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Americans with Disabilities Act Toolkit

December 1, 2020
Most companies (with 15 or more employees) are subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as Amended (ADAAA). The ADA/ADAAA have many requirements related to non-discrimination and reasonable accommodation. Many employers are not aware of certain provisions related…

Recruiting Toolkit

December 1, 2020
  Recruiting isn’t a one-size-fits-all process, but there are a lot of overlapping truths regardless of industry or position type! Federal, state and regional laws are updated frequently, meaning your attention is split between staying compliant and incoming applications….

Cell Phone Policy (Reimbursement/Company Phone)

October 2, 2020
  OPTIONS FOR CELL PHONE PROGRAMS: Employers may offer company provided phones, a cell phone allowance or cell phone reimbursement, or some combination.  Often for low use, for example, a cell phone reimbursement or allowance might be appropriate.  If…

Certification Wars: HRCI vs. SHRM

July 19, 2020
By David Siler, SPHR, GPHR, SHRM-SCP I wrote a blog post here a year ago comparing the HRCI and SHRM certifications to determine which was winning the competition to take over the HR credentialing industry. At the time, I…

Should I use email in the recruiting process?

January 20, 2020
Apart from a resume – possibly completed by a professional – often recruiters are not that familiar with a candidate’s written communication, yet much of professional communication in our world is done by email. Email’s benefits during recruiting and…

4 Types of Employee Discipline

October 24, 2019
[Updated June 10, 2020] Before you begin your prescribed discipline process, stop and ask yourself what your intended outcome is.  Are you trying to change behavior or punish?  There are times, when ‘punishment’ may be appropriate.  For example, if…

The Employee Engagement Hierarchy

November 16, 2018
Anyone who has taken a Psychology class likely remembers Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.  The hierarchy is expressed as a diagram resembling a pyramid, starting with a foundation of physiological needs and advancing up to the highest level, Self Actualization.  …

10 Reasons Employees Stay with an Organization

September 22, 2017
If you are experiencing angst over the upcoming “turnover tsunami”, then remind yourself that focusing on the basics is still best. While COVID-19 may come and go (we hope), the reasons that employees come and go do not change…

5 Causes of Miscommunication in the Workplace

September 22, 2017
Opinions won’t always match. Staff won’t always share the same point of view. Miscommunication is inevitable. In the workplace miscommunication can be blamed for a significant amount of conflict and the tension that it stirs. It would be unrealistic…

Employees Performing Second Job for the Same Employer

September 15, 2017
Employees sometimes express interest in working a second job the employer has advertised. (i.e., mowing, landscaping, etc.)  Or, an employer may ask an employee to temporarily fill-in an open position.  This situation raises an important question: What are the requirements of…