Quit Herding Cats & Improve Your Return to Work Program
How to Improve Your Return to Work Program Programs aimed at returning employees to work are oftentimes scattered in multiple departments and isolated by the type of employee absence. One department manages workers’ compensation, another manages disability claims, and your HR team manages FMLA absences, or it’s outsourced to a third party. Efforts to coordinate […]
Top 5 Industries Hiring for Contract Workers
The contract worker or independent workforce as I prefer to refer to is growing as employers focus on project based work that offers great liquidity of the largest business expense which is the employee. I mentioned last week that the IRS has recently said that 40% of all taxpayers have contract or contingent jobs. I […]
Why Megatrends are Creating Headaches for Employers
A recent report, “The Global Future of Work – The Future Labor Force“, has identified a number of megatrends that have the potential for creating a messy future for employers. Various Megatrends Affecting Employers Aging population According to the study the first megatrend is that an aging populations will greatly influence 2025’s labor market, extending […]
Training Employees on Customer Service with Employee Empowerment
Customer service can make or break a business. Earning a good reputation for customer service starts with interviewing and hiring customer-oriented employees, but it also requires having a philosophy that emphasizes and supports a customer-focused environment. For HR, that means setting up training so that new hires understand customer service and your company culture. Employee […]
25 Entertaining Employee Reviews From Glassdoor and Indeed
Whether you’re acting as a passive job seeker or you’re actively looking for a job Glassdoor and/or Indeed is one of the greatest pieces of information to get insights into a company before you take the first interview. Be warned. Some of these reviews can be interesting to say the least. Potential Perk has pointed […]
How to Help Someone Who Is Suicidal
The subject of suicide has long been taboo in the workplace. Suicide prevention is not a topic on which professionals are taught or trained, not even inside HR. However, the recent suicide deaths of Robin Williams, a comedian, and Andreas Lubitz, a pilot for Germanwings, have sparked a public discussion about mental illness and suicide […]
