Workplace Insights

HR often feels manageable when a business is small. The owner knows every employee. Workplace expectations are communicated directly. New hires learn by working alongside experienced team members, and HR questions can usually be handled as they arise. Then the business grows. More employees mean more hiring, more managers, more questions, more docu

Managing employment requirements becomes more complicated when an organization has employees working in different states. A policy or practice that works in one location may not address the requirements affecting employees somewhere else. Wage and hour issues, employee leave, worker classification, pay practices, breaks, and other workplace require

Employee training can quickly become complicated. One employee needs compliance training. Another is preparing to become a manager. A new hire needs foundational workplace education. Someone in IT needs security training. Employees working in different roles or locations may have completely different learning needs. Yet many organizations still app

Promoting a strong employee into a supervisory role can be an exciting step for both the employee and the organization. But being good at a job and being prepared to lead the people doing that job are two very different things. New supervisors suddenly find themselves responsible for communicating expectations, providing feedback, coaching employee

Finding talented employees is difficult. Keeping them can be even harder. When a valued employee leaves, the impact extends beyond the cost of posting a job and hiring a replacement. Organizations can lose institutional knowledge, productivity may decline while the position remains open, managers spend time recruiting and interviewing, and other em

Recruiting the right employees is about more than generating applications. A successful hiring process helps employers attract qualified candidates, communicate the opportunity clearly, evaluate applicants consistently, and determine whether the position is a good fit for both sides. That matters because every new hire affects more than one open po