As we’re out and about (nearly everywhere we go), we like to ask those around us how they’re doing. We’re Human Resources consultants, and people are one of our primary businesses; so asking people how they’re doing is both interesting and important to us. We hear a variety of answers. Some respond with the traditional,…
Managing Remote: Chicago Study
Among the myriads of opinions about employees and how businesses should manage issues, there isn’t always hard evidence to back up the opinion. Bob (Scribner) pointed out an interesting University of Chicago study “Work from Home & Productivity: Evidence from Personnel & Analytics Data on IT Professionals” by Gibbs, Mengel & Siemroth, regarding work from…
Employee or Independent Contractor?
Do I W-2 or do I 1099 the worker? That is the question business owners and other organizations must face in 2021. Why are you, at Executive Advantage, bringing this issue up? Didn’t you comment on this back in 2015? The answer is ‘Yes,’ we did, but there, in a very quiet way, have been…
Balancing HR Compliance with Performance in 2021
HR can be a balancing act, and particularly so, when we’re balancing compliance (what the government says we have to do) with performance (what makes for a better working team), and, added into that, the challenges of what may be a less pro-employer administration in the midst of Covid. To help you more effectively navigate…
What’s Happening with Overtime?
Aug 31, 2017 — Breaking News for the DOL Overtime Rule. Just yesterday, experts were predicting that the approx. $47K salary threshold proposed by the Obama administration would, in fact, remain, and that the temporary junction against that salary threshold would be removed. Today, the tables have turned. A Texas federal judge ruled against it,…