Top 5 Common Compensation Challenges Faced by Business Leaders March 28, 2024 With Q2 upon us, your business needs and goals may require some new employees to grow your business. A challenge many owners and leaders encounter is cost- how will these new employees be compensated? What is an appropriate salary range? Is it sustainable for the long term? In this blog, we will explore the top… Read More
Considerations for Managing Leaves of Absence September 6, 2023 The process of managing leaves of absence can be a challenge for small businesses. Job protected leaves of absence include Paid Family Leave (PFL), Family Medical Leave (FMLA), Statutory and Short-Term Disability, and in some cases, Long Term Disability. Some companies often adopt a casual approach to their employees’ filing claims for state and federal… Read More
Summer Hours in the Workplace June 20, 2023 A newer trend for employers is to offer employees summer hours on Fridays. Usually, these new hours begin after Memorial Day and End before Labor Day. Summer is a time of barbeques, vacations, and spending time with friends and family. Employers have recognized that employees would enjoy some time back on Fridays and have… Read More
Keep an Eye on this New Employment Law January 18, 2018 The Implications of NYSPFL The HR world is humming with the implications of New York State’s new Paid Family Leave law. New York State is one of our most populated states. If trends are any indication, this new law will likely more fully develop in other parts of the country soon. So you may see a… Read More
NYS Paid Family Leave: An Employers Checklist November 28, 2017 NYS Paid Family Leave: An Employers Checklist Starting January 1, 2018, nearly all private employees in New York State will be eligible for Paid Family Leave. Here is what you need to do now. Make sure your PFL coverage is intact. Generally, PFL insurance is added to the disability insurance policy an employer already carries.… Read More
Are Flexible Schedules Right for Your Company? May 9, 2017 Flexibility in the Workplace by Kristen Kelly, HR Specialist Flexible Schedules on the Rise discussed the advantages and disadvantages of a flexible schedule for employees. Here we will take a look at flexible schedules from the employer’s perspective. Below is a list of advantages and disadvantages for employers who are thinking of offering a flexible schedule as… Read More
Benefits Employees Value March 3, 2017 Importance of Traditional Benefits on the Decline It looks like the benefits employees value most may be changing. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), employees are expected to place less value on some of the more traditional benefits such as health care, retirement programs and leave . Instead, employees are predicted to place… Read More