Tag Archives: Small Business

In the realm of human resources, two terms often intermingle, yet carry distinct significance: onboarding and orientation. While both are vital to integrating new employees into a company’s culture and operations, their purposes, timelines, and methodologies differ significantly. Here is a look at the difference between onboarding and orientation, and why your business needs both.ContinueContinue reading “Onboarding and Orientation: The Difference and Why Your Business Needs Both”

Today we’re releasing our 2023 U.S. Economic Impact Report with a focus on how small and medium-sized businesses are using generative AI.SOURCE: https://blog.google/inside-google/message-ceo/google-us-economic-impact-report-2023/ https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/small-business/

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is a federal law that requires employers to provide 60 days’ prior written notice before conducting a mass layoff or plant closing. Several states, including New York, have enacted similar laws, generally referred to as “mini-WARN Acts.” State mini-WARN Acts generally expand upon or add to theContinueContinue reading “The New York Mini-WARN Act: What Employers Should Know”

According to Gallup, the number of days employees worked remotely doubled during the pandemic, leading some companies to make a remote work arrangement permanent. While there are no laws that exclusively apply to remote workplaces, remote work does come with HR topics and questions that may not have been relevant or came up often beforeContinueContinue reading “4 Common HR Questions About Remote Employees”

Are you finding it difficult to fill job openings because not enough people are applying? You wouldn’t be alone. One avenue organizations are taking to expand their applicant pool is to forgo the college degree requirement and instead adopt a more inclusive, skills-based approach to hiring. Would such an approach benefit your organization? To helpContinueContinue reading “How Skills-Based Hiring Could Expand Your Applicant Pool”