Proud Papas expecting a bundle of joy. Listen to me. So this is a case where I got a call from an employee who was concerned because he had put in for paternity leave. He wanted to let his wife be home for 12 weeks first, and then he would be home the second 12...
As we celebrate 25 years in business, I find myself reflecting not just on the milestones we’ve reached, but on the people whose love, sacrifice, and guidance helped shape this journey. Chief among them is my mother Freda. Though she is no longer with us, her influence is woven into the very fabric of this...
Did the stork just deliver a big HR problem to you? Oh, I had a client the other day, the poor thing. They had an employee who they were having issues with discipline. They didn’t take any action, and I always say, hire slow, fire fast. They did not take any action and now the...
What you don’t know about HR can cost you your business. I’ve had clients who call me and have 10, 15 employees. Some have 50, a hundred employees. When should they outsource HR? The rule of thumb is if you have a hundred or more employees, that’s when you really wanna have someone in-house who’s...
At People First, we believe that behind every business challenge is a person trying their best to do right by their team—and that’s where we come in. When Sarah, a first-time franchise owner, opened her senior care business, she was full of heart and determination—but quickly found herself buried under the weight of compliance...
Do you have an attitude for gratitude? I am now celebrating 20 years with one of my clients, and they’ve come to me recently and asked “How can we recognize our employees for either a good job that they’ve performed or that they’ve been with me, they’ve been loyal, they’ve been dedicated.” Now you obviously...
In January 2025, I received a call from my client asking what they could do with an employee who they felt was not performing up to company standards. The Company wanted to give this individual an opportunity to improve their performance before they terminated employment. The Company initiated a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) for...
Buddy, it ain’t over till the paperwork’s done. I just spoke to a new client. We, they just joined us and it’s funny, the first thing they said was, well, we know we we’re gonna ask them for their IDs. And we’re like, no, no, no. That’s not what you do first. You don’t ask...
I got a call from one of our client’s employees. We administer benefits for this client and the employee called because they were not getting anywhere with their insurance carrier. They were hemorrhaging severely, and the carrier gave them a list of specialists that were in the network. When the employee called the providers, none...
It is 2025, are you still writing paychecks to your employees? We met with a new client who had been paying their employees. They calculated payroll themselves and cut paper checks and handed the checks out, and many of their employees were asking for direct deposits, and that’s very common, very easy to do when...
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