You posted a job three weeks ago after an employee gave notice. You’ve interviewed several people. None of them feel like the right “one.”…
A strong handbook is living proof of how your business operates. It creates shared understanding between you and your team. And when everyone's on the same page, you spend less time putting out fires and more time growing.…
Benefits usually come up when something changes—hiring, budgets, or a question you weren’t expecting. Here's what we've learned at Employer Services Corporation, after 30 years helping businesses make these decisions: the best benefits package isn't always the largest one. It's the one tailored to your team.…
When a new hire leaves early, the first step is often to diagnose concerns about the person. "They weren't a good fit". "They couldn't handle the pace." "They didn't want to learn." But when you dig deeper, you might find warning signs buried in your process:…
You just spent two hours interviewing a candidate who looked perfect on paper. Fifteen minutes in, you knew it was a mismatch. They wanted a different kind of role. You need a different kind of person. Now you’re back to square one, and your team is still short-handed. This happens when job descriptions are written……
At Employer Services Corporation we believe the true value of HR consulting is the strategic component. Strategic HR leads to results in increased productivity, culture changes that impact engagement, and the potential to become an employer of choice (EOC). The "PEOple Cycle" is the "life" of an employee throughout her career with the organization. The process begins from the moment an employer identifies the need for this employee and goes all the way to when the employee leaves the organization and even some possible steps beyond that. In Part I of our series “Strategic HR and The PEOple Cycle”, we focused on recruiting and onboarding. Here we will focus on managing, coaching, and disciplining.…
When people think of human resources, they often think of payroll, benefits, rules and regulations, and the everyday compliance items that must be handled. At Employer Services Corporation, we handle these items, but we believe the true value of HR consulting is the strategic component that leads to results in increased productivity, culture changes that impact engagement, and assistance to help clients become employers of choice (EOC).…
Clients often ask what they can do to retain their top-notch employees. The answer to this question lies within that organization. As a manager or business owner, you need to know what motivates your employees. Many times your first inclination is to give them a raise in order to entice them to stay working for you. This is often only a temporary fix. We have found, in speaking to hundreds of employees over the years, that they need to feel appreciated and recognized in the workplace.…
Formal employee evaluations or actively analyzing your organization’s employee engagement makes it easier to recognize when you have disengaged employees.…