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Natural Disaster Planning During Hurricane Season
HR, CEOs, and business owners showed resilience in Puerto Rico, Florida and the Carolinas by preparing for the significant impact on their businesses, while also supporting their employees who experienced loss. The Atlantic Hurricane season lasts from June to November, and peaks between August and October according to OSHA. Their Preparedness page provides a plethora of information…
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Do You Have the Right HR Service Delivery Model?
By Randy Stollar At some point in the lifecycle of a business, especially when it grows large enough, it needs people to take care of its people. But how do you know when the time is right? And just as important, how do you decide whether to hire an internal HR professional (or staff) or…
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Resilience in Leadership
To those companies who see the value of investing in leadership development, it is important to ensure these programs are not a one-time event and they provide practical tools and resources that will help them navigate through the daily challenges faced today. Leaders are balancing between being an effective coach to their teams while performing…
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Connect HR to Business by Jennifer Martinez
It is refreshing to know that the past few years have elevated the Human Resources function and are driving new thinking around our role in supporting the new workforce, regardless of whether the company is thriving or being challenged financially or socially. From managing the workforce planning efforts to re-imagining new mental health programs—all while…
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Marijuana Use in the Workplace
Creating policies for drug and alcohol use while also finding ways to sustainably maintain them is something that companies have prioritized for years. However, medical marijuana has not always been an exception that companies had to take into consideration. It all started when California state legalized medical marijuana back in 1996. Fast-forward to now, when…
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Pay Transparency is Replacing Pay Secrecy by Randy Stollar
Seeking higher pay is typically the top reason employees give for leaving their current company, yet most employees have no idea how their pay is determined or if it’s fair and competitive internally or relative to the market. Pay transparency—when employees have a full understanding of their company’s pay philosophy and practices—is a current trend…
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Take a Fresh Look at Your Company’s Values
Every great culture needs a mission, a vision, and values. Its mission is the organization’s indelible purpose and reason for being. Its vision is its aspiration for itself. And its values (or virtues) are the way an organization commits to working — a statement of how a company does what it does and the principles…
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Can You Be Exempt and Nonexempt at the Same Time?
The Fair Labor Standards Act has two categories of employees: exempt and nonexempt. But can an employee have two jobs at a company, one in each category? Click our newsletter link below to see how the rules would work in this situation. >>Read this article in our newsletter
