Episode Summary: 

In today’s edition of Business Tip of the Month, we’re joined by Jessica Janiszewski, Vice President of Human Resources at National Pool Partners. 

In these unprecedented times, a phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation” has emerged. As a result, companies need to adapt their hiring and retention best practices to be able to stand above the noise amid today’s shaky economy. 

In this conversation, we tackle an important subset of this issue: the most common HR mistakes. 

She stresses the importance of minimizing subjectivity and putting more objectivity into hiring and firing decisions, adhering to wage and hour laws, doing your due diligence when classifying workers, getting clear on recordkeeping requirements, and knowing when it’s time to update your policies. 

Topics Discussed: 

• 02:15 - An introduction to Jessica Janiszewski 
• 03:27 - #1: Hiring and firing talent based on gut feeling 
• 08:16 - #2: Misunderstanding wage and hour laws. 
• 14:41 - #3: Misclassifying employees and independent contractors 
• 19:05 - #4: Common recordkeeping mishandlings 
• 27:01 - #5: Policies outdated or not enforced