Category Archives: HR Best Practices

By: Marielle Lanoir, PHR Employers spend countless days, weeks, months and even years searching for that “perfect” qualified candidate to fill available positions within their organizations.  With the amount of time and money spent during the interview process, once that qualified candidate is found, as a hiring manager you want to… Read More »

By: Marielle Lanoir, PHR As HR professionals, there is an obligation to maintain a filing and record system that not only allows you to obtain the information you need in a timely fashion, but also follows all federal and state laws when it comes to record-keeping requirements. With Spring right around… Read More »

According to a recent article published by Huffington Post, the amount of companies holding holiday work parties has increased a sizable amount since the recession caused many corporations to halt or cancel their holiday festivities in years past.  Time and time again you will hear the common “Do’s and Do… Read More »

Bullying is a term defined as utilizing “force, threat, or coercion to impose domination over others”.  Sadly, throughout the years we have seen this unfold in our school systems, associated with elementary, middle and high school aged children.  However, bullying is now not just being observed with school aged children. … Read More »

“Its the most wonderful time of the year”...No, not the holiday season...Open Enrollment! Many organizations are beginning to buckle down and open their enrollment period for their employees.  During open enrollment, employees are able to opt in or out of their employers health plans and make changes to any benefit plans… Read More »

By: Marielle Lanoir, PHR There are many reasons as to why an organization would want to promote a drug free working environment; the most common way to achieve this is through conducting drug testing which will help to ensure the workplace remains as safe and productive as possible. Unsure what steps to… Read More »

As much as we all hate to admit it, Summer seems to be flying by.  Year after year that is a statement many of us will make, but for some reason it seems to really be the case this year!  Next week will be the last full week of July. … Read More »

Last week, specifically on July 3, 2013, the United States Department of the Treasury made an announcement that the mandates requiring certain employers to provide health coverage to their employees or face monetary fines has been postponed until 2015. What does this mean?  Simply put it means employers have one more… Read More »

Yes, there are many reasons an employee may want to take a leave of absence.  Some employees may unexpectedly fall ill, others may need a few weeks to take away to care for an elderly parent, some may simply need to step away from their desk for a day to… Read More »