If you view your company as a system and the fundamental functions as sub-systems, each subsystem then play’s a crucial role in the overall operation of your business. Systems essentially take input, process them to produce outputs. Other than the processes, any system is dependent on the quality of the inputs of the system. Your HR function is no …
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Managing Employee Issues
No matter what your size of business, if you have employees you will eventually deal with an employee issue. Most small business owners and supervisors dread these situations because they are unfamiliar with how to manage them. But just because you may have an employee issue, doesn’t mean it has to end badly. The key to these situations, is not allowing them …
Unemployment: The hidden tax
Many businesses today overlook processes or functions that have, what they believe, is a marginal impact on the company’s overall bottom line. But these marginal costs mount with time and can turn into a substantial expense if allowed to go unmanaged. Let’s take unemployment insurance as an example. Unemployment rates can range between 2.3% to 6.7% of your …
The Importance of Training
With the implementation of sub-chapter M, training is now a requirement for all vessel personnel. But besides the regulatory requirements, training has numerous benefits for your organization. Productivity. Productivity usually increases when a company implements training. Confidence. Because employees have a better understanding of their job …
HR Compliance
As a business grows, the web of laws and regulations becomes increasingly complicated. Larger corporations generally have departments and teams of attorneys ensuring that they avoid infractions, but small businesses often lack these resources and therefore, run the risk of unintentionally violating the law. Failing to comply with state, federal or even local …