Bullying was at one time just an issue in schoolyards and classrooms. Yet, in recent years, bullying in the workplace has become a major concern among employees, managers and supervisors. While having a tough, demanding boss is one thing, bullying is something different altogether. It can essentially undermine an employees’ performance, greatly affect their overall […]
Category: Firing Employees
As an HR professional, if you’ve ever had to fire someone, you know this is one of the hardest parts of the job, especially when it comes to HR compliance. However, every good business leader knows that sometimes the best decision for a company is to dismiss an employee. In fact, according to a Harris […]
Throughout the nation, businesses of all sizes are struggling to reinvent themselves and survive during COVID-19. However, the real economic effects of this harmful virus will take years to understand fully. Businesses that employ fewer than 500 employees make up nearly 48 percent of the American workforce. Still, smaller companies are often more fragile financially, […]
Over the last several months, Coronavirus has dominated the news, panicked the stock market and created murmurings of a recession. As the U.S. is forced to pull back from regular economic activity, hiring employees and job recruiting in the immediate future will be slower. Still, long-term a post-COVID-19 world will likely reshape our manufacturing industry. […]
You cannot turn on the news without hearing about a school shooting, bombing or violent act. Many of these relate to bullies. But, what can your company do in today’s world to help protect employees from the mental and emotional, and even physical threats of violence perpetrated by workplace bullies? First, it’s important to recognize […]
Hiring can be a complicated process. Typically companies have immediate needs, and then they have long term goals to help them succeed in building a profitable future. Hiring is no exception, which is why companies should employ two main types of strategies: short term and long term. Short Term Hiring Strategies Most employers classify short-term […]
Having to fire an employee can be an extremely stressful and daunting task for a seasoned manager. Even if an employee has received warnings about behavior, no one thinks they’ll actually get fired. In reality, you’d like to drop-kick that employee out of your business, but to keep things fair and legal, may we offer […]
Even when the economy is down, top salespeople are in demand. Salespeople have the ability to transition their skills from one sales job to another easily. This also means that companies are at a high risk of losing salespeople to more lucrative job opportunities, which is why sales team turnover can be high. Remarkably, the […]
The function of Human Resources within companies is generally to help businesses identify, hire and retain qualified people. The government has several regulations and laws that govern organizations and HR compliance to ensure that they treat their employees fairly, and imposes costly fines and penalties for businesses that violate these conditions. Whether it’s the Fair […]
A common question that some employers have is once an employee resigns and if they leave under less than ideal circumstances, can you request that current employees not socialize with them? While you can’t ask employees not to socialize with former employees, it is a good idea to institute some policies that pertain to employee resignations. […]