Managing HR can be challenging for small business owners. Partnering with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) offers benefits like cost savings, compliance assistance, reduced administrative tasks, and HR expertise. However, it also poses challenges such as potential loss of control, alignment issues, and co-employment risks. Evaluating these factors is crucial for decision-making.

A colleague reached out with a dilemma: “My employees are discussing salaries amongst other colleagues, especially those not in the same position, causing another employee to ask for a salary increase due to comparing herself against another employee. They are… Read more: My Employees Are Discussing Their Wages

A colleague recently shared a dilemma. “We suspect one of our employees might have two jobs: one with us and one with another company. Our suspicion started as he’s never available, takes forever to respond to team messages and emails,… Read more: My Remote Worker May Have Two Jobs!

Difficult financial times sometimes call for difficult employment decisions. Your company might consider laying off employees to meet financial requirements. As a talent management professional, this can be frustrating. All your hard work to collect all these talented individuals is… Read more: Talent Management: Layoff or Reassign?

Occasionally, your company may issue significant revisions to the employee handbook, which need to be handled differently than minor edits. Developing a communication strategy and accompanying plan will help you foresee pitfalls and successfully navigate challenges. Any suitable communications plan… Read more: Communication Strategy: New Employee Handbooks

It’s tax season, so employees may be coming to you with problems with their federal tax withholdings. With the tax changes in the last year, employees might be surprised by their tax bills. What if an employee was marked as… Read more: My Employee Had No Taxes Deducted. Now What?

On October 31, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board issued a memo (GC23-02) announcing their intent to seek a new legal framework to analyze whether employee monitoring tools in the workplace violates the National Labor Relations Act. Context: Section 7… Read more: NLRB Says Electronic Monitoring of Employees May Interfere With Their Rights

Update as of March 7, 2023 – The FTC has extended the public comment period to April 19. To submit a comment, visit Regulations.gov. The Federal Trade Commission is considering a rule to ban noncompete clauses on the grounds that… Read more: Feds Consider Banning Noncompete Clauses

A recent study by Nature Human Behavior noted that when a candidate lists years of tenure with an employer rather than actual dates of employment, those candidates were more likely to get a callback. Most notably, this improvement was seen… Read more: Is Math Too Hard?

Wage theft by employers continues to be a major concern in Colorado. Beginning January 1, 2023, penalties will increase in severity for employers who withhold wages unlawfully. The definition of wages includes bonuses, commission, vacation pay, and sick pay per… Read more: Colorado Wage Act Updated to Address Wage Theft

In human resource management, certifications are highly valued as a standard measurement of knowledge. The Human Resources Certification Institute’s (HRCI) certification was the gold standard for decades. At some point, HRCI and the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) had… Read more: My Journey to PHR

The “Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act” (WARN) is a law that requires employers to provide employees experiencing employment loss with a 60-day notice prior to a layoff, although some exceptions apply. The WARN protects workers, their families, and communities… Read more: What is WARN and Why does it matter?

Scammers are getting increasingly clever with their tricks to deceive and subvert your business systems. Make sure to alert your HR team of a common scam making the rounds. In this scam, the criminal will create an email address that… Read more: Direct Deposit Scams Target HR Professionals

Employees may be more willing to share insights they have not shared before their departure when they leave your company. These insights might include frustrating business processes, a lack of tools or resources to get the job done, or managers… Read more: Top Tips For An Employee Exit Interview

Q: Where did you get your headshots done? A: My sister is a professional portrait photographer based in Westminster, CO and she was so kind to take my photos. You can learn more about her business at Rachel Sorbet Portraiture.… Read more: FAQs

Managing a company’s new hire recruitment and onboarding process is one of my favorite activities. I love working with hiring managers to identify what they need in a new employee, writing job descriptions and postings, screening candidates, interviews, reference checks,… Read more: Skill: Recruitment

Almost every professional position I’ve held has involved managing the internal communication function. One way to engage employees is through newsletters. I find them to be extraordinarily effective when executed appropriately. Here’s my experience with internal newsletters: Internal communication is… Read more: Skill: Internal Newsletters

Web development is an interesting mix of art, marketing, and technical skills. I first had access to the Internet during my final year of high school, and there wasn’t much online at the time. During my college years, the Internet… Read more: Skill: Web Development