If you are like most people, your work-life balance is more than likely all over the place. Do you start your workday focusing on one task and then switching over to something else and then switching over to something else and so on and on? This sentence encompasses my life before I was introduced to...
I believe that we learn from either our very own experiences or the experiences of others. I wanted to share some lessons learned and why background checking is so important. Marlies shared with us a story about a conversation she had with one of our clients regarding background checks. They had an employee who they...
We like to take it for granted that we receive a paycheck each pay period we have worked. Our pay stub looks simple with the pay rate, hours worked, tax and benefit deductions, gross and net earnings. Payroll processing looks straight forward and easy, and it appears that all that is needed are employees’ hours...
I had a client call the other day, and they had an employee suffer an injury on the job. Would you know what procedures to follow if this should happen? There are many tips for you to use in guiding you through your Worker’s Compensation Policy. This particular client had an employee slip and fall...
This month People First is focusing on job descriptions and their importance. I started out in Human Resources over 40 years ago as a Personnel Assistant. Human Resources was not the term referred to back then but today I would have had the title Human Resources Assistant. I quickly moved up the HR ranks because...
The HR Audit is a comprehensive tool to analyze and improve the effectiveness of the HR Function. The audit is made up of four main steps: 1) Define desired HR practices for your organization 2) Assess current practices against the criterion that you have established 3) Analyze the results 4) Establish improvement goals and take...
As a recruiter, I meet a lot of people of different backgrounds and industries. I learn about job requirements and what employers have to offer to the job market. And I also learn about the help employers need when it comes to aspects of hiring. One aspect is the job interview. There are business owners...
What is a #Job Description? Job Descriptions are written documents that define each position in the company. They are the core of every position in an organization. Job descriptions are helpful because: it makes recruiting for the position easy It would be difficult to determine compensation for the position. It is the best way to...
I received an interesting letter in the mail the other day that specifically stated that People First, my company, was not in compliance with my Labor Law Poster. This disturbed me because as an HR Professional with over 40 years of experience, I knew I was in compliance with the Law. That got me thinking...
Hiring Done The Right Way There is a lot of talk about hiring and how difficult it is to find good people. Everyone agrees that it is important to have the right people in the right seats to boost team productivity and, ultimately, profit. Because when the right people are in the right seats, the...
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