Blogs
Training & Performance
Background Checks & Contingent Offers: Two Steps to Addressing “Ban the Box”
Many employers conduct background checks on their employees, whether it is required by the industry in which they work or a sense of obligation to provide a safe work environment. While background checks remain a best practice, the proliferation of “Ban the Box” regulations have left employers confused by compliance with the new rules while also maintaining a safe work environment. The answer is a simple – two-step solution.
Blogs
Culture, Training & Performance
Dress Code in the Workplace
Implementing and enforcing a dress code is an ongoing conversation for many employers. As warm weather approaches, employees start stretching what is “acceptable” office attire resulting in uncomfortable conversations for managers. So, what drives your dress code policy? Do employees really know what the policy means? Employers might need to take a step back and really look at their policy.
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Benefits & Compensation, Regulations & Compliance
Is the Salary History Question
The question of a prospective new hire’s salary history is on the cusp of becoming extinct. For many years, employers have asked the question of their applicants, “What is your current salary?” The information gained from the inquiry has either helped companies weed out candidates who had too large of salary requirements or hire an individual at a bargain rate. However, lawmakers believe that this type of data continues to fuel the wage gap between men and women, and majorities and minorities.
Blogs
Hiring & Onboarding
Pre-Employment Screening
Regardless of the size of your business, pre-employment screening is a necessary component of your hiring practice to avoid lawsuits and costly hiring mistakes. Gone are the days of a simple reference check and a few phone calls to screen new employees. Amid many different types of concerns, pre-employment screening has been gaining ground as an important component of the hiring process.
Blogs
Leadership & Management, Training & Performance
When Disaster Strikes
Given the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, we felt compelled to stress the importance of having a disaster preparedness plan in place for your organization. Whether an emergency strikes during business hours or in the wee hours of the morning, a documented plan will alleviate some of the stress that is expected in the wake of an emergency.
Blogs
Regulations & Compliance
EEO-1 Reporting: Are you ready for the Revisions?
It is that time of the year again, and the EEO-1 Reporting season is upon us. Are you aware of the revisions that have been implemented beginning with the 2017 reporting year?
Blogs
Hiring & Onboarding, Leadership & Management
The NEW Generational Workplace
It’s May 2017 which means thousands of high school and college students are graduating and, if not already, will be flooding the workforce looking for a job. As business owners, hiring managers and co-workers we all have the same fears… what will this new generation bring to the workplace? How will we interact with so many different viewpoints? Who are these people? Why do they think they know everything? When will they actually contribute?
