Today I’d like to talk about the disciplinary process and its importance. I typically will get a phone call from a business owner who would like to terminate an employee for cause but waited too long. I don’t want that to happen to you. That’s why I’d like to have this conversation with you. My...
On this video, I’d like to discuss with you Unemployment and how it works. Unemployment is federally mandated but is state administered and so it does vary from state to state. Unemployment taxes are paid 100% by the employer. The employee never pays the unemployment tax. There is both a federal tax and a state...
To me, this is a very important question that needs an honest answer. Do you enjoy what you are doing, and do you enjoy the people that you are working with? I have been in the workforce for well over 40 years, and I can honestly say that for the last 4 years (since I...
You as a member of any Team are the backbone of your organization. You always want to keep the Team working to the best of their ability. To keep your Team running at the best level, you must understand and implement any new procedures, and continually update your knowledge, skills, and abilities. To be successful...
As mentioned earlier, I attended the HR Florida State Conference a few weeks ago. Jon Petz has been the emcee for years but this year I discovered more about him. I attended a concurrent session entitled “Boring Meetings Suck”. Little did I know that this was the title of one of Jon’s books. I got...
When I recently watched a movie, there was a scene where the main actor entered a bar. The bartender approached his guest and asked him, “Can I get you the usual, Sir?” “Yes, the usual please” was the response. This scene got me thinking about how we treat our clients, what their expectations are, and...
My wait time in the doctor’s office was a little longer because I arrived 25 minutes prior to my appointment time. While I waited, I observed the two staff members checking in the patients. They greeted everyone who walked in with, “How are you?” “How are you?” is part of our cultural standard greeting. Usually,...
When I graduated from college with a Bachelors Degree in Language and Linguistics, my plan was that I would get a job in the international business arena where I could utilize my knowledge of German and Spanish and at the same time travel the world. After three months of searching for a career in that...
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...
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...
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