Job site safety isn’t all about power cords and ladders. The heat can take its toll. Now is the time to prepare for Spring and Summer weather. Believe it or not, something as simple as sharing a drink—of water, that is—may mean the difference between productivity and injury. Dehydration taxes mental and physical health. InvestContinue Reading
As Human Resources professionals, you are involved in the lives of the employees. Your job can at times feel like you are basking in sunshine and flowers. Many times, you are the first person to say, “Welcome to the company”, “Congratulations on your promotion”, and “Best of luck in your retirement.” Unfortunately, you are alsoContinue Reading
Many people are familiar with the term Workers’ Compensation but few can truly make sense of it all. Workers’ Compensation is a state-regulated insurance program that pays medical bills and replaces certain lost wages for employees who are injured on the job. Texas stands alone in allowing employers to forego Workers’ Compensation Insurance, resulting in more thanContinue Reading
It’s February, and in the world of human resources, payroll, and taxes, it’s time to take a breath. W2s are mailed (and possibly online), forms are filed, and fees are paid. If your company is structured with HR and payroll functions in-house, you’ve seen the burning of the midnight oil. For some small businesses, havingContinue Reading
Employees sue employers, or former employers, for a variety of reasons. The most common, according to lawyers from https://ncplanning.com, include being treated badly, and an unfair enforcement of rules and policies. Here are four tips to deflecting employment lawsuits: Documentation is one of the best strategies to prevent or win employment lawsuits. According to anContinue Reading
UniqueHR owner, Garry Bradford is like most American business owners trying to gauge what is in store for 2017, with a new President, new Administration, and new Congress. Having met recently with investment bankers, bank presidents, business owners, and U.S. and State Legislators, Mr. Bradford describes the overall mood among the group as “optimistically conservative.”Continue Reading
The Employment Eligibility Verification of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, more commonly known as Form I-9, is a requirement for all employers to have a completed form for each employee. That alone can have some employers saying, “Aye Yai Yai…” Updated earlier this year, March 31, 2016, the first stepContinue Reading
A recent survey by Public Opinion Strategies found that small businesses across a wide range of industries and sectors, depend on a variety of business services. Of the small business owners surveyed, more than 65% of the companies utilize payroll and insurance broker services. More than 35% of respondents indicated the company uses human resourceContinue Reading
Remember the days of the family doctor making a house call? Neither do I. My experience with doctors has been making an appointment, sometimes weeks in advance. Taking off work at the most inopportune time. Fighting traffic to drive across town. Looking for a parking place. Still looking for a parking place… Wandering around aContinue Reading
Open enrollment is a time to review and make changes. A time to make sure you and your employees are ready for anything. As an employer, you have selected the best providers and now your employees have an opportunity to select from among medical, dental, vision, and other protection products to make sure they andContinue Reading
Everything happens at once! Doesn’t it feel like that during 4th Quarter? Not only are companies busy wrapping up the year, trying to meet goals and prepare for next year, but employees will soon be wrapping up in blankets at football games, wrapping twine around the turkey to roast or deep fry it, and wrappingContinue Reading
In an official proclamation, Texas Governor Greg Abbott recognized Human Resource professionals, declaring October 2016 Human Resource Awareness Month. The Governor commended human resource professionals for their wide range of services, “recruiting new talent, ensuring compliance with labor laws, educating Texans about health and safety, providing ethics training and more”. Governor Abbott went on toContinue Reading
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