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A 5-Step Guide for HR Teams to Effectively Aid Leadership in Addressing Mistakes
I’ve heard it said that “to err is human.” Given the number of people HR teams work with every day, they are no strangers to addressing their fair share of mistakes. A recent study indicates that people make an average of 3 to 6 errors per hour and 50 errors per day, no matter the […]
Ask the Expert: ‘I’m a Small Employer with Pregnant Employees in Multiple States! What Are My Obligations?’
Question: We currently have 3 pregnant employees. One lives and works in Minnesota, where we have 4 employees, and the other two live and work in Georgia, where we have 40 employees. We are not covered by FMLA and have a personal leave policy that provides up to 8 weeks of unpaid leave. My questions […]
Forget Your Crystal Ball—The Future of Hiring Is Clear
This time of year, everyone wants to know what’s next. But I don’t need to break out my crystal ball because the indicators of what we can expect around the corner in recruitment and hiring during 2020 are quite clear.
EPA Employees Don’t Take Their ‘Duty’ Seriously
So, the new trend in the workforce is hiring Millennials, but it appears that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) misunderstood the term and, instead, hired children. Even at a government level, employees can still act immature and inappropriate!
Ask the Expert: Are 3 Different Benefit Payroll Deductions OK?
We would like to have 3 different payroll deductions for employee benefits—for employees who work under 30 hours per week, 30-39 hours per week, and 40 or more hours per week. What are the surrounding legal issues?
Microsoft to Boost Cash Compensation
Microsoft has announced plans to shift stock awards into the base salaries for its most valuable workers, proving more cash up front, says Bloomberg. This comes amid news of increasingly competitive compensation practices in the technology sector, with Google, Twitter, and and Facebook camps looking to attract…and keep the best engineers and computer scientists. Some […]
How to Keep a Growing Hybrid Workforce Engaged
Keeping a growing workforce engaged poses a challenge under the most “normal” of circumstances. But as every HR professional knows, the last few years have been anything but normal. For IGS Energy, where I serve as Chief People Officer, there’s no doubt that things were simpler before the pandemic upended the way we work. Just […]
IRS Adjusts HSA Contribution Limit, Other Thresholds for 2018
The family contribution limit for a health savings account (HSA) for 2018 was reduced from $6,900 to $6,850 by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), along with adjustments made to other IRS thresholds to reflect the recent tax legislation.
‘Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee’—Except the OFCCP
Remember that old commercial “Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee”? Remember when Moms in the June Cleaver era made a cooked breakfast every morning for their families?