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 […]
We’re coming to the end of another crazy year and I thought I’d close out our 2021 HR Hot Topics with an update on the various COVID-19 vaccine mandates. There are actually four different mandates on the books right now, at least three of which are ‘stayed’ (on hold pending a court decision) at some […]
Welcome to the November edition of HR Hot Topics. I’m excited to introduce the newest member of the HRM team to you this month! Please join me in welcoming Alissa Parks to our talented group of dedicated HR professionals 😊 Alissa and I share some pretty eye-opening workforce statistics with you in this episode […]
Welcome to the October edition of HR Hot Topics. Hiring continues to be one of the top priorities and pain points for many of my clients. In the age of COVID, not only are businesses struggling to find qualified talent, but the types of questions that can and cannot be asked seemed to be shifting […]
Welcome to the September edition of HR Hot Topics. We are back to discussing the ever-changing COVID guidance. This episode focuses on OSHA’s recently published ‘Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace’. The strategies in this document pertain to all non-healthcare workers and align with current CDC recommendations; mirroring many […]