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Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate
Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate

 
 
 
 
 

 

Human Resources

10 Reasons to Update Your Employee Handbook
By: William Hubbartt
Don't be subject to costly lessons after a problem has occurred.

10 Tips To Keep Motivated Employees...
By: Joyce Weiss
Make these real changes and watch the fun return.

2004 Human Resources New Year Resolutions
By: Jim Blasingame
Success depends on how we manage the humans in our business.

20 Tough Questions
By: JoAnna Brandi
What should you be asking about your workplace?

3 Steps for Creating Safety Plans...
By: Barbara Weltman
...to Cut Insurance Costs

4 Steps for Handling Paperwork...
By: Barbara Weltman
...When Hiring a New Employee

4 Ways to Build a Better Company Culture
By: Barbara Weltman
Keep workers on the payroll year after year.

4 Ways to Handle Interruptions
By: Barbara Weltman
Take contol of your time.

5 Ways to Cut Your Workers’ Compensation Costs
By: Barbara Weltman
Actions you can take to cut claims and reduce premiums.

6 Ways to Prevent Workplace ID Theft
By: Barbara Weltman
Evaluating the security of important information.

Absenses - When Should a Supervisor Draw a Line
By: William Hubbartt
The challenge to find a reasonable balance.

A Dose of Recognition for Your Employees
By: Chester Elton
Is it ever too early to begin thanking your employees?

A New Year - A New Start
By: William Hubbartt
Make a fresh start this year with employee relations.

Assessments Aid in Employee Selection
By: William Hubbartt
What are some common examples of such tests?

Avoid Privacy Invasion Claims In The Workplace
By: William Hubbartt
How far can an employer go?

Background Checks Grow...
By: William Hubbartt
...as Employer Screening Tool

Benefits and Protections
By: Barbara Weltman
...You Must Offer Your Employees

Big Employee Benefits For Little or No Money
By: Barbara Weltman
What are some perks without breaking the bank.

Can The Boss Listen In On Telephone Calls?
By: William Hubbartt
Great tips on this privacy issue.

Caution, When Hosting Office Holiday Parties
By: William Hubbartt
Planning considerations an employer can take to minimize risks.

CHANGES
By: William Hubbartt
What are the allowable deductions.

Choose Trust
By: Jim Blasingame
How to create an organization built on trust.

Combined Paid Time Off Benefit
By: William Hubbartt
...Gains Employer Acceptance

Company Picnic Pointers
By: No Author
Does going to a company picnic take "business casual" to a whole new level?

Compensable Working Time
By: William Hubbartt
...Clarified by Court Decision

Competitive Pay Key To Keeping Workers
By: William Hubbartt
Tips on implementing a formal salary/compensation program.

Congratulations On Your Promotion
By: William Hubbartt
Career growth up through the ranks continues to be highly respected.

Credit Rule Changes...
By: William Hubbartt
...Create Data Disposal Requirements

Disaster Coverage Made Simple
By: William Hubbartt
About one in five businesses suffer a major disruption each year.

Do Background Checks on Your Employees
By: Barbara Weltman
Take measures to limit your exposure to potential problems.

Do Not Pick the Wrong Carrot
By: Chester Elton
What do you give?

Don't Hold Your Applause Until the End
By: Chester Elton
Great performers get applause

Don't Pick the Wrong Carrot
By: Chester Elton
What do you give?

Driving Records Get Closer Look on the Job
By: William Hubbartt
Employers have to protect their own liability.

Educate Your Workers & Yourself Inexpensively
By: Barbara Weltman
How to provide quality education at little or no cost.

E-Mail Offers Postcard Privacy
By: William Hubbartt
How to define and communicate an email privacy policy.

Emerging Employee Relations Issues
By: William Hubbartt
Issues that will affect employers in the near future.

Employee Noncompetes
By: Sarah Calvert
Noncompetes are essential for all key personnel

Employee Terminations Require Preparation
By: William Hubbartt
Proper preparation will help avoid problems later.

Federal Government Fields Privacy Complaints
By: William Hubbartt
Number of complaints is increasing under new privacy regulation.

Federal Rules Guide Veteran Job Rights
By: William Hubbartt
Guidance for employers on compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

Flexible Spending Arrangements...
By: Barbara Weltman
...Can Be Great for Employees

Focus On The Human Resources Fundamentals
By: Jim Blasingame
Human resource issues that can use extra emphasis.

Government Workers Enjoy Better Benefits...
By: William Hubbartt
Employers need to define and communicate pay information to employees.

Great Ways to Design Your Office
By: Barbara Weltman
to Improve Productivity

Guidelines Recommended to Protect Computer Data
By: William Hubbartt
What do these guidelines specifiy.

Have You Checked Your Employee Handbook Lately?
By: William Hubbartt
"Ideas for updating your employee handbook. You do have one, don't you?"

Hiring Immigrants: Walking the Line...
By: Barbara Weltman
Hiring guidelines you need to follow.

How Are HSAs Doing...
By: Barbara Weltman
...What Can They do for You?

How do Your Employee Benefits Stack Up
By: William Hubbartt
Facts according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

How to Build Your Staff Slowly and Safely
By: Barbara Weltman
Ways to add to your staff while protecting yourself.

How to Deal with Someones Personal Loss
By: Barbara Weltman
The following are some tips for action in this situation.

How To Develop An Empowered Staff
By: Joyce Weiss
Learn the 5 P's of empowerment.

How to Get People to Share Their Ideas
By: Dale Dauten
Bureaucracy, the silent killer of organizations.

