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NLRB: New Board, New Standards

August 7, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

With new members in place, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been busy reviewing policy. Three of the five members of the NLRB are from the current president’s political party, continuing a trend that has existed in previous presidential terms.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, General, Workplace Environment Tagged With: GC 18-04, Handbook Policy, HR, HR Handbook, HR Policy, Hr Rules, Human Resources, Human Resources Handbook, Human Resources Rules, NLRA, NLRB

The Great Executive Pay Debate

July 10, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

In the 1970s, management theorist Peter Drucker suggested that top executive compensation should be 20 times the amount of the average worker’s pay.

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Retention Tagged With: Executive Compensation, Executive Pay, HR Compensation, Human Resources

When Disaster Strikes: HR’s Role in Emergency Preparedness

When Disaster Strikes: HR’s Role in Emergency Preparedness

June 12, 2018 by Cassandra Carver 3 Comments

Harvey, Irma, Sandy, & Katrina. All four names have been associated with hurricanes that have hit various areas of the United States in recent years.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, General, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Emergency Preparedness, Human Resources, Office Safety

Effectively Using Employees’ Opinions to Shape HR Strategy

May 1, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Without a prompt and visible response, even the best designed employee opinion survey or exit interview process will fall prey to employee cynicism.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, General, HR Strategy Tagged With: Employee Survey, HR, Human Resources

The Onboarding & Retention Relationship

April 3, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

O.C. Tanner reports that 69% of employees are more likely to stay with their places of employment for at least three years after a great onboarding experience.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, General, HR Strategy Tagged With: Employee Retention, HR, Human Resources, Onboarding

Translating Military Experience into Civilian Organizational Needs: A How-To (Guest Article)

January 23, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Contributed by: Rich Virgilio

Congratulations, HR Professional!  You made it into 2018 and now you get to take on the challenge of achieving the goals your executive leadership set forth in the strategic plan for the year. 

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, General, Job Descriptions, Recruitment Tagged With: HR, Human Resources, Job Descriptions, Military Hire, Recruitment

Requiring Noncompetes: Are You Overdoing It?

September 13, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

By guest author: pmphrblog for Portnoy, Messinger, Pearl & Associates, Inc. Tri-State area human resources and labor relations consulting firm.

Does your business require all new hires to sign a noncompete agreement?

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, Legal Compliance, Uncategorized Tagged With: Employee Law, Human Resources, Non-Compete, Noncompete

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Living Wages in 2016 – How Do Employers Respond?

July 19, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Seven months have passed since New York State’s minimum wage increased to $9.00 per hour, while the “fast food” minimum wage increased to $9.75 across most of the state, and to $10.50 in New York City.

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Retention Tagged With: Compensation, HR, HR Compensation, Human Resources, Living Wage

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Save Your Employees from the Dark Side: Human Resource Lessons Learned from Star Wars

July 4, 2016 by Cassandra Carver 3 Comments

Written (circa 2005) by Astronology® Alumni Sharon Terry-Fletcher

Through George Lucas’ storytelling, filmgoers have come to know Darth Vader as the epitome of evil. 

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, Employee Retention, General Tagged With: HR, HR Strategy, Human Resources, Star Wars, The Darkside, The Force

Preparing for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Final Rule

June 20, 2016 by John Sazaklis Leave a Comment

On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Final Rule updating regulations defining which white collar workers are protected by the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime standards.

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Filed Under: FLSA, Legislation Tagged With: FLSA, HR, Human Resources, The Fair Standards Act (FLSA)

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