Human Resources

An employee quit after training and orientation, but before starting their actual job. Do we have to pay them?   Yes, this former employee must be paid for the time they spent in required orientation and training, even if they did not begin their regularly scheduled work. Under...

02 September, 2019

Are there any questions we should avoid when interviewing job candidates?   Yes. You should avoid questions that cause an applicant to tell you about their inclusion in a protected class. Don’t ask about race, national origin, citizenship status, religious affiliation, disabilities, pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender...

19 August, 2019

Being a joint employer means that you and another employer share, both "individually and jointly," the responsibility of complying with labor laws and regulations. So if this classification applies to your business, it's critical that you pay close attention to how your fellow joint employer deals...

14 August, 2019

When you're running a business, you get to call the shots regarding your payroll practices, but only within limits. And by "within limits," we mean according to the laws in your state. For instance, you can pay employees on an hourly or salary basis according to...

07 August, 2019

Our company policy says that employees must obtain authorization before working overtime, but one of our employees has continued to work overtime despite my telling him to stop. What can I do about this? You may discipline for unauthorized overtime as you would for any other...

05 August, 2019

You can lessen the risk employees will find reasons to seek a wrongful discharge action against your business or organization. Here are seven steps to consider taking: 1. Include employment at-will statements on job applications and in employee handbooks. One such statement follows: "In consideration of my employment,...

31 July, 2019

Despite the name, Human Resources software hasn’t typically focused on the human. For decades, systems have been designed to offer organizational efficiency over employee convenience or ease-of-use. But business owners don’t need to choose one over the other anymore. WorkforceHUB simplifies Human Resources for employees, supervisors, and admin...

30 July, 2019