Dianne Shaddock

April 25, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

5 Employer Advantages To On The Job Training and Employee Development

Are you a manager that has trouble understanding the value of on the job training for staff? There is the perception that there has to be a “need” to develop staff. It’s not unusual for some managers to reason that if there is not another job opportunity available…

April 21, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Ways to Alleviate Stress For Overworked Employees

Here’s an interesting article for the week written by Heather Huhman with Business Insider: “Working Long Hours Can Kill You”. The article focuses on tips on how employers can support employees who are being asked to do more with less.

April 20, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Is It Really Stealing? Petty Theft In The Workplace

Here’s a post that I pulled out of the Easy Small Business HR Archives from over a year ago. It still proves to be a popular topic– stealing in the workplace.

April 18, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Employer Tips – Prevent Harassment at the Workplace Charges

If you have an anti-harassment policy for your workplace, you may think your business is protected from allegations of a hostile work environment. Not necessarily. Even employers who outline a harassment policy may not be going far enough to prevent or correct harassment at the workplace.

April 15, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

Tracking Employee Time: Employer Responsibilities

As an employer, you know that you’re responsible for keeping a variety of records, and that includes records regarding employees time. But exactly what does that mean? This FAQ guide is designed to help small business owners figure out the what’s, why’s, and how’s…

April 14, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

Does Workplace Stress Affect Your Bottom Line?

As a small business owner or manager, you know how much you feel the strain of workplace stress. Your employees are just as vulnerable. More than 75% of Americans report they experience anxiety over job-related issues, according to the Everest College/Harris Interactive 2011 Work Stress Survey.

April 11, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

New Hire Checklist – An Onboarding Best Practice

Let’s go over a new hire checklist and pre-orientation plan for your new hire. The new hire checklist is a tool that you can use to ensure that you don’t miss any important paperwork relating to your new employee and to ensure that your employee gets the information that they need on their first few days of working with you.

April 8, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Making The Job Offer- How To Hire An Employee

Don’t play games with the candidate by offering an artificially low salary just to see if you can get away with it. Whenever possible, offer your job candidates what is appropriate for the job market and appropriate for your company.

April 6, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Performance Appraisals for Small Business – Why You Need To Be On Board

Performance appraisals isn’t a dirty phrase, but there is a negative stigma attached to the performance appraisal, (or employee evaluation or review) process. This stigma is felt by both supervisors and employees, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Employee evaluations are a regular part of doing business.

April 4, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

3 Tips to Sift Through Resumes

For the newbies or untrained, reviewing a resume seems like a simple enough process. A recruiter picks up a resume, gives it a slight once over, and decides in a matter of seconds whether or not the candidate fits the current job opening. But it’s a lot more time-consuming and meticulous than that.