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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Unemployment fraud cases spike (Morning Call Column by Tina Hamilton) This article, written by myHR Partner President & CEO Tina Hamilton, originally appeared in an article for the Morning …
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Remote working is probably here to stay. How will companies adapt? This article, written by myHR Partner President & CEO Tina Hamilton, originally appeared in an article for the Morning …
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Pushing Past Facebook Promises: Delivering on DE&I Rally cries for overdue social justice hit a fever pitch this past year. Social, corporate, and legislative entities alike …
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Build Skills For The Remote Workforce If there are three things Tina Hamilton, CEO of myHR Partner, believes in it’s to “be ready, keep your skills updated, and …
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Talking Business with Tina Hamilton: Can employers mandate that employees receive the COVID vaccine Amid individuals’ opinions and feelings about vaccination, employers, specifically in industries that interact with the …
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Should we keep the office or go remote? That's the lingering question for Lehigh Valley employers The Morning Call takes a good look into the burning question “should we keep the office or go remote”. Liberty Mutual in …
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Re-Opening - Tips for Returning to Offices myHR Partner® President and CEO Tina Hamilton, PHR, SHRM-CP, contributed to an article for The Morning Call that was adapted …
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