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May 6, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Professional Dress in the Workplace: Communicate Your Dress Code Policy

Professional Dress in the Workplace:  Communicate Your Dress Code Policy

Shorts and flip flops. Sneakers and sandals. Denim jackets, halter dresses and t-shirts. Sounds like the way people dress when they are taking a trip to the mall or the beach. These days, it’s also the dress code for many an employee in the modern workplace.

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Dress code, Dress code business, Dress code policy, How to Dress, What to wear to work, Work dress code

May 4, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Employer Recordkeeping Requirements Facts, Part 2

Employer Recordkeeping Requirements Facts, Part 2

Small businesses run on people power. Employing those people, however, requires business owners and managers to meet a number of obligations outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Here is part two of our guide to employer record keeping requirements.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employer record keeping requirements, Fair Labor Standards Act, recordkeeping requirements, the Fair Labor Standards Act

May 2, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Employer Record Keeping Requirements Facts, Part 1

Employer Record Keeping Requirements Facts, Part 1

Got records? The Fair Labor Standards Act says that, as an employer, you need to have them. Employer record keeping requirements aren’t complicated; but they are necessary to ensure your small business is compliant with federal regulations.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employer record keeping requirements, Fair Labor Standards Act, recordkeeping requirements, the Fair Labor Standards Act

April 28, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Tips on Orienting Your New Employee

Tips on Orienting Your New Employee

Transcript of ESBHR Podcast #22: Tips on Orienting Your New Employee I can’t believe that we are at the end of the hiring series of podcasts! Orienting employees during their first few days is an essential step and a management best practice that every business should incorporate into their new hiring process; no matter how small […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: hiring practices, inducting new employees, new employee guide, new employee orientation, New Hire Checklist, new staff orientation, orienting new employees

April 25, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

5 Employer Advantages To On The Job Training and Employee Development

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…

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees Tagged With: Career Development, Career Development Plan for Employees, Employee Development

April 21, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Ways to Alleviate Stress For Overworked Employees

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.

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: Employee Stress, overworked employees

April 20, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Is It Really Stealing? Petty Theft In The Workplace

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.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Theft, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Stealing in the Workplace, Workplace theft

April 18, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Employer Tips – Prevent Harassment at the Workplace Charges

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.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: harassment at the workplace, harassment policy, preventing harassment at work, responsibilities of an employer

April 15, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

Tracking Employee Time: Employer Responsibilities

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…

Filed Under: Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: attendance time tracking, employees time, Online time clocks, responsibility of employer, time tracking software

April 14, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

Does Workplace Stress Affect Your Bottom Line?

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.

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: Employee Stress, signs of employee stress, Stress at Work, workplace stress

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