The rules of employee engagement are changing. If engagement is a priority for your organization, here are the five (5) new rules of employee engagement that your organization needs to know.
3 Wellness Program Challenges and How to Fix Them
As wellness programs have become a regular part of “the cost of doing business” (although ideally these programs will eventually yield a net reduction in the cost of doing business over time), it is still somewhat unclear what a “typical” wellness program should (or does) look like.
4 Things to Know About E-Verify
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 forbids employers from “knowingly hiring illegal workers.” Employers must comply with this law by verifying the eligibility of prospective employees to work in the U.S by gathering information on the I-9 form. One way to do this is by using E-Verify, an electronic way of verifying employment eligibility based on U.S. requirements.
How to Set Compensation in 5 Easy Steps
Salaries are a business investment, and in order to make sure that you set fair and competitive compensation for jobs it’s important to use a structured method for setting compensation as opposed to choosing a random salary or simply using one salary survey or compensation source.
8 Ways to Get the Employee Behavior You Want
Behavior is central to a productive and successful workplace. It affects how we pay people for what they merit, who we promote, and what we recognize and reward. And, ultimately, how our employees behave day to day ends up significantly affecting our culture and business.
10 Employment Laws that Supervisors Need to Know
Supervisors and managers have a shared responsibility with HR in making sure that their interactions and relations with employees are compliant with federal and state employment laws. Here are ten (10) of the most important employment laws that supervisors need to be aware of and the major responsibilities that supervisors typically are responsible for in ensuring compliance.
5 Questions to Evaluate Your Performance Review Process
Performance management is often a challenging area for employers, and many organizations never think they are doing it as effectively as they could be. The truth is that most aren’t. Performance management is a lagging area at many organizations, but nonetheless, it’s a vital process that should be continuously improved upon in the workplace.
Integrating Incentive Pay into Your Performance Management Process
When structuring an effective Performance Management process at any organization, including some type of incentive to help drive performance is a key step. Particularly in recent years, large financial incentives are not always feasible, nor are they always found to be the most impactful driver for incentivizing employees. Nonetheless, a consistently strong majority of organizations both across the region and nationally, tie pay to performance either directly or indirectly.
7 Proven Ways to Attract & Retain The Next Generation
At the 2013 NorthCoast 99 event, Craig Keilburger, activist for the rights of children and cofounder of the Free the Children charity and Me to We social enterprise, touched on the importance of social responsibility in attracting the younger generations of talent, namely Millennials (otherwise referred to as Gen Y).
4 Important Guidelines for Giving Pay Increases
Pay increases are an important part of a compensation system as they aim to reward employees based on their performance achievements, but your organization should make sure you follow these four important guidelines when administering pay increases.
The 15 Attributes of a Great Workplace
ERC’s NorthCoast 99 program recognizes great workplaces that excel at the attraction, retention, and motivation of top performers. ERC is proud to have recognized great workplaces in Northeast Ohio, and has accumulated a great deal of insight into what makes a workplace truly great through the research we conduct as part of the program.
8 Keys to Managing Training & Development
Strategically investing in your staff’s training and development, nurturing their talents, and building their skill sets helps your organization achieve its desired results, enhances your company’s culture, and assists your leaders in better managing talent.
