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Preparing for Emergencies: Part 2 – Assisting People with Disabilities

We discussed the importance of thinking through potential emergencies and coming up with a plan to handle them, but an effective plan also must account for the needs of employees with various types of disabilities. During the planning process, there are opportunities for clear and acceptable communication between employees and employers, and usually people with disabilities will be best able …

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Preparing for Emergencies: Part 1 – The Plan

The recent hurricanes that have ravaged coastal parts of the United States can prompt introspection here in the central part of the country, where that particular situation is unlikely, but businesses may want to take a serious look at how they would face the unexpected. The best protection for businesses is to establish an emergency plan in advance so employees …

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Listening – A Social Experiment

Recently, People People placed ads for numerous C-Level positions.  These included the roles of COO, CFO, CMO, VP of Sales and VP of HR.  We were way upfront with what we were doing, and left some very simple instructions for candidates to follow, namely: We were clear that we were relationship builders, and that in response to several upcoming C …

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Performance Appraisals – Open Letters From A Manager and Employee

There are many companies that have found a wonderful performance appraisal system while others continue to review systems to match their corporate culture. To all those companies that found a great fit, I say bravo. To those who are still looking, take a deep breath. Imagine for a moment if you could say what you truly feel about performance appraisals …

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Not Having Policies Can Carry a High Price Tag

Unlike our supposed competitors, at hr-haven we really aren’t into scare tactics. We don’t scare the living daylights out of business owners in order to secure business from them. But, every once in a while we see something that we feel is necessary to pass along to keep our entrepreneurial brothers and sisters from inadvertently screwing up the business they’ve …

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Ready for a 37.5% Increase in Payroll Costs?

Don’t wait until it’s too late….. Earlier in the year, the U.S. Department of Labor announced an increase in the wage threshold amounts for determining whether an employee is exempt (salaried) or non-exempt (hourly, and thus eligible for overtime. Those new rules are set to take effect on December 1, 2016, and we expect that almost every business in Felt …

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Recruiting for Culture

Culture is extremely important to any organization. In fact, it’s the glue that holds many organizations together. You hear a lot of companies talk about how important it is to find people that fit in with their culture and potential candidates spend time researching and learning about the company, what they’re about, what’s important to them and what they’re planning …

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Performance Management

One way that we can further the growth of our company and the people who help us run it is through good performance management.  I am not talking about your once a year check the box form and the employees cut and paste the same answers in the box year after year.  I am talking about a plan of action …

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Attract Elusive Talent

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