HR Over Coffee by HR 360, Inc.

As a manager, there are things you can do to help employees cope. Stress management should be an important part of your overall health and wellness efforts. Your individual solutions will be unique to your business, but use the ABCs as your guide.

Whether it’s big or small, lavish or simple, your holiday party is more than just an end-of-year celebration. It’s a great opportunity to gather your employee for recreation, motivation, team building, and recognition. Making your company holiday party a success comes down to a few simple steps.

Cash. Dough. Cabbage. Greenbacks. No matter what you call it, money gets our attention. As a business owner or manager, money and salaries are always top of mind as you work to compensate and incentivize employees.

ecruiting, interviewing, and filling an empty job is a big task. You need to represent the position, the responsibilities, the hiring process, and your company with the highest degree of accuracy and professionalism. Now let's take a look at five fast tips to make your job posting stand out.

Your company's reputation and brand image are powerful recruitment tools--particularly when it comes to attracting desirable employees. In turn, those top employees make you more competitive in the market. So how do you build your company's brand for success and professionalism? Start with these ten steps.

An employee's departure is the bookend to his or her employment with your organization, and it should be handled with care and attention. If your company doesn't have an official off-boarding process, it's time to put one in place.

It’s getting to be that time of year again…open enrollment, the period when eligible employees sign up for health insurance and other benefits for the coming year. Open enrollment can be hectic for employees and HR managers alike.

A perpetually tardy employee has the potential to do harm to your business, both in terms of productivity and morale. Failing to address the situation amounts to tacitly allowing it and you’re sending the rest of your employees the message that lateness is acceptable and tolerated. Even worse, you could be accused of favoritism or preferential treatment.

A proper orientation program allows new hires to be more productive at a faster pace by making sure they understand the procedures that help your company run smoothly, setting expectations for performance, and providing a formal opportunity to ask questions. But after your official orientation period ends, how can you ensure that a new employee's integration into the workplace has been a success?

When you examine the actual costs of employee turnover, it becomes clear that a high turnover rate can do serious harm to a company’s bottom line—damage that can outweigh any short-term savings.

Managing a difficult employee is one of the biggest challenges a supervisor can face. These individuals are not violating company policy or breaking the law, but their demeanor, attitude, and behavior are off-putting to others. Let’s take a look at how to address these circumstances before the damage is done.

The FMLA helps employees balance the demands of their jobs with health needs and family commitments. As a supervisor, you need to know whether, when, and how FMLA applies to your company so you can stay in compliance with the law.

The FMLA is designed to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons. It has been proven to have a positive effect on employee morale and absenteeism, but abuse of FMLA leave is a growing concern for employers.

Well thought-out and consistently administered policies are essential to your company’s success. They keep your department and your organization running efficiently, and provide guidelines for staying in compliance with federal, state, and local laws.

Distracted driving is more than just texting. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, distracted driving is any activity that could divert attention away from the primary task of driving.