What it Means to Work through Lunch Employees who work through lunch may seem more productive, but the habit takes a toll on morale. Studies have found that eating lunch alone can lead to social isolation and weight gain. Staying at your desk through lunch, even if you’re surfing the internet or taking care of […]
What Makes KPIs Important? Any organization with goals to meet can benefit from KPIs. They help align organizational strategy and execution, with a focus on results. KPI’s let you check in on how the organization is doing. Based on successes and failures, they allow you to adjust and realign your organization’s strategy and execution. KPIs […]
Employees can figure out how they spend their time, but support from their employer is critical. Managers who prioritize the health and well-being of their teams should take steps to understand what work-life balance means for each team member and help them achieve it. Here are ten practices managers can use to help their teams […]
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 73.3 million workers were paid an hourly wage in 2020, representing 55.5 percent of all workers. Of these hourly workers, about 1.1 million received pay at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, making up 1.5 percent of all hourly workers. Being paid a […]
The activities of many human resources organizations can be categorized into three areas: recruitment, compensation (including benefits), and employee engagement. KPIs in these categories are among those most often used by human resources, provided they’re relevant to the organization’s business goals. Recruitment KPIs Finding, interviewing, hiring and onboarding new employees is one of the most […]
Wage & Hour litigation can threaten the health of any business, so it’s critically important for companies to comply with current wage & hour regulations. The U.S. has a long history of laws that protect employee rights, especially those related to wage and hour. Unfortunately, adhering to Federal, State, and local regulations adds complexity to […]
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing number of companies were allowing team members to work from home. That trend gained additional momentum in 2020. A recent Gartner survey reports that over 80% of companies plan to allow part-time remote work after the pandemic, and 47% intend to allow full-time working from home. According to […]
Companies lose money every year to employee theft of equipment and supplies. Even more prevalent is the theft that occurs when employees are paid for the time that they haven’t worked. This form of stealing can be just as harmful to a business as the loss of physical assets. A study conducted by the American […]
Managers often face a tricky balancing act when it comes to requests for time off. There’s denying that everyone deserves time off from work throughout the year for vacation, medical appointments, or illness. The problem is that approving time-off requests without careful consideration may keep team members happy, but the practice can seriously disrupt business […]
In the past, attempts at using HR data as a decision-making tool were limited by the lack of tools to help pull meaningful information from team member statistics. Using multiple spreadsheets to derive metrics on complex topics, such as team member turnover and engagement, is challenging at best. The development of more sophisticated analytic software […]