The “Do’s”
14 Tips to Drive Revenue in HR
HR may not always be able to directly contribute to the bottom line, but there are a number of impactful ways that it can help drive revenue. Here is a list of 14 things your HR department can do to drive revenue at your organization.
The Best Solution to Managing Salary Costs
Like most employers, you’ve probably been faced with the challenge of how to manage rising salary increase budgets, reward high performers, and sustain your organization’s financial health by meeting and exceeding margins achieved in past years. How do you manage these critically important yet competing demands? The best solution is to develop a variable pay program.
How to Prevent a Retaliation Claim
Over the past several years, charges of retaliation filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have significantly increased, making retaliation a major legal risk that employers face. Here are several ways that employers can prevent retaliation.
ERC Partners with Turning Technologies
ERC has partnered with Turning Technologies (www.turningtechnologies.com), based in Youngstown with a national presence, to offer its members discounted pricing on purchases and rentals of their interactive response sytems. ERC members will receive 15% off purchases and $100 of rentals.
What is the Difference Between an MCO and a TPA?
If you are responsible for your workers’ compensation program, it is important to have a fundamental understanding of the roles of a MCO and a Workers’ Compensation Third Party Administrator (TPA). MCOs and TPAs play unique roles in helping employers control workers’ compensation costs.
4 Strategies to Combat Turnover
Turnover is a reality for every business. It can be a warning sign that something is wrong with our workplace, managers, or teams that needs to be fixed. It can also signal that we might be hiring poor fits into the organization.
How to Build Your Own Great Workplace
At ERC, we believe that creating a great workplace is about creating an environment and culture that supports the talent your organization needs to be and stay successful. It means creating a place in which great talent want to come work and where they want to stay and build their career. It’s about enabling superior performance and eliminating the policies, practices, and norms in your workplace that hinder your top people’s success, progress, and innovation.
Travel Expense Practices Remain Stable, Despite Rising Costs
The 2012 EAA National Sales Compensation & Practices Survey, which surveyed nearly 800 organizations throughout the United States, shows that employers are reimbursing sales employees for a number of different travel expenses.
9 Common (and Avoidable) FMLA Mistakes
There is probably no law that gives HR more headaches than the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Even the most adept and experienced HR professionals make errors when administering FMLA. It’s hard not to make mistakes, given the emergence of new case law as well as state and federal regulations that are constantly expanding the scope of employee leave and employer’s obligations in administering that leave.
Survey Reports National & Local Compensation for Sales Representatives
The recently published 2012 EAA National Sales Compensation & Practices Survey, which surveyed nearly 800 organizations throughout the United States, reports national and local total compensation for sales jobs.
