by Caroline | Sep 25, 2013 | Compensation and Benefits, HRSafety, Labor Law
A lot of employers are freaking out about the impending implementation of the Affordable Care Act. I don’t quite get it, because most of my clients with more than 50 employees—those required to provide medical insurance to employees—already have a medical plan. But...
by Caroline | Sep 18, 2013 | Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law
A weird side effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is the stigma it’s put on part time work and part time workers. These days, hiring someone part time can cause others to raise their eyebrows with knowing looks: “Ah,...
by Caroline | Aug 7, 2013 | Compensation and Benefits, HRSafety
So, let’s say you have an employee who trips over a bad spot in the rug at your office, or has a shelf fall on him or pulls something carrying boxes. You send him to the emergency room right? No wait! If the injury happens during the course of work, while the employee...
by Caroline | Jun 19, 2013 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, rewards
Change is hard. Personal change is tough enough. But what about changing the operating style of an organization? Add to that the emotional and fiscal drama of changing the way you pay employees and you’re looking at a potential firestorm. We’re talking, of course,...
by Caroline | Jun 12, 2013 | Compensation and Benefits, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting, rewards
These days, it’s considered very cool to be a “transparent” organization that shares with employees its earnings, costs, goals…. But just how transparent do you want to be? A lot of our clients wrestle with the idea of making salaries transparent:...
by Caroline | May 15, 2013 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Management, rewards
When you’re a small business owner with a really stellar employee, figuring out a way to keep that person on board and happy can be a challenge. There’s only so much money and so many growth opportunities. So you do what you can. You promote the employee to manager....
