Archive
Month: September 2014
Total Rewards Strategy
Total rewards strategy is a business mission statement used to develop and implement compensation and benefit programs that attract, motivate and retain employees. HR assists this process by working with ownership and senior management so that the total package offered to employees is analyzed to determine what combination of compensation and be...
Job Descriptions
Job Analysis and Job Descriptions For small to mid-sized businesses, it is important for employees to have a clear picture of their duties and responsibilities. Job analysis and job descriptions provide the foundation for the employment relationship. In the job description, you will compile all the information collected during the job analysis....
Conducting Effective Interviews
Job Interviews are stressful for interviewees and candidates. To help turn a short period of time into an effective evaluation tool, it is best to have a plan for the interview. There are different types of interviews for selecting candidates. The University of Florida, HR Department – Recruitment/Staffing, has some good examples of be...
HR Workplace Posters
As an employer, federal and state laws require you to clearly display official labor and employment posters detailing federal and applicable state labor laws. Both federal agencies such as, the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and state agencies, such as Workers’ Compensation and the Florida Department ...
Human Resources Recordkeeping
State and federal laws have different requirements for employers when it comes to displaying informational posters and retaining company records. The following summary shows information for both federal and state (Florida) requirements. The confusing part of these standards, is that they are based on the specific type of document, not the ov...
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. All covered employers are required to post the ...
Employee Handbook Development
The Employee Handbook provides a great opportunity for your business to communicate policies and procedures to its employees. The Handbook can be printed, online or available on the company’s intranet, or a combination of ways. Each employee should be given a copy and asked to sign an acknowledgement that they have received a copy, and......
Paying Employees Properly – Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Small businesses develop a strategy for compensating employees, in order to best use limited resources. The compensation strategy is how decisions are made to use these limited resources for the purposes of attracting, retaining and motivating employees. As businesses grow and mature, they adjust the methods of compensation and benefits to matc...
Background Checks – Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Pre-employment investigations are important to ensure that the applicant is the best qualified individual and that the information provided by the applicant is tested for accuracy and validity. Most Florida employers conduct a criminal background testing of applicants. When your business uses a vendor to conduct these tests, you must follow the...
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