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impactnews: Unlocking the Mystery of How Much To Pay Your Employees
Read more: impactnews: Unlocking the Mystery of How Much To Pay Your EmployeesOverall compensation (wages, salaries and benefits) for US private-sector workers grew 2.9% year-over-year in Q2 2018 – up from 1.5% annual compensation growth in the same period in 2009, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. With compensation increasing after years remaining flat, this certainly impacts employers’ ability to recruit and retain quality “best…
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impactnews: The Business Case for Crafting Effective Job Descriptions
Read more: impactnews: The Business Case for Crafting Effective Job DescriptionsDon’t overlook the importance of your company’s job descriptions. They serve multiple purposes, but generally operate as a 1) workforce management tool to define employees’ roles and responsibilities and 2) to recruit candidates for open positions. Ultimately, the development of clear, well-defined job descriptions for every role in your organization serves a number of major…
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impactnews: Modernizing How You Communicate with Your Employees
Read more: impactnews: Modernizing How You Communicate with Your EmployeesIn many organizations today, a typical team of employees may comprise up to five generations – the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y (or Millennials) and Gen Z. With this diversity in play, it can be a challenge to prepare and send work communications to employees that are engaging and effective. Adding to…
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impactnews: NLRB Issues New Guidance for Employers in Crafting Employee Handbooks
Read more: impactnews: NLRB Issues New Guidance for Employers in Crafting Employee HandbooksThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last month issued new guidelines for employers in regard to how their handbooks should be drafted to reduce employer liability. The NLRB’s General Counsel, following a recent NLRB decision with Boeing Inc., has “established a new (and much more employer-friendly) standard for the lawfulness of employee work rules,” according…
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impactnews: iHR’s Tracey Ellison Publishes Column in The Daily Record on Preventing Workplace Violence
Read more: impactnews: iHR’s Tracey Ellison Publishes Column in The Daily Record on Preventing Workplace ViolenceTracey Ellison, Senior Consultant, Client Services with impactHR, published a column last month in The Daily Record (MD) on “Preventing Violence in the Workplace.” Ellison writes it’s more important than ever that employers and their employees be properly trained and prepared to help prevent incidences of workplace violence. Ellison details several steps employers can take…
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impactnews: Q&A on Business Strategy and HR with impactHR’s Janette Hunt
Read more: impactnews: Q&A on Business Strategy and HR with impactHR’s Janette HuntOur newest impactHR team member, Janette Hunt, is steeped in the rules and regulations surrounding the government contracting field. With her experience working for a government contractor, she knows how these companies work hard to balance providing their product or service to the federal government while staying in compliance with its HR rules. We’re absolutely…
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impactnews: Janette Hunt, former Director of HR with Federal Contractor, Joins impactHR
Read more: impactnews: Janette Hunt, former Director of HR with Federal Contractor, Joins impactHRJanette Hunt, an HR professional with significant experience in the federal contractor community, has joined the impactHR team as Senior Consultant. Hunt is an executive-level HR professional with more than 20 years experience in organizational development, C-suite support and relationship building. She has recognized success in the design, creation and implementation of organizational development strategies,…
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impactnews: Sharpening Your Recruitment and Retention Strategy
Read more: impactnews: Sharpening Your Recruitment and Retention StrategyIf you can believe it, the current US unemployment rate (4.1%) is just about at its lowest point since March 2000 (4%) – capping an almost two-decade roller-coaster stretch of employment volatility. While the US economy nears full employment, some gathering trends are worth noting. Of the roughly 78 million baby boomers, about 10,000 reach…
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impactnews: Q&A on the Workplace Today with impactHR’s Tracey Ellison
Read more: impactnews: Q&A on the Workplace Today with impactHR’s Tracey EllisonIn last month’s impactnews, we were delighted to announce Tracey Ellison, MS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, has joined impactHR as Senior HR Consultant, Client Services. In a very short time, Tracey has become an invaluable colleague in our office, as well as a dedicated partner with our clients. With this in mind, we’re very happy to have…
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impactnews: MD General Assembly Overrides Veto to Enact Paid Sick/Safe Leave Measure into Law
Read more: impactnews: MD General Assembly Overrides Veto to Enact Paid Sick/Safe Leave Measure into LawThe Maryland General Assembly this month completed its override of the governor’s earlier veto of the “Maryland Healthy Working Families Act,” enacting into law a measure that requires businesses with at least 15 workers to provide five paid sick/safe leave days per year. The new law is set to take effect on February 11, 2018.…