If you read one of our prior articles, you know that there are many things for employers to consider when preparing for an employee's parental leave - from having policies in your employee handbook to ensuring that you are following federal and state laws. Today, we want to share about the latest
From Parental Leave to Workplace Success: Tips for a Smooth Transition
It seems like only yesterday that you were anticipating the arrival of your new baby and planning for your leave from work. But time passed quickly and your parental leave is almost over. It doesn’t matter if you were gone for 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, or 12 weeks, chances are good that it feels
Baby on Board! Helping Employers Plan for Employee Parental Leave
The birth of a baby is one of the most anticipated and joyful events in life. For months in advance, we plan and prepare in many ways. We want everything to go as smoothly as possible throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Since work is a significant part of life for many parents and
Client Success Story: Strengthening Employee Processes to Generate More Smiles
Accounting and Human Resources are two functional areas of business that small business owners often struggle to manage, simply because an owner's expertise is often not in one of these fields. Dr. Judith K. Schmidt, DDS, owner of The Clinic for Oral Health, understands just how the overall success
Keep Calm and Stop Workplace Bullying
Meanie. Jerk. Snake. Weasel. Mean Girl. All of these terms can be synonymous with the word “bully.” October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Therefore, we want to raise awareness of this issue. While we often associate bullying with children and teens, a form of bullying can continue
We Need to Talk: How to Successfully Handle Difficult Workplace Conversations
Difficult conversations. If those words make you squirm a little, you're not alone! Conflict avoidance happens all the time - sometimes we change the subject, put off a discussion until later, or simply decide not to bring up the real issues. However, healthy conflict is part of all
Top 4 Mistakes Made by Employees and Employers
Mistakes made by employees, as well as employers, can cost a business in many ways. We're not talking about expecting perfection here. We're talking about repeated negative behaviors that, left unchecked, can have a profound effect on a business - employee morale, as well as the bottom
Why You Need to Update Your Employee Handbook
Employee Handbook. I know, not the most exciting topic in the world, right? In fact, thinking about your existent (or non-existent) employee handbook might also fill you with apprehension, angst, or dread. Since we are human, we put off doing the things that are not exciting to us. Maybe you