Five Itsy-Bitsy HR Spiders That Can Bite Your Small Business
Carol Kardas shares the five little HR "spiders" lurking out in the "small business wilderness" that can "bite" you if you don't handle them correctly.
Can I Dock an Exempt Employee’s Pay? – When is it Legal?
Carol Kardas is often asked, "Can I dock an exempt employee's pay?" The simple answer is "yes", but there are only five times when it is legal to do so.
Incivility in the Workplace
Carol Kardas shares tips to create a positive and productive work environment that is free from incivility and harassment.
Tips for Crafting a Workplace Dress Code Policy
As an organization, you may see employees dressing more casually and their grooming efforts waning. Some of the outfits or piercings may be out of place, in your opinion, but without a viable Grooming or Workplace Dress Code Policy, it may be difficult to enforce an employee's attire.
Inclement Weather – How Do I Pay My Staff?
A well-written weather policy should be explicit and tell the employees what time you will pay for and will not pay for when absent due to the weather/disasters. Carol Kardas shares several scenarios that employers should be aware of.
Record Retention Guidelines
Carol Kardas offers some record retention guidelines to follow regarding particular files you may be keeping in the Human Resource File.
6 Frequent Human Resources Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Carol Kardas reveals common mistakes made regarding Handbooks, Hiring Decisions, Misclassifying Employees, Termination, and Regulatory Compliance.
Follow These 5 Steps When Giving Feedback on Someone’s Reputation
Carol Kardas offers some tips for how to provide an employee with feedback on protecting their reputation.
5 Checkpoints When Giving Feedback to Employees
Carol Kardas offers a blueprint to give feedback which helps you to make the conversation you are about to have, a constructive one.
Has the 40-Hour Workweek Gone Away?
Carol Kardas shares some thoughts about either shortening the workweek or finding another way to maintain productivity and engagement through choice.