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In today’s post-pandemic work environment, flexibility remains a top priority among employees and businesses who are concerned about finding reasonable solutions. However, it’s important to remember that alternative schedules are really nothing new. Employers have successfully offered options such as ‘Summer Fridays’ for years. The key is to balance employee-friendly scheduling options with business needs. Options for Alternative Work Schedules Here are some of the alternative work scheduling plans or “compressed work schedules” that employers…

Businesses that find themselves dealing with a high rate of employee turnover must take steps to understand the cause. Root causes can be complicated, but understanding the reasons can help a company make lasting changes that will improve retention. The Importance of Exit Interviews Losing a valued employee is never easy but it can present a valuable learning opportunity if employers are willing to reflect on and identify why it happened. Many companies fail to…

Does your business offer prospective employees enticements like signing bonuses or moving expense reimbursement to enhance your recruiting efforts and attract talent during this competitive labor market? If so, you may want to consider protecting yourself with what’s known as a ‘clawback’ provision if things don’t go as planned with a new employee. Adding this provision to your onboarding documents gives you legal recourse to recapture money that the employee shouldn’t be able to keep…

The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) under the CARES Act was created to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ERC provided some relief for employers whose businesses were financially affected by COVID-19. Even though the ERC has expired, employers who experienced a significant loss of revenue during the period that the credit was effective may still be eligible to claim it. How does the ERC work? According to IRS…

Remember last year’s “Great Resignation,” when many employees optimistically left their jobs in search of greener pastures? Times have changed a bit, and fewer employees are willing to take the risk of quitting a stable job outright. However, they may be engaging in a trend known as “quiet quitting.” This passive attitude toward work can damage your business, and you want to be able to recognize and address it before it becomes a big problem….

This year, the so-called ‘Great Resignation’ made headlines, highlighting the trend of employees leaving their jobs in search of better pay, more flexible work arrangements and a host of other desired attributes in an ‘ideal’ employer. However, we are now seeing that employees who left for greener pastures are finding that the grass isn’t always greener with another company or organization. These individuals are sometimes referred to as ‘boomerang employees,’ and they could be the…