Welcome to December’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This final episode of 2022 provides some insight on what employers can expect in the coming year based on November’s election results and the ongoing litigation around Michigan’s Paid Sick Leave law. This information will help you plan for 2023, both in terms of your policies and […]
Welcome to November’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This month’s episode focuses on GRATITUDE! With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it felt only right that I should share with you all just how thankful I am for your continued viewership and support. I want to encourage each of you to lean into that spirit […]
Welcome to October’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This month’s episode focuses on I-9 compliance and some of the upcoming changes to be on the lookout for. Now I know this is not a glamorous topic, but it is one that ALL employers, regardless of size, are required to comply with. So, tune in below […]
Welcome to September’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This month’s episode focuses on a phrase that has been getting a lot of attention lately – Quiet Quitting. This catchy use of alliteration has been used to describe an employee who is doing the bare minimum not to get fired. In other words, doing […]
Welcome to August’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This month’s episode attempts to bring you up to speed on several recent court decisions affecting Michigan employers. However, as is the case with many legal updates, the speed of change makes providing up-to-date information difficult. We shot this month’s episode on the morning of July 29thand […]
Welcome to July’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This month’s episode introduces our newest team member, Caryn Bedford, SPHR, CPC. Caryn is a certified professional coach and together we discuss the value of executive coaching and how this differs from leadership training. You know the saying, ‘You have to put on your own oxygen […]
Welcome to June’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This month’s episode describes the value of using total compensation statements to give employees the full picture when it comes to their pay package. Often employees are only aware of the direct compensation they receive in the form of W-2 wages and use this number when evaluating […]
Welcome to May’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This month’s episode centers around Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) and the results of several independent audits and investigations into agency actions during the COVID crisis. For those of you who were trying to navigate the UIA system during COVID, you know what a mess it […]
Hello Leaders, Welcome to April’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This month’s episode was filmed for release in March, but due to timing delays was pushed back a month. We continue our conversation on upskilling and reskilling your workforce as a way of preparing for workforce shortages issues. This requires a strategy that couples […]
Hello Leaders, Happy February! This month’s episode takes the long view on workforce statistics. While we are certainly feeling the labor crunch currently, the data suggests that this is only the beginning of the constriction we will be experiencing in the years to come. While I wish I could paint a more optimistic picture, the […]