According to ASE’s Workplace Flexibility Survey, it is not uncommon for organizations to offer flexible hours (83%) or telecommuting (62%) options to their staff, but only 23% of Michigan employers offer compressed workweeks. Could this be …
Learn more about alternatives for finding HR solutions when Jim Stowe is interviewed this week by Michael Rogers for SBAM’s Small Business Weekly Podcast.
In a recent survey conducted by communications archiving provider Smarsh, it reports that 77% of the IT professionals surveyed said texting by workers presented the greatest compliance risk.
Many organizations found themselves unprepared for the snowstorm that hit so early in the season. Inclement weather can have a serious impact on an employer’s productivity, be it managing employees who can’t make it into …
According to federal data, suicide rates in the United States have recently hit their highest rate since World War II. There has been a 33% increase just since 1999. High rates of stress, pressures, isolation …
On November 4, 2019 the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced it would revise its fluctuating workweek rules. These rules apply to a fairly narrow segment of the total U.S. labor force. The revised rule …
Last week we wrote about the importance of having clear job titles to reduce gender bias. On a similar note, Fitsmallbusiness.com recently released a list of the 15 most inflated titles of 2019, which, if anything, …
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its October job report and while jobs were overall up, manufacturing jobs took a serious dip – a 36,000 dip. Is this all due to the GM strike?
On November 9, 2018, the IRS published proposed rules to change the requirements for hardship distributions from a 401(k) or 403(b) retirement plan. These rules grew out of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which …
More than one-quarter of men (26%) say they have more responsibility than colleagues with the same job title, compared to 18% of workers who are women.
When it comes to company benefits, are you offering what matters most to potential employees? One benefit that tends to go unnoticed or overlooked is employee relocation. However, a recent study shows that offering relocation …
According to a 2017 Gallup Study on workplace engagement, about 51% of the country’s employees didn’t feel like they were actively engaged with their work. Nearly 20% admitted to feeling negative about their job, the …
A new report from TalentLMS and Harvard University reveals how companies can take better care of their top performers and prevent them from leaving. The survey report reveals the reasons why managers stay loyal to …
Recruiters are confident, and candidates are high quality. And, yet, around the world, recruiters are struggling to fill positions, according to Monster's 2019 State of the Recruiter survey.
A recent survey by Flex Jobs shows that 81% of millennials seek work-life balance over both salary and health insurance. Telecommuting was the top choice for flexible work arrangements for millennials.
A new study by Randstad said 33% of employees responding would not only leave their job if they were required to follow a conservative dress code, but they would also forgo a $5,000 salary bump …
A number of states are starting to act on their own to determine exempt level wages, and Michigan may eventually be one of those states.
While traditional interviews are important, there are other techniques that can be added in to improve your candidate analysis and result in better hires.