We recently celebrated HSA Day, and it suggested reminding staff about financial benefits. We tend to discuss benefits like retirement savings, Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) annually, but is that enough? Companies provide benefits as a way of attracting and retaining staff, but they're often discussed during the time of lots of choices where attention may be divided.  Additionally, it’s not unusual to see an employee’s eye cross when discu

What is free speech for employees?  Should it be defined and discussed?  Does it matter if the speech is made at work or outside of work?...

Many of us have heard of quiet quitting but what is ghost working and how does that compare? Quiet quitting consists of employees who do...

With mental health concerns, stressors in daily news, and strife seemingly everywhere, how can we promote civility in the workforce? ...

Most managers have heard of exit interviews, but what are stay interviews and can they be helpful? Stay interviews are conducted with...

The year is flying by and it’s a good time to review annual goals! It’s easy to “set and forget” goals each year but if we don’t put...

As an HR person, I understand that policies are important and being consistent in how we follow them can protect both the company and...

Most of us like to think we’re fair-minded, but do we realize we may practice age bias at work? I recently read an article about age...

We want our employees to learn and grow, but have you looked at your promotion process lately?  Do you have one?  Does your staff know...

Yes, human resource professionals love employee documentation.  I’ve seen many managers roll their eyes at the request, and I understand...

Regardless of industry, and whether you have 1 or 1,000 employees, we all face the possibility that workplace violence could enter our...

When’s the last time you thought about the meaning of a productive meeting? I was reading an article this weekend about “bad” meetings,...

As employers, a large part of your budget relates to staffing, but are you maximizing employee benefits?  We typically have benefit...

We’re at a time of year when many people get sick, so how should managers handle unexpected absences?  Of course, a lot of this depends...

As an HR person, I’ve learned to differentiate between exempt and nonexempt employees and jobs, but many people don’t really understand...

Most of us enjoy taking time off occasionally, but why should managers encourage vacations?  And what does that look like? Several of us...

It’s so easy to rush through life with all the things we have and do that keep us busy. I can’t believe it’s already getting close to...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or never leave your house, you’re likely aware of the shortages of workers in many (most)...

It’s likely that we’ve all had difficult conversations in our professional lives; times we’ve had information that we needed to pass on...

It’s funny to me that I hear so much about attrition and people leaving their jobs and yet, many managers couldn’t say why their...