When employers are considering year-end bonuses for employees, several factors need to be considered to ensure fairness, alignment with business goals, and employee retention. Here’s a few key considerations: Business Performance Company Profitability: The most important factor is how well the company performed financially. How transparent with your employees about profitability? If you hold that […]
Author Archives: Angie Addison
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Oct
Oct
Employers often ponder why and when to outsource human resources. Perhaps a business owner has taken on that role, in addition to the many others, and feels they should retain it because it is highly confidential. Or a business owner has delegated the duties of human resources to others and kept only the duties they […]
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Sep
Sep
Whether or not to provide a reference for a former employee is a gray area for most employers. Some companies limit the information that they will share to the former employee’s start date/end date, title, and maybe their pay. Others share their impressions of the former employee’s work all in. Others limit who the references […]
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Jul
Jul
It’s the start of July and the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) salary threshold; the law regarding if a position should be salaried or hourly is in full force. The salary threshold has increased to $844/week ($43,888 annually) effective July 1, 2024. We’ve received inquiries from employers, asking “Can I wait it out? There seems […]