Human Resources Tag

Involve your employees in ways to improve your organization's productivity. One way is to take some improvement tests with your employees and discuss the findings. Ask your employees to "Imagine you're self-employed. Imagine you're a freelance writer, for example." Then give them the following test situations...

11 September, 2019

If you discover an employee has been falsifying their timecard, you should refer to your policies and past practice. Hopefully, you have a policy that makes it clear that timesheets must be accurate and that failure to report time correctly could lead to discipline—up to...

09 September, 2019

An employee quit after training and orientation, but before starting their actual job. Do we have to pay them?   Yes, this former employee must be paid for the time they spent in required orientation and training, even if they did not begin their regularly scheduled work. Under...

02 September, 2019

Are there any questions we should avoid when interviewing job candidates?   Yes. You should avoid questions that cause an applicant to tell you about their inclusion in a protected class. Don’t ask about race, national origin, citizenship status, religious affiliation, disabilities, pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender...

19 August, 2019

Being a joint employer means that you and another employer share, both "individually and jointly," the responsibility of complying with labor laws and regulations. So if this classification applies to your business, it's critical that you pay close attention to how your fellow joint employer deals...

14 August, 2019