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If you are a business owner, your gut reaction to the estimation of the employee’s total paycheck might be, “Way too much.” All kidding aside, total compensation is most likely one of the largest items on your balance sheet. Educating...

We’ve all been there. We wrack our brain to figure out how to get passed something that makes us uncomfortable. Here are our recommendations for handling some common work-related awkward moments when you:
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End of Year Employee Gifts
Your company has had a fantastic year! You know that your employees deserve a lot of the credit for the success, and you’d like to give them a holiday gift. Maybe you could give ...

Our reputation as an employer is important. Our image affects talent attraction, engagement, and retention strategies. In this competitive marketplace, HR has become a marketing arm for employees just as traditional marketing departments apply tools fo...

The original narcissist was Narcissus, a hunter renowned for his beauty. He was proud and disdained those who loved him. Nemesis, goddess of retribution against those who succumb to excessive pride, attracted Narcissus to a pool where he saw his own re...

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Required Flu Shots?
Flu season is upon us and according to the Centers for Disease control, between 5 and 20% of the population get the flu each year, costing U.S. employers some ten billion dollars each year. W...

Kyle, a Human Resources manager, had been single a few months when his friends encouraged him to meet someone online. Laughing his way through Amy Webb’s TedX talk on how she hacked online dating, he decided to jump in without an algorithm. At th...

The words “office politics” can make you cringe. We’ve all been there. That certain someone (often early in our career) who stabbed us in the back as they were over eager to climb the ladder, happily leaving everyone in their wake. Or...

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Play Nice!
You have two management level employees that are constantly bickering. They would each like to see the other terminated. 
You heard a rumor that these two managers went to blows about a schedulin...

Let’s talk about employment agreements. Hello? Have you fallen asleep already? They may be a little dry and boring, but important, as they are tools that increase the value of your relationships and help your company manage risk.
Do you need them...

If you have between 10 and 200 employees and you offer an employer sponsored health plan for your employees, you probably “early renewed” in the fall of last year.  This “early renewal” was an opportunity for you to delay t...

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Mental Health Issues - Not Easy!
Consider the following situation:  You hired an employee in November. He seemed fine in the interview…just a little nervous. After he was hired, you observed that he ...