Mistake #1: Talking too much An interview is time to learn about the potential employee so aim for an 85-15 split: 85% of the time you’re listening and 15% of the time you’re talking. Allow the interviewee ample amount of time to respond to your questions. These silences give you and the applicant time to […]
Read More...Do you feel weighted under a never-ending cascade of employee papers and files? It’s not your fault. You’re just keeping what the federal and state laws require you to keep. New Year, New System Make a fresh start of your record keeping system this year. Whether you’re going to stick with paper files, create a […]
Read More...Partly because of the ACA, the discussions surrounding voluntary benefits and the implementation of them have become much more closely tied to the underlying group medical plans. By some estimations, as many as 80% of voluntary benefits programs may be out of compliance in some way. Join AP Benefit Advisors’ Director of Voluntary Benefits, Stephen […]
Read More...The D.C. Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 (UPLAA) was passed in December 2016 by the District of Columbia City Council and goes into effect as of July 1, 2020. This will guarantee certain periods of paid family and medical leave to private-sector employees. Beginning exactly a year before the effective date, payments will […]
Read More...The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) put out an alert about a W-2 email phishing scam that not only has taken on the corporate world, but is also invading the other sectors such as school districts, tribal organizations and nonprofits. The IRS Commissioner, John Koskinen, states, “This is one of the most dangerous email phishing scams […]
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Read More...The number of employers looking to offer paid parental leave is on the rise. A solid company policy is needed and Jeff Nowak from FMLA Insights has some of the best practices you can consider when drafting your policy: Decide when it kicks in Employers, not the feds, are able to determine when the eligibility […]
Read More...Philadelphia Passes Pay Equity Ordinance Philadelphia Mayor, Jim Kinney, signed Bill 160840 on January 23, 2017, amending the city’s Fair Practice Ordinance, which will go into effect on May 23, 2017. The bill makes it unlawful for an employer to: Inquire about, or require disclosure of, a prospective employee’s wage history, whether in writing or […]
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