The Human Resource

What's keeping you awake at night? In this episode Pandy shares the top topics discovered in a recent survey of HR professionals when asked "How worried are you about HR issues?" Compare your list with the findings of HR 4Sight and the feedback of companies just like yours.

Scott Warrick joins Pandy in a discussion regarding oversensitivity in the workplace. How many complaints do you get that seem personal and only something this person would be offended by? How do you handle conversations involving overly sensitive people? They're in the workplace and they want to be heard. Scott brings his vast knowledge as a Labor Law Attorney complimented by his expertise with mental illness in the workplace to share ideas and recommendations for HR professionals dealing with these issues.

So you want to hire your first employee but you don’t know where to start.  In this episode we review what is required to employ even one employee.  From paperwork to payroll accounts, what should you consider and the risks of forgetting a single detail.

Paid Time Off: What should that entail for your business? Pandy discusses PTO/Vacation hours on this episode of the Human Resource Podcast

Audits are a standard in Finance but how many of you are performing HR audits. Learn the most common and essential audits all HR professionals should be conducting on an annual basis.

In this episode Pandy continues with 5 more policies and HR practices that are misunderstood and many times misused.

Love in the workplace can be dangerous and disruptive if not managed. Pandy gives you several aspects to consider and a hint of what could go wrong when the love ends and emotions grow cold.

When dealing with medical conditions HR representatives can assume more than they should. In this episode Pandy shares the danger of exercising medical knowledge only a medical professional can provide.

Did you know that The Fair Labor Standards Act allows employers to deduct pay from exempt workers? Under the supervision of the division of Wage and Hour, the FLSA has very specific conditions for making deductions from the payroll of an exempt worker. Pandy discusses these rules and when to exercise the decision to withhold pay from an exempt worker.

Offer letters are more than simply the position and start date. In this episode Pandy reviews the essential language to establish an employment relationship and what not to forget or exclude.