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March 7, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Work Hour Laws & Pay Issues FAQ, Part I

Work hours, pay issues, questions, oh my! As a small business owner or manager, the requirements governing meal break laws and other compensation issues can seem trickier than traveling the Yellow Brick Road. My FAQ guide to work hours and pay issues…

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: breaks and meal periods, Department of Labor laws, meal break laws, night and weekend workers, part-time employment rules, sick leave, sick leave entitlement, sick time law, vacation pay law, vacation pay rules, Work break laws, Work hour laws

March 4, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Are Your Employees Disgruntled: Eight Clues That You Should Address Immediately

Are Your Employees Disgruntled:  Eight Clues That You Should Address Immediately

All organizations have at least one disgruntled employee. ALL companies. Despite how progressive a company may be. Regardless of all of the employee benefits and perks a company may offer. Despite having the most open and accessible supervisor…

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, difficult employees, disgruntled employees, disgruntled staff

March 3, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

How To Interview: Interviewing Tips for Employers, Part II

In Part I of How to Interview: Interviewing Tips for Employers, I highlighted 3 pre-interview preparation tips: Take the time to prepare for your job applicant interview; Create a job description in advance of your interview; and Develop your interview questions prior to meeting with your job candidate…

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: How to Interview, Interviewing Tips for Employers

March 2, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

How To Interview: Interviewing Tips For Employers, Part I

One of the most popular searches on Google is the phrase, “How to interview” with over 550,000 monthly searches! Managers and job applicants alike are looking for tips on how to interview better. If you are a hiring manager with a job opening, the interview process is a responsibility…

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: How to Interview, Interviewing Tips for Employers

February 25, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Household Employee or Independent Worker?

Household Employee or Independent Worker?

Is the nanny you just hired an independent employee or a household employee? It can be a confusing distinction, so check out these FAQ’s about IRS household employee rules. What is a household employee?

Filed Under: Employment Law, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Household employees, Independent Worker

February 24, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast #21: New Hire Checklist- An Onboarding Best Practice

ESBHR Podcast #21: New Hire Checklist- An Onboarding Best Practice

In Episode 21, I review a short list of items that you’ll want to include in your new hire checklist. 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. You’ll also want to  ensure that your employee gets the […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: hiring practices, New Hire Checklist, Onboarding best practices

February 18, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 3 Comments

How to Write an Effective Employee Handbook

How to Write an Effective Employee Handbook

Wondering how to write an employee handbook? Whether you’re an entrepreneur ready to hire your first staff or an established company who needs an updated employee handbook, there‘s a laundry list of items to consider including. This basic employee handbook template will help you…

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee handbook

February 14, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Employee Benefits 101: A Glossary of Basic Employee Perks

There are many things that managers can do to retain their employees. If you read one of my earlier posts on low cost/ no cost ways to retain employees, you know that you don’t need a large budget to show your employees that you appreciate them by offering a variety of employee perks.

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Benefits, employee perks, incentive ideas

February 11, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock

Employer Practices That Will Get You in Trouble

Employer Practices That Will Get You in Trouble

How many kids do you have? Where does your husband work? When meeting someone new, these are harmless questions that help us get to know the other person. If you’re interviewing a job applicant, though, these questions could get you in trouble.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee laws, hiring practices

February 10, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast Interview: Employment Law Advice- Michael Davey, Esq.

Difficult employees, complicated hiring issues, firings, leave requests. Managing employees can be complicated. In my interview with Michael Davey, Attorney with Eckell & Sparks , Michael shares an attorney’s perspective on: *The top 3 employment law related issues that employers need to be mindful of and why *The most common complaints that employees level against […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employment Law, Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: employee laws, Employment law advice, employment law podcasts

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