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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 28, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast #22: Tips on Orienting Your New Employee

ESBHR Podcast #22: Tips on Orienting Your New Employee

Now that your new employee has been hired, what are your next steps for inducting your new employees? In Podcast #22, I’ll share with you 6 new employee orientation tips that you can use immediately.

Filed Under: Podcast, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: inducting new employees, new employee guide, new employee orientation, new staff orientation

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 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

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.

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Appraisals, employee evaluations, performance appraisals, Performance Appraisals for Small Business

March 30, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Guest Post: Five Ways Business Owners Can Prohibit Workplace Violence

Guest Post: Five Ways Business Owners Can Prohibit Workplace Violence

According to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) over two million American workers are victims of workplace violence each year. Defined by OSHA as violence or the threat of violence against workers, workplace violence can happen at any place or time – no one is immune.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: safety in the workplace, workplace violence, workplace violence prevention

March 25, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Workplace Bullying – An Employer’s Guide

Workplace Bullying – An Employer’s Guide

Think bullying is a problem for school kids? Unfortunately, it’s not. Bullying in the workplace is a problem that has challenged many employers and employees, whether it’s in the form of an employee who constantly targets a colleague with derogatory remarks or an assistant supervisor who excessively monitors their employee.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: Bullying in the workplace, Bullying policies in the workplace, dealing with bullying at work, workplace bully, Workplace Bullying, workplace bullying definition, workplace bullying laws

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