Are you in charge of employee benefits? Are you feeling more confused than they are when it comes to 401k fees? Trust me, you’re not the only one! Do you know if you’re a plan sponsor? In February of 2012, congress passed their final ruling on fee disclosure for...
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Accidental HR℠ and Termination
Getting the ol’ pink slip. Getting kicked to the curb. Downsizing, resizing, rightsizing or eliminating the position; you’re no longer needed or we’ve decided to go a different direction. These are all ways (some not so great ways) to let an employee know that you’re...
Accidental HR℠ and Discipline
Uh Oh! Your employee is late, again! Or has left early too frequently, isn’t meeting production quotas or is not upholding company standards. There are so many possible reasons you may need to “discipline” an employee, but none of them are easy things to discuss. One...
Accidental HR℠ and Orientation
“Your employees are getting an orientation, whether you have a formal program or not. Unfortunately, it often isn’t the one you want them to get.” (From Rich Galbreath’s 2002 White Paper “Profiting Through Employee Orientation.”) And you know what he means by this…...
Accidental HR℠ and Recruiting
Help Wanted!! And by “help” you really mean YOU need help finding the right employees! And that is even truer if you’re new to recruiting. First and foremost, use the best resource ever invented: Word of Mouth! Tell everyone you know. Sometimes, you may already know...
Accidental HR℠ and Job Descriptions
So you’re not the HR Manager. Your company doesn’t have an HR Manager. You’re the owner, assistant, sales manager, host, but you’re not the HR Manager. Yet, you still find yourself doing some of the hiring, training, disciplining, etc. You’re what HR Resolutions calls...