Paid Sick Days – What’s the Magic Number?
23 December, 2014
Estimated time to read: 1 minute
The US DOL found that employees with at least one year experience receive an average of eight paid sick days per year. That number jumps to eleven days for employees with over 25 years of service. While providing paid sick days for employees might seem costly to employers, not having sick leave av...
Six Reasons why HCM Technology is Taking off
02 December, 2014 | 2 Comments
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 45 seconds
Nucleus Research, a company that evaluates technology ROI, recently published some interesting results about HCM technology implementation. The 42 case studies included companies from a wide range of industries and organization sizes. Some findings: For each $1.00 spent, HCM technology returns an...
Four steps to good coaching
25 November, 2014
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes
If you want to be a coach, you have a lot of options – life coach, business coach, project coach and sports coach to name a few. Even if your goal is not coaching, you may have already filled the position. If you’ve ever helped an employee identify and solve a problem or develop their skills, you’...
Have you Checked Your Year-end List?
11 November, 2014
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 15 seconds
Some of us make lists for everything – spring cleaning, errands, groceries and daily tasks. There's one list that HR, payroll and benefit professionals should definitely have – their year-end requirements. Here are some items that should be on that list: General...
Taking the Sting out of Performance Reviews
14 October, 2014 | 2 Comments
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 15 seconds
It is annual performance review day at the office. The sales reps are sitting in their cubicles getting very little accomplished, as they watch the parade of colleagues enter and leave the boss’s office. Those nervously awaiting their turns feign nonchalance while trying to read the latest victim’s...