Dear Evil HR Lady, I run a small business with around 45 employees. I'm in the restaurant/retail/convenience store industry. We are looking to keep expanding the food end of our business with more restaurants. From what I have been reading my company is supposedly right in the sweet spot for outsourcing HR. I want to Full Article…
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When You Screw Up in HR, Memorize and Say These 4 Magic Phrases…
By Alan Collins As HR pros, we all make mistakes. Or say the wrong thing at the right time. Or misjudge a situation from time to time. But not everyone in our profession will confess to their screw ups…especially in high stress, corporate environments where others are watching and judging us every day. However, Full Article…
Top HR Trends for 2013
With the rise of cloud-computing, social media, Big Data and mobile, few corporate departments will start the New Year unchanged. The biggest trends in Human Resources software over the past year will continue to have an impact throughout 2013. When you consider that the 2012 HR Technology Conference had the highest attendance in the 15-year Full Article…
2013, the top 5 HR trends
The economic slowdown, which began in 2008, is yet to leave its gloomy retreat from the world By Pramath Nath India’s growth story has drastically slowed down due to the cascading effect of the slow global economy. Organisations are suffering, employees are confused and HR – the profession – has been unofficially assigned the unenviable Full Article…
3 trends HR can expect in 2013
What changes will the workplace undergo this coming year? Here are three major trends you can expect to see in the workplace in 2013: Flextime and telecommuting will continue to grow. Flextime and telecommuting have been found to have positive effects on everything from retention to employee health, so it’s no surprise that both will Full Article…
Five HR technology trends for 2013 — and three critical action items
While the cloud, social, mobile and big data have all affected HR software in the past year, perhaps the most significant among 2012′s HR technology trends was simply the rise in interest. Considering that the 2012 HR Technology Conference was the most heavily attended in the event’s 15-year history, it’s evident that HR managers want Full Article…
Top HR Trends for 2013
The coming year promises to be one of change when it comes to the way businesses take care of the HR and payroll needs. Past years have seen a great deal of diversity, even within a single company, in how these things are handled. Not all these trends are going to be simple measures for Full Article…
5 Overlooked Skills HR Professionals Need
HR professionals have to deal with a lot of crap in their complex and sometimes overwhelming positions. If you’re reading this, you probably know better than anyone that being a great HR professional takes a lot of work, and skill. This topic has been covered many times because, let’s face it, we all want to Full Article…
Tired of Your HR Day Job? Here Are 5 Simple Tips For Becoming An HR Consultant For Hire in 24 Hours…
By Alan Collins http://successinhr.com/hr-consulting Everyone at some point in their HR career thinks about becoming an independent consultant or coach. Are you currently in that boat? Are you an HR pro, tired of your day job and want to make a full-time switch into consulting or coaching? Or do you want to keep the comfort Full Article…
Here Are 21 Kick-Butt HR Career Goals You Should Tackle in 2013…
by Alan Collins – http://successinhr.com/kick-butt-hr-career-goals It’s that time again. We’re only a few weeks away from 2013. Now is the time to begin thinking about what you want to accomplish in the New Year. Yes, right now. But you shouldn’t just make any old kind of flimsy commitments. Now’s the time to begin thinking about Full Article…
9 Signs Your HR Manager is Terrible
HR departments are often maligned as glorified paper pushers, but a good human resource manager is an invaluable resource, advising you on your people, management techniques, hiring and developing programs that will help you succeed. What–you say your HR manager isn’t doing that? Then it may be the time to show him, or her, the Full Article…
Reference Letter Example Template
BUSINESS NAME} {ADDRESS} {CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE} Phone: {NUMBER} Fax: {NUMBER} {EMAIL} {DATE} {PROSEPCTIVE EMPLOYER NAME} {ADDRESS} {CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE} Re: Reference Letter for {FORMER EMPLOYEE NAME} Dear {PROSPOECTIVE EMPLOYER NAME} Our records indicate that {FORMER EMPLOYEE NAME} was employed by {BUSINESS NAME} in the position of {POSITION} from {DATE} to {DATE}. At the Full Article…
Employee Work Rules
POLICY: Employee Work Rules POLICY #: [Insert Number] EFFECTIVE DATE: [Insert Date] PERTAINS TO: All Employees [Company Name] does not tolerate unacceptable behavior. The following list of behaviors is unacceptable, however this is merely a sample list. Any employee found engaging in any unacceptable behavior will be subject to disciplinary action (whether or not the Full Article…
Employee Self Review
Employee Self Review Name of Employee: ____________________________________________________ Date: _________________________ Describe the goals you had set out to accomplish for this time period. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Which goals did you accomplish? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Which goals did you not accomplish, and why not? _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ What other objectives did you meet, beyond your stated goals? Full Article…
Telecommuting Policy
POLICY – Telecommuting POLICY NUMBER – [Insert Number] EFFECTIVE DATE – [Insert Date] PERTAINS TO – All Regular Full Time Employees The company is committed to being flexible to the personal circumstances and preferences of their employees.Telecommuting schedules must be arranged with the employee´s immediate supervisor. Approval for these schedules is at the discretion of Full Article…
Policy Leave of Absence Example Template
POLICY: Personal Leave of Absence POLICY #: [Insert Number] EFFECTIVE DATE: [Insert Date] PERTAINS TO: All Employees/Full-time employees [choose one] [Company Name] understands that occasionally, situations may arise in which an employee needs to take time of for personal matters. Accordingly, we allow our employees to take a personal leave of absence, provided that certain Full Article…
Finding and Hiring Employees the Easy Way
When you are searching for a candidate for an open position within your company, what is the first approach that comes to mind for your search? Classifieds in your local paper? Your local temp agency? Well, what if you could easily reach out to thousands of potential employees without doing much at all, or spending Full Article…
Building Your Team: Using Fun in your Training
When you hear the term “team building”, what comes to mind? A hard ropes course meant to teach you and your co-workers how to work together? A meditation retreat meant to teach you how to relax and focus better at work? Or maybe it means sitting in a classroom with everyone, learning communication skills. No Full Article…
How LinkedIn Can Help Build Your Job Contacts
We are constantly bombarded with so many different social media sites that it can be hard to determine which will actually help you as a job seeker. Twitter and Facebook are a couple of the main ones that everyone has heard of, but what others out there should you be on to connect with potential Full Article…
Time for employees to think
By Trương Chí Dũng, Director of R&D, Le&Associates. – http://www.l-a.com.vn/news/detail/1022/time-for-employees-to-think.htm On SHRM some years ago, there was an article named Take a Time-out for Your Team to Reflect by Jonathan Gosling and Henry Mintzberg. The articles stressed that employees must know how to work and to reflect. Therefore, the manager must give them some time Full Article…