New 2008 Turnover Stats by Industry Just Released: How Did Your Company Compare?

Flashback to January of 2008. It began well, but dramatically disintegrated over time to end in a dismal financial state that has affected each of us in some way. Certainly it made... Read more »

The Employee Free Choice Act: The Union’s Knocking at Your Workplace Door

Employers beware:  pending legislation will make it possible for unions to organize a workplace without ever having a union election and will allow arbitrators to set the terms and conditions of labor... Read more »

Face to Face Communication, 5 Reasons Why It’s Still Important

In today's world, reliance on technology is a fact of doing business. However, the value of face to face communication within your organization and with your clients should not go unrecognized. Recently, K HR... Read more »

How to Justify Spending Money on Workplace Wellness During a Recession

Make no mistake, there is no better time to look after your employees than when the pressure is on and demands on them are greatest. If you're working with teams who've had... Read more »

Time to Terminate an Employee? Rules For Handling the Unpleasant Task

Rule #1 Get personnel file in order- Documentation is the single most effective defense if a suit is filed. Handwritten notes are fine. There should be specific instances noted in the... Read more »

Your HR Career – The Biggest HR Career Mistake Just About Every HR Professional Makes

Many HR professionals are stuck in the old-school mindset that HR career success comes from following some kind of rigid, carefully laid-out career plan. Some companies have even taken years to develop... Read more »

Happiness Potential: Is it Possible to Be Happy?

Your happiness potential is like the sugar that has settled at the bottom of your glass of lemonade. It's inside the glass; it's inside you. It's there for you when you... Read more »

Are You Hiring the Best Candidates?

Now more than at any time in recent history, it is vital that you hire only the best candidates for new positions due to growth, expansion or venturing into new markets, services... Read more »

While Others Are Firing, You Should Be Hiring

In tough economic times, most organizations' first and most predictable reaction is to cut expenses; in today's service economy, the largest expenses are manpower-related. The result is that thousands of talented employees... Read more »

New IRS COBRA Subsidy Guidance Defines “Involuntary Termination” & Other Workings of Rules

Employers, plan administrators and group health plan insurers have more information about what terminations are considered "involuntary" and the meaning of other requirements imposed by temporary modifications (COBRA Subsidy Rules) to the... Read more »