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Financial Support for Workers affected by COVID-19
By Michaela Humby|2020-04-15T08:45:50-07:00March 20, 2020|
Sick or Quarantined If you’re unable to work due to having or being exposed to COVID-19 (certified by a medical professional), you can file a Disability Insurance (DI) claim. DI provides short-term benefit payments to eligible workers who have a full or partial loss of wages due to a non-work-related illness, injury, or pregnancy. Benefit amounts are approximately 60-70 percent of wages (depending on income) and range from $50-$1,300 a week. You can collect DI benefits for the first week you are out of work. If you are eligible, the EDD processes and issues payments within a few weeks of receiving a claim. […]
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2018-04-11T16:02:12-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
It’s the scenario every hiring manager dreads. You just spent the last two months screening applicants, sitting in an interview room, discussing options with your management team and department heads…and now you’re stellar employee that you just spent countless hours hiring and onboarding is on his way out the door. And the cycle continues! Back to the drawing board…but what if you could avoid that? What if you could spot the warning signs before that [...]
Show Me the Money! Minimum Wage Laws in Your City
2018-04-11T16:02:24-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Rewards & Benefits|
Conducting periodic reviews of the wage that you pay to your employees is always a good idea. We suggest setting up a regular salary schedule review period for different categories of workers (administrative employee salary reviews in 2017, general labor positions reviewed in 2018, etc.) to make sure that everyone is addressed in a timely and efficient manner. The first step in this review is to make sure that all employees are at and above [...]
10 Ways to Spot Your Top Performers
2018-04-11T16:17:04-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation, Talent Management|
Although top performers are not always easy to attract and retain, there are several things you can do to find and keep them! Top performers usually have a few things in common, such as: flexible, engaged, in tune with your company culture, and eager to improve. Here are some tips for you to spot those top performers and keep them around Don’t Rule Anyone Out Top performers aren’t necessarily your long-term or management employees. They [...]
Do Women Have Better Emotional Tools for Management Success?
2018-04-11T16:02:51-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
Are you a #bosslady in your organization? Do you have women at the top of the organizational chart for your company? Thankfully, this is not as unusual as it was decades ago, when it was practically unheard of for women to be in positions of leadership. According to the Washington Post in 2015, “The number of female CEOs of America’s most influential companies is stuck at 5%, as it was the year before. While women [...]
Being Prepared: The Harsh Reality of Active Shooter Emergency Training
2018-04-16T11:35:49-07:00By Peoplescape Consulting Group|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Learning & Development|
By: Guest Writer First Things First: Survival Tips for an Active Shooter Scenario in the Workplace As kids of the 20th century, there were certain “Golden Rules” that were engrained in us from a very early age; like “Stop, Drop and Roll” and “Don’t get into cars with strangers.” In today’s climate, there’s a new one to add to the list: “Run, Hide, Fight.” The scary reality is that the U.S. averages 20 mass shootings [...]
How Can You Grow Your Professional Network? Tips from @WomenofHR
2018-04-11T16:04:01-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
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2018-04-11T16:17:27-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation, HR Technology|
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How Do You Show Your Appreciation For Stellar Employees?
2018-04-11T16:17:36-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Rewards & Benefits, Talent Management|
Employee appreciation day is officially sometime back in April….but we here at Peoplescape think that everyday should be a day that you are grateful for something. Granted, not every employer-employee relationship elicits unbridled gratitude every single day. But, there are many simple ways that you can show your appreciation for your employees all throughout the year, when the mood strikes! 1. Dump the dumb rules – What??? Are we calling all of your rules dumb? [...]
Are Workplace Dress Code Policies Changing?
2018-04-11T16:04:20-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Rewards & Benefits|
"Red Hat is an open organization, accepting of people and how they choose to express themselves. Whether you have tattoos or piercings, we want people to feel comfortable and free to be who they are here. In fact, we have at least three associates who are so passionate about our role in changing the world through open source technology they have gotten tattoos of our company logo: Shadowman. How many organizations can say the same?” [...]
Paid Family Leave in NYC: National Trend or Anomaly?
2018-04-11T16:04:26-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Rewards & Benefits|
Paid family leave has long been an issue for working parents, as the time spent away from work is likely causing them to take a lesser amount of income home. Earlier this year, the state of New York passed the most generous paid family leave legislation in the country, with an even more liberal leave coming from Washington, D.C. sometime this year. Already, three states offer between four to six weeks of paid family leave [...]