How to Get People to Share Their Ideas!
By: Steven Gaffney
Organizations need to tap into their employees' resources.

How To Handle The Negativity Of Others
By: Steven Gaffney
A 3-Step technique to help alleviate complaints.

How to Use Daydreaming...
By: Barbara Weltman
...to Pilot Your Business

Human Resources New Year Resolutions
By: Jim Blasingame
Tips on being a successful manager.

Implementing HIPAA Privacy ...
By: William Hubbartt
How this will affect human resources practices.

In Praise of the Weird Ones
By: Dale Dauten
On dealing with your best, but most difficult, employees...

Internet Access For Employees: Good Or Bad?
By: William Hubbartt
Is your business hindered by cyber-slackers?

Internet Gains Prominence As Job Source
By: William Hubbartt
The next big source for employees.

Internet Poses New Challenges to Employers
By: William Hubbartt
The Internet has become a leading research tool for salary information by employees.

Job Knowledge an Asset to be Protected
By: William Hubbartt
The importance of a confidentiality policy.

Jury Service Creates Duties
By: William Hubbartt
Employer requirements under the Jury Act.

Keeping Yourself and Staff Fit in Winter
By: No Author
Some suggestions to sustain workforce productivity.

Keep Workplace Anger Under Control
By: William Hubbartt
Great tips on preventing workplace anger

KILLER PHRASES: THE TOP 40
By: Joyce Weiss
Keep your employees motivated.

Labor Department Collects
By: William Hubbartt
$166 Million Owed to Workers

Make it a Banner Day
By: Chester Elton
Creating a culture of recognition.

Managing on the Downside
By: William Hubbartt
What to do when the going gets tough.

Minimum Wage Increase Looms
By: William Hubbartt
Employer and small business advocates fear that the increases will harm the economy and contribute to more job losses as businesses seek lower labor costs overseas.

New Ethical Considerations...
By: Barbara Weltman
...In Running Your Business

New Law Expands Equal Pay Protections
By: William Hubbartt
How the The Illinois Equal Pay Act will improve the situation of women being paid less than men to do a comparable job.

New Medical Privacy Rules Take Effect
By: William Hubbartt
Do these new rules affect your business?

ONES
By: Dale Dauten
On dealing with your best, but most difficult, employees...

Outsourcing Human Resources Services
By: William Hubbartt
Is outsourcing a good way to add to your bottom line?

Outsourcing Your HR Functions...
By: Barbara Weltman
...Can Simplify Your Business Life

Paradigm Jazz
By: Dale Dauten
Dale shifts Steven Covey's situation and experiments with influencing how people view situations.

Payroll Made Easy
By: Barbara Weltman
Three general options for payroll tasks.

Persistence Pays
By: William Hubbartt
Most success in created by drive and determination.

Phishing Practices...
By: William Hubbartt
...Prompt Security Procedures

Pick Your Carrots Wisely
By: Chester Elton
A few simple rules to effective recognition.

Policy Manual Writing Tips
By: William Hubbartt
Tips on writing the policy manual for your business.

Professional Certification
By: William Hubbartt
...Aids Employee and Employer Alike

Proper Employee Time Recording
By: William Hubbartt
Labor Department posts record breaking enforcement totals.

Protecting Employee Health Information
By: Barbara Weltman
Be sure to understand how HIPAA can effect you.

Put Every Employee in Customer Service
By: William Hubbartt
Self explanatory!

Put It In Writing
By: William Hubbartt
How to resolve most communication problems.

Ready To Use Motivational Tools
By: Andrea Nierenberg
Some tips on what to put in your motivational toolbox.

Recruiting Through Your Firm's Website
By: William Hubbartt
Make sure you give the right impression to prospective employees.

Resolve Any Conflict By Lending An Ear
By: Andrea Nierenberg
Good communication is the key to resolving conflict in the workplace.

Reverse Nepotism...
By: Barbara Weltman
...Why It Can Be Good or Bad For Your Business

Roth 401k Can Be Very Good For You
By: Barbara Weltman
What can a Roth 401(k) plan do for you?

Safeguarding Electronic Information
By: William Hubbartt
Steps to take in protecting confidential information.

Self Audit Prevents Pitfalls
By: William Hubbartt
Use this self audit to check your firm's employee practices.

Sexual Harassment Rears Its Ugly Head...Again
By: William Hubbartt
Good ideas on this sensitive issue.

Starting and Running a Retirement Plan...
By: Barbara Weltman
...May Cost Less Than You Think

Telecommuting Gains Favor
By: William Hubbartt
...as Fuel Costs Rise

Ten Tips For Discussing Salaries
By: William Hubbartt
Excellent tips for human resource managers

Ten Tips for Top-notch Training
By: William Hubbartt
How to prevent mistakes with proper training time.

THE ATTENDANCE GAME PITS EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS
By: William Hubbartt
Recommendations from human resource specialists to establish a workplace culture that encourages on time attendance.

The Clerk With the Smirk
By: Dale Dauten
A satirical poem on the "slouches" who make the "good" clerks' jobs harder...

The Dirty Dozen
By: Chester Elton
...of Why We Don’t Recognize

The Intuitive Power In Your Workplace
By: Leslie Kossoff
How to harness the power of intuition in your business

The Invisible Employee
By: Chester Elton
A crisis in business today.

The Whiners and The Hummers
By: Dale Dauten
What sort of organization do you have?

Tips On Recruiting Workers In Today's Market
By: William Hubbartt
Great sources for employees.

Tips To Avoid Costly Discrimination Claims
By: William Hubbartt
Great ideas on how to avoid discrimination claims