck?

FAQ: What are the Rules for Issuing an Employee’s Last Paycheck?

After an employee has left your company, he or she is entitled to receive their last paycheck with wages earned during their final pay period regardless of whether the employee decided to leave for other opportunities, or the employee was fired. Whether your employee is required by law to receive their final paycheck on their […]

Filed Under: Pay and Salary, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: department of labor pay, DOL, paying an employee who was fired, when should an employee recieve their last paycheck

March 2, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

How HR Managers are Managing Change with Workplace Training

How HR Managers are Managing Change with Workplace Training

This article is a guest contribution, courtesy of SkyPrep, a LMS software and elearning software that currently has over 150,000 registered users. HR managers play a large role in how a company functions. They are also responsible for creating changes within the company that are designed to increase productivity, boost sales and improve safety awareness. […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Management Tips, managing employees, office training, training employees, workforce training, workplace training

February 23, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

How to Coach Employees to Ensure Productivity in the Workplace

How to Coach Employees to Ensure Productivity in the Workplace

This guest post is courtesy of Grapevine Evaluations, a web-based software solution for performing employee evaluations of any size, at any level.  It is essential for any business to maintain high levels of productivity in the workplace, and it is up to the employer to train and motivate his/her staff sufficiently so that this productivity is […]

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee coaching, Employee Engagement, employee productivity, productive employees, small business productivity, workplace productivity

February 20, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Blurring the Line Between Employees and Micro Business Owners – Avoid These Small Business Missteps

Blurring the Line Between Employees and Micro Business Owners – Avoid These Small Business Missteps

Small micro-businesses, (those with less than 5 employees) have a culture or vibe that is decidedly different than larger organizations. Small and “cozy” and often distinctly “non-corporate”, smaller businesses often feel much more familial than larger organizations. Employees in smaller businesses may wear a number of different hats, and although the culture is one where […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employer mistakes, management mistakes, Management Tips, microbusinesses

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