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We love our annual company picnic!
Sharing ideas as we plan our company picnic is part of the fun. Our annual company picnic this August is one of the highlights of the year. Part of the fun is collaborating on the planning. From the menu to the location to the family-style activities, we get really wonderful ideas. One resource brought into…
Read MoreAgile HR: is your workforce as nimble as your business processes are?
The move to “agile” processes started long ago in the IT industry. The speed and nimbleness that the agile approach delivered to functions such as product development, manufacturing, marketing and more compelled other industries to adopt the methodology. Surprisingly, HR has been slow to adopt an agile mindset – surprising in that the velocity and…
Read MoreMODERN EMPLOYER: Avoid recruiting bias, embrace a 40-hour work week, get the new W-4
YOUR CONNECTION TO HR NEWS AND WORKFORCE IDEAS Check out what great news, advice and activities are making workforce waves right now. Six mistakes to stop making to avoid recruiting bias. Fast Company recently reported on common recruiting mistakes that can lead to trouble. Get advice to avoid EEOC hiring issues. The 40-hour workweek: Melinda…
Read MoreHere’s the new 2018 W-4 form released by the IRS, and help for filing it.
After the passage of the historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017, we knew it was coming. And now the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has finally made the revised 2018 W-4 form available. Let the filing begin! Our reliable old friend, Form W-4 (aka “Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate”), is the form people complete…
Read MoreWe need to talk about how you are leveraging your HR—or about why you aren’t
Anyone who has employees and survived last year’s tumultuous year in workforce-related issues knows that just doing the bare minimum in human resources isn’t enough to stay competitive anymore. Just take a look at some of the big issues that surfaced, according to recent report from the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM): The new…
Read MorePREPARE FOR SUPER BOWL MONDAY: Tips for bosses of diehard fans for the day after the big game
Philadelphia Eagles fans make up a large segment of the myHR Partner team, which is why we were so excited to be a part of a recent Lehigh Valley Business article on how Lehigh Valley businesses are preparing for the upcoming Super Bowl game. In “E-A-G-L-E-$ With Philly in the Super Bowl, area businesses stand…
Read MoreYou can’t afford ineffective harassment training.
We’ve had 11 requests already for harassment training in 2018. Clearly, this issue isn’t going away any time soon. In the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the #metoo movement that rocked the second half of 2017, we’ve received nearly a dozen calls already this year from companies that want harassment training. (Maybe your…
Read MoremyHR Partner team tapped by two more publications this month for advice on hiring, toxic workplaces
This January we have seen some seriously cold temperatures, but here at myHR Partner, our media activity has been pretty darn hot. First, we were recognized as one of the “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America” by Entrepreneur magazine’s Entrepreneur360™ List. Then, President Tina Hamilton, PHR, published an excellent article in Lehigh Valley Business called “5…
Read More1998 called. They want their recruiting program back.
Two decades ago, recruiting looked a lot different. When a position needed to be filled, most employers placed advertisements in (print!) newspapers. A few “online” ads were placed, but the platforms were limited. A few big corporations used computer programs to catalog information (on floppy disks!), but for the most part, the internet had not…
Read MoremyHR Partner President Tina Hamilton pens timely advice article for employers regarding workplace sexual harassment for LVB.com
myHR Partner President Tina Hamilton, PHR, has written a fantastic article for Lehigh Valley Business called “5 things to do in 2018 to lessen risk of sexual harassment,” and it is full of great advice for employers that they can use right now to better protect their organizations. These are action items that she says…
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