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Top 15 Fireable Offenses in the Workplace

By Anna Dizon on August 27, 2019 | HR Operations, Human Resources, Tip List | Comments (0)

Employees who don’t fit the company’s culture tend to behave in a way that disrupts productivity. Behaviors like discrimination and dishonesty are fireable offenses and create more harm than good, even from the most skilled and highest performers. When this happens, it’s essential for business owners to have concrete procedures and reasons to fire someone….

How to Create a Free Weekly Schedule (+Template)

By Laura Handrick on August 22, 2019 | HR Operations, Human Resources, Templates | Comments (0)

Building a work schedule is easy if you start with a free weekly schedule template. It provides space to enter employee names, their work days and times, a list of tasks they’ll be assigned, and how many hours they’ll work. That helps ensure work gets done, and you don’t end up paying unexpected overtime. Small…

7 Best Employee Scheduling Apps for 2019

By Laura Handrick on July 23, 2019 | Buyer's Guide, HR Operations, Human Resources | Comments (0)

Employee scheduling apps make it easier to build work schedules to share with your staff. The best include leave management features so that you know who is available. Some offer shift swapping and electronic updates, saving you from resending the schedule after each change. Many of these iOS and Android scheduling apps offer free plans….

7 Best Performance Management Systems for 2019

By Laura Handrick on July 17, 2019 | Buyer's Guide, HR Operations, Human Resources | Comments (0)

Performance management software provides tools to assess your employees’ on-the-job performance, and suggestions to help them improve. The best performance review systems increase employee engagement and support a culture of improvement. We looked at multiple performance management systems to simplify goal setting, streamline employee feedback, provide peer praise, and track metrics visually. 7 Best Performance…

7 Best Org Chart Software for 2019

By Laura Handrick on July 11, 2019 | Buyer's Guide, HR Operations, Human Resources | Comments (0)

Organizational chart (org chart) software lets you document the reporting hierarchy within your company. The best org chart software offers drill-down features to view multiple levels of management. Org charting tools may start at free for one user―or cost hundreds a month, depending on your company size and how many org charts you build. Best…

Employee Offboarding in 7 Steps [+Free Offboarding Checklist]

By Laura Handrick on April 29, 2019 | How To, HR Operations, Human Resources | Comments (0)

Offboarding is the process of managing all aspects of an employee’s exit from your business once they’ve resigned or been fired. An offboarding checklist ensures you don’t miss steps, such as getting your office keys back. It also promotes your employment brand as you deal with each departing employee in a fair and professional manner….

Employee Handbook: Definition, Features & Costs [+Free Sample]

By Laura Handrick on April 23, 2019 | HR Operations, Human Resources, Templates | Comments (15)

An employee handbook is a document covering the rules and conduct expected of your employees. It’s a reference for questions your employees have about key policies like benefits, dress code, and work schedules. For you, the business owner, it ensures employees are given the same information regardless of the manager they work for. It also…

HR Employee Self-service Portals: Definition, Costs, & Providers

By Laura Handrick on March 5, 2019 | HR Operations, Human Resources, What is | Comments (0)

An HR employee self-service portal is a web page that employers and employees can use to access HR documents and data. An HR employee self-service portal lets your employees find their own information online and thus saves HR staff and managers time from answering routine questions. These portals typically cost $1-15 per employee per month….