When employees aren’t working, it costs their employers money. Vacation and sick time are the most common forms of leave, but more and more business owners … Read more
Kevin Mason is the Manager of Business Development for Genesis HR Solutions, and noted HR expert and author. Kevin brings over 15 years of experience working with small business owners to better manage their human resources. Contact him at kmason@genesishrsolutions.com.
Why Remote Workers Really Makes Sense For Your Business
Over the past 10 years, the way workforces look have changed drastically. Has yours changed? Do you require all of your employees report to the office and … Read more
5 Reasons Why a Temporary Hire Might Not Be Right For You
In our previous article, 5 Really Good Reasons to Consider Temporary Employees, we shared five reasons temporary employees might be a good fit for some … Read more
5 Really Good Reasons to Consider Temporary Employees
When a position opens in your company, it’s easy to fall into the same routines to fill it. For some, it’s putting an ad on a job site or posting about the … Read more
Carefully Navigating, and Managing, the End of the Employee Relationship
Companies often spend lots of time and money on the beginning of the employment relationship — onboarding — and this investment makes sense. … Read more
Exit Interviews Not Doing Much? 5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Results
Exit interviews follow along the same lines as Amazon or Yelp reviews. The ones most likely to participate are the outliers, those who are very happy or … Read more
Do You Pay Your Interns? Six Questions That Can Help You Decide
Should I be paying my interns? The short answer – probably. We have seen a number of stories recently about interns suing companies who did not pay … Read more
HR Basics: The Four Benefits of Conducting Exit Interviews
Exit interviews are often overlooked, but they can be very valuable to your business. It’s a time to learn and reflect on your company as a whole and … Read more
HR Basics: How to Effectively and Efficiently Train Your Employees
Effectively trained employees are the key to any successful business, large or small. Too often, however, employee training doesn’t translate to the … Read more
HR 101: Exempt vs. Nonexempt Can Be a Very Costly Decision
As a company that provides human resource consulting to our clients, we see a wide range of mistakes made in the employment relationship. One of the most … Read more
HR 101: Are You Classifying Your Independent Contractors Correctly?
What is the difference between an independent contractor and a W-2 employee, you ask? How employees are classified will affect how much a business pays in … Read more
Here’s Why Your Company Should Offer Paid Maternity Leave
As technology continues to improve, the world seems to be getting smaller. More and more businesses are becoming international, whether it’s about … Read more
Why You Really Need to Treat Your Ex-Employees Well
Much has been written about the power of employee engagement and methods to keep your employees happy and engaged. This is a great thing for small … Read more
HR Basics: How to Reduce Chronic Employee Absenteeism
Editor’s Note: Weekly Wrap is off on assignment. It will return shortly. Employee absenteeism is more than just an inconvenience – it’s costly to … Read more
What Managers Can Do When Employees Engage in Conflict
Every manager knows that resolving conflict between employees can be daunting. Many managers simply try their best to avoid the conflict and hope that they … Read more
4 Things We Learned From a Recent Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
A small business located in New Castle PA, Ezeflow USA, Inc, recently settled a disability discrimination lawsuit for $65,000 before it went to trial. On … Read more
HR Basics: How to Conduct Really Effective Exit Interviews
When an employee resigns, exit interviews are hopefully conducted by the Human Resources staff to gather honest feedback about opportunities for … Read more
Four Steps to Less Dreadful (and Stressful) Performance Reviews
If your role involves managing employees, you most likely have something in common with just about every other manager — you dread performance review … Read more
HR 101: To Background Check or NOT to Background Check
When it comes to making hiring decisions, the more information you have about a candidate, the better. More information makes it easier to decide if the … Read more
What You Should Know About Recruiting Millennials
Editor’s Note: It’s a TLNT annual tradition to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 45. Our regular content will return … Read more