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 …
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The statistics make the case for HR outsourcing. Most small business owners want to grow their companies, but once they make the transition from working solo or with 1099s to building a staff, they have added an entirely new dimension to their enterprise. Most business owners went into businesses because they had an idea, product …
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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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COVID-19 vaccination is a major tool to help us return to normal. There is a lot of information out there about the COVID-19 vaccines—and many people you know may have questions or concerns, or lack accurate information about them. Employers can play a role in helping team members navigate this topic. The Centers for Disease …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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On February 9, 2021 NEMR President Steve Sweeney was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on small business hiring in January. Many small businesses are anticipating a strong recovery once more Americans are vaccinated, so they’ve started bringing employees on board, Steve told reporter Hannah Lang. “We spoke for a good 20 minutes about …
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