Investing in a Learning Based Company Culture for Higher Employee Retention
If you’ve experienced any turnover lately, you already know how difficult it is to lose valuable employees. But the reality is that employees are leaving their work if it fails to provide them with growth and development opportunities. Employers who invest in the...
How Does a Hybrid Schedule Impact My Workers’ Compensation Insurance?
The pandemic has caused many workforces to send employees to work from home. As we begin the journey back to normal working conditions, many offices have decided to allow continued working from home or a hybrid model. With fewer employees coming into the office, you...
Employee Appreciation: Keeping Your Team Happy and Employed
Visit your local grocery store, and you may notice items missing from shelves. Like many industries, shipping and transportation are facing staffing shortages. Depending on your industry, you already know that employees are hard to come by. Staffing shortages...
What is Social Engineering?
If you’ve ever received a suspicious-looking email, you’ve been exposed to social engineering. It’s a term coined to describe the techniques cybercriminals use to manipulate people into sharing confidential information. And they get pretty crafty about it in an effort...
COVID Reflections: Three Things to Consider Updating in your Employee Handbook Thanks to the Pandemic
COVID-19 changed many ways companies have had to run daily operations and manage employees. If you find yourself raising your hand, you’re not alone! To address the health and safety recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well...
Should I Stop Pre-Employment Drug Screenings for Marijuana?
To screen or not to screen? For all intents and purposes, pre-employment screenings are one of the best ways employers can protect their company and workforce by ensuring sound hiring choices. But when it comes to marijuana screenings, the rules have changed a bit. To...
Creating Inclusive Job Descriptions for a Wider Talent Pool
Inclusion and diversity are hot topics in the hiring world. Employers are looking to expand the range of ideas and strength of teamwork within their companies, and this is most easily accomplished through a wide sea of viewpoints. Everyone thinks a little differently...
How to Protect Yourself From Cyber Extortion
Today’s world runs on the internet. Though we’re surrounded by constantly evolving technology that makes many aspects of doing business a lot more convenient, the cyber world does come with its fair share of risks. And among them are cyberattacks. Types of...
How Can I Protect My Business Against Communicable Diseases?
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a significant amount of stress and worry on business owners over the past year and a half. Concerns over how to keep business running despite shutdowns and process adjustments have merged into the desire to purchase insurance....
Ensuring Employee Equity in a Hybrid Work Model
For many companies, remote work is here to stay. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, employees who worked remotely proved that being at home doesn’t necessarily mean being less productive. Many employees prefer other advantages of a “home office”—among them saving time...