Psychological disorders are a very real health dilemma in the workplace; and issues like depression are much more prevalent than you may think. It can be easier for an employee to share that they have a serious physical illness with their employer than it is to disclose that they may have a mental health issue. […]
Jeopardy Daily Double For $500: A Process For Strategically Grooming and Developing Your Employees
Answer: What is succession planning? Succession planning, the process of strategically grooming your current employees to back fill positions within your company when staff members are promoted into new roles, leave the company or retire is a critical but often overlooked professional development tool for staff that has innumerable benefits for employees and businesses alike. For […]
Signs Of Workplace Fraud – Staying One Step Ahead
Smaller businesses are often more vulnerable to fraud issues than larger companies based on a lack of overall resources or ineffective or non-existent anti-fraud measures. You can change the dynamics by gaining a better understanding of what constitutes workplace fraud and by putting systems in place to combat fraud. Fraud in the context of a […]
Leading Employees Through Change As Your Small Business Grows
Your business is growing which means change is in the air. New employees need to be hired. Your approach towards interacting and meeting your customers’ needs may shift. Your staff may need to adjust their hours and work more strategically to meet both the business and customer needs and to ensure profits. The organizational culture […]
5 New School Employee Retention Strategies
Employees can make or break your business. It only takes one outstanding employee to engage clients and customers in a way that brings them back to your business time and time again and one mediocre employee to drive those very same customers away from your products and services and straight into the waiting arms of […]
Fifth Circuit Court Ruled Restricting Employees from Discussing Wage Information as Unlawful
Small business owners in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas: Restricting your employees from discussing their wage information has been ruled as unlawful by the Fifth Circuit. In the case of Flex Frac Logistics, L.L.C. v. National Labor Relations Board, (NLRB), it was found that Flex Frac Logistics’ confidentiality policy can be interpreted in a way that […]
Are Your Employees Feeling Unmotivated?
Employers understand that motivated employees are happy employees. But if you have an employee that hates coming to work, it’s not likely that your employee will tell you. The sentiment often reveals itself through a lack of engagement under the guise of missed deadlines, an increase in sick days or time off requests, and decreased […]
Quick Tips on Hiring and Training the Right People The First Time
As a hiring manager, you already know that finding and hiring the right person for your job opening is critical to your success and the prosperity of your business. You also know that the role of supervisor is by no means easy and that the road can be a bumpy one once you have your […]
No Updates on the Fair Pay Overtime Initiative and White Collar Exemptions Overtime Mandate
Last March, President Obama mandated that the Department of Labor (DOL) update the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “white collar” exemptions which will eventually result in overtime eligibility for some salaried employees formerly considered exempt from overtime eligibility. The changes in the FLSA “white collar” exemption rules will significantly affect employers as millions of employees […]
A Short List of Pending Pay Changes To Keep On Your Radar
The Department of Labor will be leading the charge in support of several presidential mandates on behalf of workers that every employer should be aware of. Dedria Harper Kolb, Associate at Nexsen Pruet highlights the changes in the article, Employers Beware: Pay Changes Underway: Increase in the minimum wage payable by federal contractors and subcontractors […]
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