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July 2008, Human Resources - Eight ways a business can survive and prosper in a downturn . No matter your industry, whether you run an HR Outsourcing firm, a construction company, an information services venture, or a manufacturing concern, you can find ways to survive and thrive in an economic downturn or recession. Here are eight ways you can survive the current economy and maintain a healthy cash flow, if not actually grow your business.
June 2008, Human Resources - Employees: Try Before you Hire. You can interview and re-interview and still pick the wrong person. There’s no doubt about it, interviewing can be challenging. What about foregoing the second interview with the one or two remaining candidates and have him or her come to work for you for a day? How about a few weeks? This could be a great solution for many jobs and allow you to get a better feel about how an employee will do on the job - before the hiring process is completed.
May 2008, Human Resources - When Religious Discrimination in the Workplace is Appropriate. One person’s preference is another person’s prejudice. So it seems when organizations such as religions and faith-based charities attempt to fill jobs with people of the same philosophy or faith. Religious discrimination in the workplace may sometimes be appropriate, right?
April 2008, Human Resources - What is your company’s stand on hiring ex-felons? If yours is like most companies, you do the best you can to avoid the entire issue of hiring ex convicts. Many companies do not want the hassle of trying to figure out what to do with such a candidate when he or she indicates some kind of criminal background in his or her past.
March 2008, Human Resources - Identity Theft from Businesses. Contrary to popular assumption, most identity theft is not taken from individuals.The theft is from companies doing business with individuals, such as employers, retailers, insurance companies and others who hold personal information for their customers. Companies have a responsibility to secure and protect individual credit and identity information just as they would any other valuable property.
February 2008, Human Resources - iPods in the Workplace: When are They a Good Idea? - The number of people using iPods, MP3 players, or other personal stereo listening devices has grown substantially and the devices are more popular now than ever. A full one-third of all workers are tuned-in. About 80% of those insist that doing so improves their productivity. Are they right?
January 2008, Human Resources - Handling The New Legal Arizona Workers Act - The Legal Arizona Workers Act, or what is commonly referred to as “the sanctions law” was drawn up in an effort to keep businesses in Arizona from knowingly or intentionally hiring or employing illegal aliens, thus encouraging more illegal immigration to Arizona.
December 2007, Human Resources - How to Find the Right People to Interview - Good interviewing takes skill but locating the right people first is the key to successful hiring. Where do you find the right person to hire?
November 2007, Human Resources - Is There Such a Thing as Paying Too Much Bonus? Incentive Bonuses. Why do we pay them? How much is enough? How much is too much? Bonuses are a fact of life in business but few of us develop confidence in our decisions about how to administer them.
October 2007, Human Resources - Stop! Don't Fire Just Yet. Is there a right time to fire someone? The wrong employee in the wrong job can be expensive but a manager needs to be clear about the reasons a termination might be appropriate.
September 2007, Human Resources – Hiring the Right People. Some say that finding the right people for the job can also reduce stress and increase productivity as much as 30%! The best companies recognize this and do something about it.
August 2007, Human Resources - Cost of Late Employees. What does tardiness do to a company? Does it really make any difference to anything? Do happy employees with relatively unstructured days truly produce more effectively? Is widespread, chronic tardiness of any major concern to the welfare of the company or even to the welfare of the staff?
July 2007, Human Resources - Lose Undocumented Workers or Lose Your License. What is being called the “the toughest, yet fairest employer-sanction law in the country?” Governor Janet Napolitano signed legislation on Monday, July 2nd, against employers of undocumented workers. This aggressive new reform targets the state’s businesses that rely on undocumented workers for part, or all, of their workforce.
June 2007, Human Resources - Baby Boomer Mass Retirement - Are You Prepared?. A quarter of the US population, or 77 million baby boomers, will be reaching the traditional retirement age in five years. What impact will this have on the labor force, the economy and YOUR business?
May 2007, Human Resources - How to Measure and Increase Employee Productivity. According to a survey done by America Online and Salary.com, the average worker admits to wasting two hours per eight hour work day…
April 2007, Human Resources - Health Savings Accounts Article: Participating in Your Employee's Future. As an employer or business owner, you should have a thorough understanding of the HSA (Health Savings Account) versus other health insurance plans. In these unfortunate times of rapidly rising insurance costs, both you and your employees can benefit from this new trend in health insurance.
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