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How Can I Maintain My Team’s Productivity During COVID-19?
/ Employee RelationsHR Question: I manage a team who are all now working remotely and struggling to maintain productivity during COVID-19. Our workloads have obviously shifted, and many of my team members have reported feeling like they’re struggling to move forward with their tasks. How can I keep everyone motivated long enough to cross the finish line […]
How Can I Protect Employee Privacy During COVID-19?
/ Health, Safety & SecurityHR Question: It seems like everyone is talking about the coronavirus – particularly who’s got it and who doesn’t. As our company’s HR Manager, how can I protect employee privacy concerns during COVID-19? HR Answer: Protecting employee privacy during COVID-19 has become a challenge given the rapid spread of information (and disinformation) in this pandemic. […]
How to Conduct Safe Interviews Amid COVID-19
/ RecruitmentHR Question: If I am an essential business that needs to continue hiring new staff during this time of the COVID-19 outbreak, how do I conduct safe and effective interviews? HR Answer: Now that the Stay-at-Home order has officially gone into effect across the region, virtual interactions are being added as necessary steps in lieu […]
What Should I Consider Before Doing a Reduction in Force?
/ Communications, Employee Relations, Legal ComplianceHR Question: I may need to restructure my workforce as a result of the downturn in business activity. What should I consider from a fairness and legal standpoint? HR Answer: Determining the need for a Reduction in Force (RIF) is a challenging decision to make, but it is sometimes necessary to keep the business running […]
What Unemployment Benefits Are My Employees Eligible for Given the Changes Due to the Coronavirus?
/ Benefits & CompensationHR Question: What unemployment benefits are my employees eligible for given the changes due to the coronavirus? HR Answer: As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to evolve, businesses are evaluating how to continue operations amidst a myriad of challenges. Strategies such as implementing telecommuting programs, enforcing fully remote workspaces, eliminating business travel and limiting visitors […]
How to Offer Training & Development for Remote Workers
/ Training & DevelopmentHR Question: At a time when we have so much of our workforce working remotely, we want to ensure that we’re keeping them engaged and moving our business forward. We want to offer training and development options, but we have a limited budget and we’re not sure where to start. Can you help? HR Answer: […]
Coronavirus Absenteeism Pay
/ Employee Relations, Health, Safety & SecurityQuestion: We’re seeing more issues related to the Coronavirus and employee absenteeism. How do we handle pay for salary / exempt employees who are absent from work? Answer: There are three scenarios in which you might be concerned with how to handle pay for an exempt employee who is absent from work because of the […]
Surgical Mask Use to Prevent Coronavirus
/ Health, Safety & SecurityShould I require my employees to wear a surgical mask to protect themselves from the recent pandemic flu outbreak?
How Can We Address Pay Compression?
/ Benefits & CompensationHR Question: To remain competitive in the marketplace, our company’s upper management decided to raise our minimum rate of pay. Unfortunately, HR was not included in this decision that has now led to salary compression and angry seasoned workers. How do you recommend for our human resources team to handle this? HR Answer: This is […]
What Is an RPO?
/ RecruitmentHR Question: I keep hearing about RPOs… but I don’t have a clue what they are! What are they, and should I be looking into one? HR Answer: It’s nearly impossible to keep up with all of the business acronyms, new or old, so it’s not shocking that you may not have heard of an […]