ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEE COMPETITION

Why should companies embrace employee competition? The human being loves competing. It is part of our nature. We can compete in anything, sports, board games, dancing, eating as many hot dogs as possible in a certain amount of time… It is our desire of status and success that takes us to feel attracted to competition. [...]

2018-03-22T14:01:32+00:00March 22nd, 2018|

SOFT SKILLS FOR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS

When analyzing a resume, companies are looking for certain educational requirements, but this is not the only thing they are looking for. Soft skills, this is, personal skills that make those who have them capable of dealing with other people more efficiently, are something that companies and recruiters seek in candidates. Those candidates who do [...]

2018-03-20T19:15:11+00:00March 20th, 2018|

COMPANY SUCCESS: TIPS TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH YOUR BOSS

Being successful in your job doesn’t only involve doing your job properly and timely, and managing the members in your team properly, in case you are a team manager or supervisor. It also means being able to manage your boss accurately. This will definitely help on overall company success. But what do we mean by [...]

2018-03-15T15:32:10+00:00March 15th, 2018|

EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK POLICIES THAT COMPANIES MAY NEED TO REVIEW

Richard Griffin, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel, conducted recently a report on employee handbook rules and regulations. According to the conclusions of this report, there are many policies that can be unlawful with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Therefore, in order to be in full compliance with the NLRA, it would be [...]

2018-03-13T19:41:07+00:00March 13th, 2018|

#PressforProgress INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. And what does International Women's Day celebrate? Well, it is a chance to praise the achievements of women in different areas, such as global politics, society, and economy. Also, it is a day in which we can discuss globally and with a bigger effect on media, about employment [...]

2018-03-08T16:22:32+00:00March 8th, 2018|

EMPLOYEE RETENTION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

This is an awesome time for small businesses, especially in Colorado where population keeps growing each month at a hectic pace. But this also means that, with such a big growth in the state's economy and such a big growth in the number of companies, the unemployment rates are so low that it is hard [...]

2018-03-06T14:31:07+00:00March 6th, 2018|

WORKPLACE SAFETY

All companies are obliged by law to offer a safe workplace to their employees. Both the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) protect employees, so if any employee feels unsafe in their workplace, they have the right to refuse working, and can file a complaint with Occupational [...]

2018-03-02T17:34:39+00:00March 2nd, 2018|

AFFORDABLE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Employee benefits are always a good way to keep employees happy, more satisfied and more committed, and can be a key point in terms of attracting and retaining top talent, a great way of differentiating yourself from the rest of the companies. Anyway, small companies still tend to think that benefits are something that only [...]

2018-02-27T19:52:56+00:00February 27th, 2018|

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND MISCLASSIFICATION

The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) of the United States has required to the Congress an increase of $49 million on the funds for 2016. The main reason for this increase is the need of hiring 300 additional investigators. This requirement is specially based on what the WHD defines [...]

2018-02-22T15:14:34+00:00February 22nd, 2018|

ACA: EXCHANGE NOTICES

If you are an employer with over 50 employees, you have to be in compliance with the Employer Shared Responsibility terms of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This means that you have to offer minimum value affordable healthcare to your employees. If any of your employees decide to seek subsidized healthcare through the Insurance Exchange [...]

2018-02-15T15:59:29+00:00February 15th, 2018|