Let’s look at what creates a talent gap. A colleague just decided to leave a great job and take a risk on a new venture. A friend’s husband is riding out his non-compete and assessing whether to go back into the workforce when the year is up. A third has simply decided to call it …
Filling the talent gap: how to handle the lack of skilled workers Read More »
Do you have a hostile work environment? Don’t be so quick to say, “of course not.” There were 70,000 charges of employment discrimination across the U.S. last year and the EEOC secured $439 million for victims of companies large and small. It’s a wave of reckoning that’s forcing employers to look closely at their hiring …
Hostile work environment: Is your HR advisor qualified to manage this potential crisis? Read More »
When it comes to HR and payroll, it seems as if everyone is an expert these days. Outsourcing HR and payroll functions is an extremely important business decision—one that shouldn’t be taken lightly. When you outsource, you are bringing on a business partner, one who will be handling your employees’ compensation, training your managers, and …
What do you do when an employee wants to work remotely but you are not onboard? A colleague who works at Deloitte shared with me that his company recently announced, “employees at your location are never going back to the office.” It is a trend that appears here to stay. In a recent survey of …
Your Employee Wants to Work Remotely but You’re Thinking ‘NO’ Read More »
As someone who believes in the simply human approach to HR, I wanted to share my personal COVID story. We all have ben challenged in different ways. In fact, there are so many ways COVID has impacted the world it is almost immeasurable. From business and personal financial well-being to mental health and physical health, …
You have established COVID protocols at your worksite, but how do you ensure you maintain your COVID protocols as more people are vaccinated? It is human nature. Almost everyone I know who has been fully vaccinated, talks about hugging someone that they haven’t seen in a long time. I have heard many others reveling in …
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Some might say the mindset of the American workforce is in a fragile state. With the COVID pandemic entering year 2, a transition in U.S. governmental leadership and continued financial struggles for many, the environment could be described as challenging. Couple that with an expectation to return to “business normalcy” and you have an extra …
Understanding the New Mindset of the American Workforce Read More »
Help may be on the way to millions of Americans and specific businesses thanks to the new American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which President Biden signed into law on March 11th, 2021. What are the implications for employers and employees? For one, nearly 8 out of 10 Americans are expected to receive stimulus …
What the American Rescue Plan Act Means for Small Business Read More »
Let’s look at the Biden agenda and how you can prepare your business for the changes that are likely to come. It has been less than 100 days since President Biden took office, but the early signs indicate numerous issues that employers will need to grapple with over the next four years. We take a …
Governor Murphy’s recent signature on New Jersey’s law legalizing marijuana for adults ages 21 and older ushers in a new age of employee protection in the Garden State. New Jersey is now the only state in the country that protects employees from being fired, discriminated against, or eliminated as a job candidate just because they …
Key facts for employers about New Jersey’s recreational marijuana law Read More »