Kaylyn is a Writer and HR Consultant. She has an MA in Industrial Psychology and loves helping businesses find innovative solutions to their HR challenges.
Providing benefits like paid parental leave and flexible work options helps employees balance their work and family life. This makes employees feel valued and...
In the U.S., a strong foundation of civil rights and employment laws protects workers from discrimination. You're likely familiar with restrictions against...
Job descriptions do more than just tell applicants about the job. They are also vital for complying with laws like the FLSA and ADA. This is because accurate job...
Keeping job descriptions up-to-date is a key task that supports your company’s recruiting efforts, performance management, and legal compliance. While there is no...
Managers should strive to address performance issues early through coaching and verbal warnings. Hopefully, prompt conversations about underperformance or common issues...
To minimize disputes, employers should have a clear appeal process and thoroughly investigate incidents before issuing a written warning. This helps ensure the warning...
Documenting verbal warnings, though seemingly contradictory, is crucial for compliance and clear communication despite being less formal than written warnings or...
Mastering the verbal warning
Employee discipline is often stressful for supervisors and employees, but it’s often a necessary part of employee development and...
Human resources professionals and business leaders need to put a great deal of time and care into their candidate selection processes. Recruiting and onboarding a new...
Having a gap in your employment history used to be considered a red flag that could greatly hinder your job search. However, much like job-hopping, it’s no longer an...
If you’re in the market for a new job, it’s important to know how to answer common job interview questions. One of the questions that candidates often worry most...
Administrative support professionals are the backbones of offices and business overall. They keep everyone organized and provide detailed support across a number of...
Your work email signature acts as your digital business card. It’s designed to give a brief overview of who you are, what you do, and how the recipient can get in...
Business leaders regularly expound upon their company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, but many still struggle to properly implement the practices...
There has been a lot of talk over the past year about nepotism and “nepo babies” in the entertainment industry. Whether it be an actress from a famous...
Getting a promotion is an exciting event for employees. Their hard work has paid off and they are being recognized by their employer. However, some of that excitement is...
With so many small businesses planning to hire remote workers in 2024, now is a great time to build a comprehensive digital onboarding process for your business. Digital...
Building strong employee relations is an ongoing process for HR professionals and business leaders. Employee relations encompasses all of the operational activities and...
