When you hire someone to work for you, the worker will likely be considered either an employee or an independent contractor. Usually, you will decide whether you want to onboard an employee or simply hire a contractor prior to advertising for the available position. That way, whoever comes across your job post will know whether they can expect employment or a contract job prior to applying for the … [Read more...]
On-Call Pay: The Rules Are Complex
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, whether employees should receive on-call pay depends on whether the time spent on call qualifies as "hours worked." If so, employees must receive at least the federal minimum wage for each hour spent on call, plus overtime for all work hours over 40 for the week. Whether on-call time qualifies as hours worked should be determined on a case-by-case basis. … [Read more...]
How To Hire in a Tough Market
As a manager, you know how to promote your products. In a tight labor market, it may help you to view your job postings in the same way. Think of candidates as clients whose journey must be moved from awareness to consideration to loyalty — that is, being happy and engaged employees. Each step of that journey deserves consideration. The first thing to revamp is awareness. Job seekers can't … [Read more...]
New Businesses and Payroll
Congratulations! You're a business owner. Now it's time to hire employees who will help you run your company. But before you advertise for the available positions, you should get yourself up to speed and understand the entire process involved in paying employees. Here's what you need to know about payroll before you hire your employees: Start by preparing your information. Obtain an … [Read more...]
5 Tips For Handling an EEOC Complaint
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces federal workplace discrimination laws, plus investigates EEO discrimination charges filed against employers. Notably, in 2021, the EEOC received a total of 61,331 charges, which collectively involve discrimination charges based on: Race. Sex, including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation. National origin. … [Read more...]
Top Employee Benefits Trends
As an employer, it's important to know what your competitors are planning in terms of benefits in the near future. You can use this information to make strategic recruitment and retention decisions. According to a 2022 Mercer report, 70% of large employers and 53% of small employers are planning employee benefit enhancements in the coming year. Below are some of the top trends to expect. Health … [Read more...]
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Remote work has revolutionized employment for the nation's workforce. An assistant principal working on-site at a Washington, D.C., school had been earning $125,435. But in 2019, he adopted a remote schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic. He seized the opportunity to take a second job as a principal in a Providence, Rhode Island, school where he worked on-site from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. This job … [Read more...]
4 Ways HR Technology Enhances Performance Management
“Performance management is an ongoing process of communication between a supervisor and an employee that occurs throughout the year, in support of accomplishing the strategic objectives of the organization,” according to the University of California, Berkeley. This communication process consists of: Identifying and setting goals. Defining and clarifying expectations. Giving and … [Read more...]
4 Tips for Conducting Open Enrollment Remotely
In October 2021, Bloomberg Law reported, “Covid-19 is upending employers’ open enrollment as benefits plan advisers struggle to communicate with their workers about changes to their fringe compensation.” Additionally, COVID-19 has pushed more employers to conduct open enrollment remotely. Note that prior to COVID-19, many on-site and remote employers had already adopted virtual open enrollment … [Read more...]
Surprise, Surprise! Workers Prefer 4-Day Workweek
It is hardly surprising that employees would prefer to work 28 hours a week instead of 40. The latest argument for implementing a four-day week does not call for compressing the time between Monday and Thursday (or any other combination of days) into four equal segments. It would mean a reduction in total hours, say, 28 hours over four days, with a three-day weekend. The quid pro quo for the … [Read more...]
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