HR for Franchises: Tackling the HR for New Business Owners
One of the common threads you will see if you check out our team page at www.peoplescapehr.com/team, is that our consultants at Peoplescape love working with entrepreneurs and helping new business owners get a strong start. Whether you are opening a franchise such as an insurance agency in your local area, or starting from scratch, the team here at Peoplescape is fully equipped to handle your human resources function while you focus on the business side of things…and bring in the customers and the money! #showmethemoney Buying a franchise is one option for getting your new business started, because of [...]
Curbing Harassment in the Workplace: Six Easy Steps to Take Today!
Harassment claims in the workplace bring up a host of uncomfortable and potentially damaging information about the alleged victim, accused, and the company overall. Curbing harassment in the workplace is such a key component to risk management in terms of protecting your company from potentially catastrophic lawsuits, both from a financial standpoint and a company morale angle. Over the past year, a special task force set up by the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) has been looking at ways to improve company’s risk management and safeguarding against harassment in the workplace. In light of this group’s findings, @HRMorning offers a [...]
Five Really Hard Things that Successful People Do
We all hope to find those shortcuts that will bring us success whether in our personal lives or at work. We’ve all heard the tips to get up early, do tasks ‘now’ if they take less than five minutes, and schedule time for email and other routine tasks, but surely success isn’t simply rising before the sun. @RealEvilHRLady shared her list of five really hard things that successful people do. Get the right education/training. Look at the background of those in the field you strive for. What education, training and experience do they have? Take a look at job postings. [...]
Traditional Performance Review Alternatives
You’ve probably seen the blogs lately on why traditional performance reviews are on the way out. If you didn’t, check this one out so you know what we are talking about here today: https://peoplescapehr.com/are-performance-reviews-on-the-way-out/. Or look at the trends we predicted for 2016 here: https://peoplescapehr.com/key-predictions-in-hr-for-2016-people-leaders-and-apps/. Now that you’re caught up on your reading, here’s our take on the upcoming alternatives that will be available to replace the traditional, numbers-based, check-the-box performance reviews. There’s an app for that – performance management (like all facets of human resources in 2016 as discussed in our trends blog linked above) is moving in the [...]
Welcome to the Team: The Dos & Don’ts of Onboarding
Congratulations! You’ve made it through the grueling recruitment process, which can undoubtedly be as exhausting for the employer as it is for the new hire. Now what do you do? It’s time to welcome your new employee to the team via a process your human resources team will refer to as onboarding. But what exactly does this mean? And how can you avoid the statistics shared by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Foundation that 50% of new hires fail within their first four months, and 50% of senior management new hires fail within their first eighteen months? Here are [...]
Lessons from K$SHA – Sexual Harassment Lawsuits on Blast
If you haven’t heard about K$sha’s lawsuit against her producer “Dr. Luke” you may not be on any social media at all. But, just in case, here’s a recap! K$sha has asked the courts to release her from a legally binding contract on the grounds that Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald) drugged and raped her while working together in the past. What would you do as an employer if such a claim came out against one of your managers or supervisors? And what do you think the court should or should not do in this case? It’s a tough one to [...]
Are your FMLA Procedures On Point?
Are you an HR Director? Did you know that you can be held personally liable for litigation and costly lawsuits as a result of handling FMLA requests that are not in compliant with federal law? Well, on March 17, 2016, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided that you can be held liable for FMLA mishandlings in Graziadio v. Culinary Institute of America, 2016. Ms. Graziadio requested FMLA on two separate occasions for two different family illness/injury instances. There was a question as to whether or not Ms. Graziadio’s request and leave was abusive, but due to the poor communication [...]
Our Neighbors across the Pond: HR Growth in Europe
Europe has stumbled behind other western economies in terms of growth and recovery due to several geographical, political, and labor regulations throughout the continent. In France, labor regulations are extremely strict and limit the innovation and growth for companies across industry lines. In Germany, the traditional leadership structures inhibit the creativity and possibility for change in business. Across Europe, the cultural and ethnic narrow-mindedness does not allow for diversity in thought, action, or talent. Considering these factors, the forecast for European business success does not look good for our friends across the pond. But, there is good news! In a [...]
Is Hillary Clinton Feminist Enough for the Millennial Crowd?
The gender divide in business has long been a topic of conversation in discussion forums, water cooler chats, and HR blogs. However, times are changing. So does the glass ceiling still exist? Is there still an old boys’ club in the office? According to @InsideTech, women do still face a glass ceiling in the workplace. Women still only earn 77 cents for every dollar that men earn. Women are often the ones staying home with sick children, while men are seen as the “breadwinners” even if their income is close in number to their female partners. It would be wonderful [...]
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Being a manager has its perks: you call the shots, you say who takes vacation and you get first dibs on the coffee and potluck goodies (I kid). But, what about the downsides of being the boss? There are definitely tough situations that require you to be objective, fair, efficient, and inspiring. But you have to balance all of that with being a leader, not a friend. And you also should try to be a manager that people want to work with and can learn from. It’s a tall order, right? You know that your friends here at Peoplescape aim [...]