The health plan regulations of the Affordable Care Act caused many companies offering special medical reimbursement products to discontinue offering their programs. Those programs fell victim to new health plan provisions. However, as an exception, a Supplemental Health Insurance Plan…
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WHY USE ASSESSMENTS TO MAKE PEOPLE DECISIONS?
Let’s answer that question by asking another question. Have you ever hired an employee who you thought was going to be great and then later realized the person did not have what the position needed or was not a good…
Posted in Organizational & People Development
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ALIGNMENT
If your company is like many other small and mid-sized businesses, your employees represent your organization’s: Largest (or 2nd largest) line item expense and Your most valuable asset This means your company’s productivity and profitability depend on having your employees…
Posted in Compensation & Performance Management
WHAT’S ON YOUR EMPLOYEES’ MINDS?
Do you sometimes wish you could read your employees’ minds–specifically, what matters most to them in working for your organization? A survey of employees asked them to describe what characteristics they would like to have in their employer—not what characteristics…
Posted in Employee & Labor Relations
ARE YOU READY FOR AN AMBUSH?
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is at it again. After being unsuccessful in 2012, it has now issued a Notice ofProposed Rulemaking which will put into effect the so-called“quickie union election”, effective April 14, 2015. Some have termed this…
Posted in Employee & Labor Relations
THE LINK BETWEEN EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION & ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
For many years, there have been debates as to whether or not employees being “satisfied” translates into greater success for an organization. Those on both sides of this debate have mostly used opinion or anecdotal information to support their particular…
Posted in Strategy, Management & Leadership
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
With our region being in the midst of the winter weather season, this is a good time to make sure your organization has a formal policy in place related to facility closure. Including how the day will be treated for…
Posted in HR Management
FINDING & KEEPING GOOD PEOPLE
Economists project that 2015 will see: A continued strengthening of the U.S. labor market Job growth approaching or exceeding the estimated 15-year high reached in 2014. The hottest industries for hiring are information technology, financial services, manufacturing and healthcare. The…
DEALING EFFECTIVELY WITH EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS
With employees increasingly raising concerns or complaints to their employers, it is vitally important that organizations have a written policy & process in place stating: How employees are to do so To whom concerns/complaints are to be brought, including what…
Posted in Employee & Labor Relations
HIRING THE RIGHT PERSON
Why is hiring right so important? The quality of your organization’s products or services starts & continues with quality people. Quality is all about the people who are performing the work! Here are some reasons why companies sometimes make…