A survey by Express Employment Professionals and The Harris Poll (of 1,000+ U.S. hiring decision-makers) found that: 86% of hiring managers believe the right personality can outweigh a candidate’s skills gap Personality is typically assessed through informal interactions, situational/behavioral interview questions, and reference checks The most valued traits, agreed on by both hiring managers and job…

Our HR team manages hundreds of leaves each year, with daily review of specific situations to ensure each leave is properly evaluated and managed.  We also have multiple client discussions each week to talk about why an employees’ leave extension request has to be considered, why an employee’s new leave request might be required when they were already off an extended period of time,…

We have worked with many clients who are upset about something an employee has posted on social media or elsewhere that may be viewed as negative about the company and/or its practices.  These have to be very carefully evaluated to determine if the statements could be concerted protected activity.  A recent case demonstrates the…

As anticipated, on July 13th the IRS issued an increase to the standard mileage rate.  From July 1 through December 31, the rate will be 76 cents per mile;  increased from 72.5 cents the first half of this year.    Most employers choose to reimburse work related mileage at the IRS standard rate, instead of requiring employees…