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Aug 5, 2024 | 
blogarama.com | Human Resources Outsourcing
How a new hire is brought into the company is crucial to their acquiring the knowledge, skills and behaviors needed to dive confidently into work. There are administrative tasks and role-specific training, as well as integration with the team to help build the relationships and strong working dynamics that create loyalty to the company. There are HR platforms and software available to ensure that your Onboarding process is legally compliant.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
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Conflict in the workplace—as in all of life—is inevitable. In fact, if you never disagree with someone at work, said Sarah Noll Wilson, you’re doing something wrong. “Conflict doesn’t have to be destructive,” Noll Wilson declared.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
blogarama.com | Human Resources Outsourcing
Illegible handwriting. Handwriting can be difficult to decipher. Let’s say someone writes their 1 like a 4 or a 5 looks like a 6. Misreading the number of hours can lead to overpaying or underpaying or even overcharging or undercharging clients. So eliminate this with typing entry-only systems. Entry errors. Of course, employees can also make typing errors. Turn to time tracking software. No more writing or typing time sheet errors. How this can work depends on the kind of business you’re in.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
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You may be hearing lots of talk about the importance of being a good strategic Leader. However, if you scratch below the surface, it turns out that the traits that make a good strategic leader are the same time-tested abilities leaders have always needed. Let’s explore what these are. Leaders look for trends and opportunities. No one can know or monitor everything, especially in this rapidly changing world. Market research can help.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
blogarama.com | Human Resources Outsourcing
The Americans with Disabilities Act is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in public spaces. It also ensures that people with disabilities have equal access to employment and consumer opportunities. Most people know that the ADA applies to physical spaces, but not everyone knows that business websites should also be Accessible. Title III of the ADA addresses how businesses serve customers in physical locations and online. Let’s start there.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
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On-call employees are required by their employers to be available for work even during the employees’ time off. Whether you must provide on-call pay for these employees depends on a few factors. But if you’re not paying for these hours, you may be violating the Fair Labor Standards Act rules for hours worked and overtime. And that’s a recipe for hefty fines. The first thing to know is that FLSA regulations for on-call pay apply only to nonexempt employees.
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May 30, 2024 | 
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Business groups sued the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in a federal district court in Texas on May 21 over the overtime Rule, claiming the department went beyond its authority under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The lawsuit also claimed the rule violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other outlets.
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May 17, 2024 | 
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With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) “walkaround rule” soon takingeffect, HR should know what to do when an OSHA inspector arrives. Unless acourt blocks the rule’s enforcement, employers have to comply with it startingMay 31. The new rule empowers OSHA inspectors to let union representatives, community activists, or any other third party join them during an onsite Inspection, said Heather MacDougall, an attorney with Morgan Lewis in Miami.
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May 13, 2024 | 
blogarama.com | Human Resources Outsourcing
As each calendar year draws to a close, many businesses have to think about their tax filing responsibilities. It can be confusing to figure out which forms to Send out, especially as the IRS made some changes to its venerable Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Information, a few years ago and assigned some of its former responsibilities to the relatively new Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation. Do you have freelancers?
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
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According to a Department of Labor release, a newly issued Rule increases the Salary threshold required to exempt a salaried bona fide executive, administrative or professional employee from federal overtime pay requirements. The release states, “Effective July 1, 2024, the salary threshold will increase to the equivalent of an annual salary of $43,888 and increase to $58,656 on Jan. 1, 2025.” The present annual salary threshold is $35,568.
