The Human Resource

We all know how fast information and employment laws are changing but are you keeping up with these changes? In this episode Pandy reviews the top 5 documents or policies every HR professional should be aware of. Some might surprise you but all of them should be taken seriously. Update these policies and material so you're ready for the next big changes that are yet to come.

The Department of Labor has finally published the new rules on determining the difference between w2 employees and 1099's. Review the 6 factors with Pandy and use this to determine how compliant you are in this area. Companies cannot afford to get this wrong so this is a podcast you don't want to miss.

What workplace hasn't had the experience of gossiping at one time or another? In fact gossiping tends to exist in most companies and they never deal with it because they simply don't think there's a solution or a cure. Not addressing gossip leads to a toxic and disruptive company culture. In this episode Pandy shares several ideas on how to approach gossiping and end this distructive cultural cancer.

When was the last time you had an outside party conduct an audit of your HR practices and procedures? This episode defines what Pandy considers to be the foundation of all HR audits, the Fundamental audit. The basics of any HR office no matter what size of company you have. 

There's a correct way to restructure and eliminate jobs and then there's a wrong way. Are you aware of the difference? In this episode Pandy shares the do's and don'ts of restructuring and the importance of following certain processes to stay compliant and legal through the entire process.

Pandy's on her soap box in this episode talking about how some of the biggest companies make the simplest and most preventable HR mistakes. 

In this episode Pandy reflects on a white paper by Fiona Ong with Shawe Rosenthal LLP on the use of the term "Not a good fit" in terminations. Fiona's guidance shares how the U S Court of Appeals for the fourth circuit sends the message that companies need to be more specific when terminating employees with vague terminology.

Are you the hammer or are you the rock? How do you approach your position in HR? Are you there as a foundation of knowledge and support or are you the one always trying to change and force discipline in the company? There's a fine line to what HR should be in the management hiearchy. Pandy gives you scenarios to think about and the reasons why HR should always provide a foundation for solutions.

Concerted Activity may be more prevalent in the workplace then many of you realize and yet the National Labor Relations Act protects these moments and activities from discipline and in many cases, termination. Pandy has Karl Ulrich from Sebaly Shillito + Dyer back on the show to discuss what employers should be looking for and how to approach employees properly without violating their rights.

How confident are you at identifying or defining independent judgement as used within the Fair Labor Standards Act? How about the act of exercising discretion? Are you confident you completely understand what is required by Wage and Hour to properly classify an employee as exempt status? Karl Ulrich from Sebaly Shillito + Dyer returns to the show to discuss common scenarios that are wrongly defined and causing employers to be out of compliance with the FLSA.