Outsource HR? Really?!
Small and mid-sized colleges and universities are looking for ways to control costs and for many, some form of a shared services model might be a solution. While a small […]
Higher Ed Leaders: Listen up! This Isn’t Good.
Last week, Grant Thornton, LLP, a large accounting firm based in Chicago, released the results of a survey asking over 5,000 faculty and staff about what they think of the […]
Higher Ed HR: Buckle Your Seatbelts!
If you work in the HR department of a college or university – particularly a small to mid-sized private school, you better tighten your seatbelts, because we are going on […]
Conducting Effective Exit Interviews: Part II
Part I of this series explored why organizations conduct exit interviews and how to ensure they are done well. But if your organization stops there, it means losing out on […]
When OSHA Knocks: Part II
OSHA inspections are unannounced, but businesses can set themselves up for a favorable outcome by having a strategy in place before the inspector ever walks through the door. “When OSHA Knocks […]
When OSHA Knocks: Part I
Note: This article is Part I of a two-part series. Click here to read Part II. With a plethora of investigative agencies that can show up at an employer’s door, […]
Union Organizing: How to Prepare
NOTE: This article is Part I of a multi-part series on union organizing. Click here for Part II. During a union organizing drive, the statements and actions of an employer […]
Want a Stronger Company Culture? Talk to Employees About Pay
A survey recently conducted by Salary.com revealed some major red flags regarding employee beliefs about how they are compensated. Among those red flags was the finding that nearly half of […]
Employers: It’s Not Always About the Pay
As we enter the final months of 2021, employers everywhere are budgeting for employee pay in the coming year. This is nothing new, but the landscape for compensation planning has […]
Are You a Victim of Unemployment Fraud?
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the state of Kansas has experienced historic unemployment levels, leading to overwhelming demand on the state’s 40-year-old unemployment claims processing computer system. Last week […]