Employee Relations
Addressing Employee Issues? 5 Ways to Do It Better
Some employee behavior and performance violations necessitate immediate termination. However, a growing number of companies …
3 min read
Nov 09, 2022
Workplace Hot Topics
Talking Business with Tina Hamilton: COVID changed everything, including our customer service expectations
A friend of mine, Brad, owns a gas station and convenience store chain in the Lehigh Valley. I stopped at one of his stores …
3 min read
Nov 01, 2022
Workplace Hot Topics
Should We Share Company Financials with Employees?
In a recent blog, we shared our belief that offering employees glimpses of company financials can increase their trust – …
2 min read
Oct 18, 2022
Human Resources/HR
HR’s Role in a Sluggish Economy
Is the United States experiencing a recession? It depends who you ask. Recession is generally understood as two consecutive …
4 min read
Sep 19, 2022
Human Resources/HR
Should Companies Even Make Disciplinary Exceptions?
We recently heard of a scenario where a trusted, high-performing, longtime employee of a medium-sized business was caught …
3 min read
Aug 12, 2022
Human Resources/HR
Talking Business with Tina Hamilton: The main driver of employee turnover? Toxic workplaces
More than 24 million Americans left their jobs between April and September of 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor …
2 min read
Jul 29, 2022
Hiring
It Pays to be Transparent about Salaries
For decades, one of the biggest workplace taboos has been talking about your pay with your co-workers. It’s no surprise: the …
2 min read
Jul 08, 2022
Payroll
Do We Need to Pay Summer Interns?
To pay or not to pay interns? It’s a common question among businesses who lean on us for HR – and one we hear most often in …
2 min read
Jun 29, 2022
Human Resources/HR
Can We Require Employees to Do Extra Work Outside of Scheduled Hours?
Can you? We’ll break it down momentarily. Should you? That’s another question entirely. Let’s start with the more objective …
2 min read
Jun 29, 2022
Workplace Hot Topics
Some creative ways to celebrate the holidays in the workplace this season (Morning Call Column by Tina Hamilton)
After a year off from celebrating holiday festivities because of COVID-19, many workplaces are figuring out how to celebrate …
3 min read
Nov 16, 2021
The Vaccine-or-Test Mandate: What’s Your Plan?
An executive order handed down by the White House is about to impact companies with 100 employees or more – about two-thirds …
3 min read
Oct 25, 2021
Human Resources/HR
Strong HR Does These 3 Things. Does Yours?
Studies consistently show a positive correlation between strong HR and strong business outcomes. So what characterizes …
1 min read
Oct 12, 2021
