Sexual harassment is an on-going issue and harassment training is vital to an organization. First of all, bringing awareness to both employees and management is important when it comes to harassment of any kind. In order to bring awareness, there must be a formal training program for both. A harassment policy needs to be...
I was fortunate early in my career to work for an employer who paid for me to earn my Master’s Degree. I wanted to do something to give back to my employer for this great benefit and so for my thesis, I developed a Career Development Program for the company. As part of the program...
One of the many questions I am asked when discussing bookkeeping services is “what should I look for when interviewing an outsourced bookkeeper?” Here is what I suggest: I would ask them what types of industries have you worked in? For example, I have a client who is a franchise owner, with specific reporting requirements...
Onboarding is the process of introducing a new hire to the organization. This is a very important process. While some people think onboarding is that first day when someone comes to work, it really is a long-term plan for each new hire. It is a process that can go on for years long-term. It begins...
Job descriptions tell you what the knowledge, the skills and the abilities are, which enables you to go out and look at the market. This enables you to compare like jobs with like jobs when you want to determine what you’re going to pay for a particular job. Without a job description, you’re not really...
I recently read a quote from Theodore Roosevelt: “Believe you can, and you are half-way there.” When I read the quote, I started to think about its meaning, and I was quickly drawn into a state of analysis and brainstorming about it. “Believe” is the key word in the quote. If we believe we can...
Just like an employee handbook, job descriptions can be used evaluate an employee. Are they living up to the general duties required of them. It can also be used as a defense when making a decision to terminate an employee for poor performance. Without a job description, the employer doesn’t have a defense against any...
A job description is a written document that summarizes each job in an organization, describes the duties of the job, lists the knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the job, and describes the working conditions and physical demands of the job. Are they necessary? Absolutely. As with any policy, rule or procedure in an...
Profitability is defined as the degree to which a business or activity yields profit or financial gain. I can share with you that for many years, while working for a previous business, that’s just how the owners operated. They never thought about the future, they just wanted to see money in the bank, that bills...
I have several clients in multiple states. We have one master handbook that is considered the master. Then we have state-specific amendments to the handbook for each state that the employer has employees. State employment laws and requirements change periodically and so it is critical to have someone who is on top of these changes...
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