Human Resource Information Systems: It’s About Protecting Your Business
I have spent the past three weeks digging through mountains of paperwork in a client worksite, attempting to make sense of 17 years of clutter and rapid growth. This particular client now employs upwards of 100 individuals, and over the years has had several different managers in operations, accounting, and human resources. After nearly 50 .. read more
A More Profitable Perspective on Outsourcing
Do you hear it? Politicians and Americans are singing a familiar tune. It’s the one that calls for business owners to create jobs. That song sounds good and patriotic and positive, but I want to share a secret with all the singers: I have yet to meet a business owner who went into business to .. read more
Tracking Vacation and PTO Time
While paid vacation leave is not required under the Fair Labor Standards Act, small businesses should try to incorporate it to be competitive with larger corporations. There are generally two types of vacation benefits provided to employees: specific paid leave days for vacations, personal days, sick days, etc. or a set number of days used .. read more
Options In Human Resource Management
If you are a business owner, there is a distinct possibility that you are unaware of the time spent performing transactional human resource functions in the workplace. These functions regularly reduce the time you and your staff spend generating revenue; furthermore, improper administration of human resource functions may pose a significant risk to your business .. read more
Keeping Time: Time and Labor Management Tips
In today’s tech-heavy work environment the best human resource management (HRM) starts with a complete analysis of your business systems. It is common during an initial assessment of a client’s HRM needs to reveal serious shortcomings in employee time and labor tracking and recording. Furthermore, I regularly discover that business owners and top-level executives are .. read more







