Despite the supposedly booming economy, millions of workers across the country who make the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour struggle to make ends meet. According to the Living Wage Calculator provided by MIT, the federal minimum wage is not considered to be a living wage in several parts of the country. While the…
The growing need of organizations to hire the right people, with the rights skills, in the right place and at the right time, is the planning that is frequently demanded of the HR department. However, in practice, placing the right people at the right time is quite challenging for many organizations but nonetheless necessary to…
In the United States, employers throughout the country had to deal with major transitions and changes in the year 2016. However, considering the employers in the state of California, this proved to be a year that demanded major preparation for the changes made to the California Fair Pay Act. While many states throughout the U.S…
Recruitment is not an easy job. Being a recruiter, you must be well-versed with the intricacies of the cost-to-hire metrics and might even be concerned about the increasing costs of recruitment without any significant returns. Every organization follows their own set of standards while hiring employees for various job roles. However, if your recruitment expenditures…
When it comes to the benefits plan, the ultimate aim of most employers is retaining a high quality workforce and minimizing turnover. However, there are some organizations that aim to remain compliant with laws and regulations without spending exorbitantly. Also, there is a minority that doesn’t have a specific benefits plan and reacts to change…
If none of your employees ever get late in your organization, it might not be because they are punctual and efficient. It could be major sign hinting at the time thefts and frauds happening in your organization. Buddy punching is a major ongoing concern for present-age organizations and has emerged as a real challenge for…
With 2016 over and organizations worldwide are heavily focused on achieving their 2017 targets in terms of production, sales and the magnitude of revenue and returns, working overtime, putting more efforts, striving to break the previous benchmarks and setting new milestones are the areas of prime concerns for most organizations at this time of the…
Absence management is becoming increasingly popular among the employers and they are turning to the cloud-based services for keeping this part of the payroll generation a fairly easy and uncomplicated process. In the past, absence management has created problems for organizations in the form of legal repercussions. However, modern cloud-based and online absence management programs…