Employer Articles

“How many friends do you have?” Have you asked this question in a job interview yet?  If not, you may find yourself doing so sometime soon. As marketing and recruiting for our companies is accomplished more and more through social media, the ability of our employees to reach others through their own social media networks [...]

“You are the biggest loser in this office!” Normally, those are not words that most people want to hear out of their boss’s mouth! Nevertheless, these words are being said in offices all around the country, as businesses implement workplace weight loss programs inspired by the television show The Biggest Loser. Workplace Wellness Programs have [...]

A new year brings the opportunity to review the benefits your company offers, and to make appropriate changes to them. Alongside large benefits, like health plans and 401(k) plans, are smaller benefits, such as mileage reimbursements, holidays, and other perks. Here are a few benefit areas to consider in 2012. Mileage reimbursement: On July 1, [...]

In a Texas office, when someone tells Annie to get her gun, all she’ll have to do is step into the parking lot, unlock her car, and pull it out.  That’s because Texas, like more than a dozen other states, has passed a law that makes it illegal for employers to mandate a “gun-free” workplace. [...]

The days are becoming shorter. Winter, in all its gloomy grayness, has touched the landscape. The holidays and their legion of attendant stresses are fast approaching. The economy is in turmoil and the nation is gripped by anxiety. It’s enough to make anyone feel a little depressed or crazy! It feels like a fitting time [...]

With the holidays upon us, we often get questions from our clients about when, or if, they have to pay employees for working on holidays.  When to pay employees for holidays, sick days or vacation days can sometimes be a confusing issue for small businesses with part-time or seasonal workers.  We’ve got the info you [...]

Coding Ninja.  Talent Director.  Sustainability Evangelist.  Sales Rockstar.  The Big Kahuna.  Ombudsman. What are these curious phrases?  They’re the new trend in job titles! Why do we care about job titles?  Well, they can matter a lot to your employees — and they can also create problems for your company.  Job titles can also be fun, motivating, [...]

What kind of complaints would Miss Manners hear if she worked in HR? “My coworker leaves his dishes in the sink and expects me to wash them for him.  My coworker never replaces the toilet paper when the roll runs out.  My coworker has terrible body odor and I can’t stand working next to her. [...]

Over the last few years, there have been news stories about employees who have refused to perform aspects of their jobs that they felt conflicted with their moral beliefs. In New York, town clerks refused to sign marriage licenses for gay couples, believing that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. Pharmacists [...]

If you own your own business, manage a business, or supervise people, chances are that at some time in your career you’ve had to terminate someone. An employee termination is usually performed with a lot of thought and preparation.   When you fire someone, you generally do it with good cause.  However, we’re all human, and [...]