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What Can An Outside Human Resources Company Do For My Organization?

We receive so many calls and emails from small business owners tentatively questioning what we can do for them.  HR Solutions LLC is a full-level service resource.  Here are just a few examples of how we can assist your business with employee issues:

• We like to start with a Human Resource Audit.   We do a complete review of your compliancy for proper HR law posters, handbooks/policies, job descriptions for FLSA, EEO, FMLA, ADD Compliancy, Employee Training and how you keep your employee files.
• We can help you develop a handbook that is specific to your organization’s needs.
• HR Solutions, LLC can assist you with properly handling employee performance issues to ensure you are proceeding in a non-litigative manner.
• Benefits Administration – to take the administrative aspect off owner’s desk.
• Recruiting and Retention – How to ensure you are hiring the right fit from the beginning.
• Employee and Management Coaching/Training.

The above is a small sampling of what we can perform for your organization.   We can perform any of these a full outsourcing or can be a simple phone call resource – you decide on the level of assistance you need.  There is no level of assistance too small or too large for us to help.

Are you questioning your compliancy for Federal Laws?  Are you hesitant to call for fear of what you don’t know?  Don’t be!  We make this process easy, friendly and on a personal level to benefit you and your organization.

Give us a call and stop wondering!

There is not a day that goes by where we are not answering the age-old question:  Is this employee Exempt or Non-Exempt?  and why?  There is no exact science or matrix you can follow to answer this question.  There are some critical points:

• First and foremost, you must make the decision based on the responsibilities for the position and NOT the person in the job.

• Decision for Exempt or Non-Exempt must be based on level of responsibility and the impact those decisions have on the company.

• Regularly supervises two or more other employees may be Exempt
• Has management as the primary duty of the position.
• Has some genuine input into the job status of other employees (such as hiring, firing, promotions, or assignments).

These are just a few of the critieria to consider. 

It is illegal to classify a position to avoid paying overtime!

For decades, HR professional have been touting the results of National Employee Satisfaction Stations data.   The same top 5 have always remained the same: 

The only thing that changes through the years is the order, however, you will find it interesting that Compensation, through strong economic times and weak one, has always hovered around #5.

During these past few years, we have definitely seen a shift in where Benefits fall.  With so many dual-income homes down to just one working partner, benefits have become a critical component of job satisfaction due to the back-up benefits disappearing.

Today I was thinking about all the businesses that will be dealing with employees developing “Spring Fever” and taking unscheduled time off work.  This wreaks havoc on production, schedules, deadlines and productivity because, as we know, someone has to pick up the slack.  I talked to 3 business owners this week who thought they had to let employees take time off without pay!  

As always, when addressing this issue, we ask the question “What does your handbook say?"  If your employee handbook does not address this issue, it should.  Still, there is no reason an employer should feel they need to grant time off work when an employee has used all their vacation, sick or - our preferred - PTO except in extenuating circumstances.  Allowing time off without pay prevents you from running your business according to plan and expectations when your employees will be present. 

If you don’t already have a policy stating the above, create one.  If you need assistance writing this policy or need a complete review of your handbook or one started from scratch, contact us anytime.