Posts Tagged: Human resources

Employment Law Changes for 2018 – Part One

Happy Almost New Year: Time to Examine Your Employment Processes for 2018   This is the first in a three-blog series with essential information employers need to know about new laws, bills, and policies.   Employers, have you examined your employment processes for 2018 yet? Start by asking yourself, is my recruitment and selection process… Read more »

5 Things Employers Need to Know About the California Sanctuary State Law

You’ve probably already heard that Gov. Jerry Brown signed landmark sanctuary state legislation into law recently, set to go into effect on January 1, 2018. California is home to an estimated 2.3 million unauthorized immigrants. Senate Bill 54 protects immigrants without legal residency in the U.S. How? By restricting when local law enforcement can help federal… Read more »

7 Ways Management Diminishes Employee Morale

Perhaps your employees are performing the minimum expected, but wouldn’t you prefer they took the initiative to go above and beyond?   By fostering healthy employee morale, employers can get the most out of their team. Morale is the oil for a smoothly running machine and can have a profound effect on productivity, talent retention,… Read more »

Does Your Company Have An Onboarding Plan?

  Companies tend to spend a lot of time perfecting their recruitment processes, from projecting an appealing corporate image as a great place to work to perfecting their interview techniques to weed out the posers from the true talent.   But what happens after an interviewee becomes an employee?   Finding the right talent is… Read more »

Employee classification: exempt or non-exempt?

Are your employees classified correctly according to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? If not, your business may be subject to severe financial consequences, including hefty fines and payment of back wages. To ensure your employees are classified properly, keep reading to learn the difference between exempt and nonexempt employees.   Pay requirements for nonexempt… Read more »

Employer Branding: The Key to Attracting and Retaining the Right People

As companies must increasingly compete to acquire talent from a shrinking marketplace, employer branding is becoming more important than ever. Employer branding proves to be an effective strategic tool in not only attracting and recruiting the right fit for your company but also retaining top talent. Essentially, your employer brand is your reputation among current… Read more »

Can you win the war for Talent ?

The U.S. had 5.4 million job openings in April. The total was the highest since the department began conducting the so-called Jolts survey in 2000. The talent market is heating up. The pendulum swings in the candidate favor, a smaller supply of quality candidates. Employer’s must develop their strategy for attracting and retaining talent. Employers… Read more »