Workplace Personality Management Skills One of the greatest challenges in management is how to get maximum production from the different personality types within the workforce. A manager needs to bring harmony to the chaos and what works with one personality type may totally alienate another. This article explores the latest…
To date we have looked at four significant areas of Workforce Dynamics that will have a major impact on companies whose very survival depends on a stable and efficient workforce to achieve profitability. The first four areas we examined were workforce fluidity, Generation Y, employee perks and older workers. This…
Business owners are very careful about managing their reputation but for some reason they have not come to realize the risks involved in the Internet or more specifically what is called social media. I would like to tell you the story of Kevin, and trust me there is a business…
Last month we brought you guidance from Eric Schweffler of BLH&K on emerging issues with cell phones and the tax arena. Gauging from the response, it seems that cell phones are an area of increasing concern for employers. Cell phones and PDA’s, not to mention beepers and iPods, have brought…
On 1/28/08, the President signed a new law that expands the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), providing leave rights for military families that is causing a new look at companies’ FMLA policies. The law went into effect as of that date, so it’s a mad scramble now as employers…
Last month we began the Workforce Dynamics series with two major workforce trends, workforce fluidity and Generation Y. This month we will take a look at two additional trends. Employee perks and the significant role they play in capturing and retaining talent in a competitive job market and a Workforce…
The Internal Revenue Service has recently been focusing their attentions on the taxation of business and personal use of cellular telephones to employees, resulting in additional taxable compensation to employees for income and payroll tax purposes. A summarized review of the substantiation requirements follows. Cell phones are identified by the…
U.S. financial markets are responding to growing concerns over financial sector losses due to write-offs in the sub-prime lending business, as well as a growing concern of a general economic recession. Financial sector losses primarily stem from defaults in the sub-prime mortgage market. In a process called securitization, mortgages are…
The one constant in human resources is constant change. Employers and their human resources managers are continually challenged to respond to changes in what we call workforce dynamics. Gone are the days when people made permanent career choices at an early age and stuck with them until they received their…
A new law, AB 650, which many employers are just finding out about, requires employers to send language out to all employees receiving W2’s about their eligibility to file for Earned Income Tax Credit. The law is effective 1/1/08, and the notice must be sent out within one week of…
