How to Help Employees Manage Workplace Stress

For years, workplace stress has felt so normal that I do not truly realize how stressed I am until I step away from my work. We live in a time where there’s an expectation that everything will be done NOW, companies have consolidated jobs and workers are trying to manage an unreasonable number of competing […]

Three HR New Year’s Resolutions for Small Businesses

It’s almost 2015, which means it’s time to put the holidays behind us and make resolutions for the new year. Each year usually brings new employment laws, and it is important that small business owners and HR professionals stay on top of these changes. What else are you doing in 2015 to take care of […]

Classroom vs. Online Learning? Which is Better for Training & Retention

Although there are many new opportunities for training because to technology, it is not always as successful as traditional classroom instruction. The best training format can be difficult to choose when deciding what to employ for a course. Not all subjects are suitable for online learning. We’ll examine the benefits and drawbacks of both online […]

The Top Five Signs you Need an HR Person

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Hiring a full-time HR person for the first time is a big step for a small business. Is it worth the expense? Will there be enough work to keep the HR person busy? Often HR responsibilities are included as part of the owner or office manager’s job. This may work well when a company is […]

When Sick Leave Isn’t Enough & Employees Need a Leave of Absence

In last week’s post, I wrote about why paid sick leave is good for business. For most employees who are under the weather, a basic paid sick leave program can be enough to help employees recover from illness and minimize the risk of contagious employees spreading cold and flu germs around the office. But what […]

Why Paid Sick Leave is a Good Thing

It’s the time of year where coughs and sneezes become part of the background noise in many workplaces. A lot of us drag ourselves to work when we are sick because we work at places that do not offer any kind of paid sick leave or out of fear we will fall behind. Employees who […]