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HR Q&A

Q&A: Can We Have a Mandatory Retirement Age?

With a few exceptions, no, you can’t have a mandatory retirement age. Forcing an employee age 40 or older to retire at a certain age ...
HR Q&A

Q&A: Do I need to do anything when employees come to me to vent?

It depends on what they’re venting about. If they’re complaining about conduct that might be illegal, such as harassment or threats of violence, you’ll need ...
Career Monday

Career Monday: 14 Ways To Find Your Way Back From Burnout

Preventing burnout protects your overall health and your career. However, if the way you work changed radically over the past year, your old defenses may ...
Career Monday

Career Monday: 12 Ways to Ensure That Your Resume Gets Read

The average corporate job opening attracts 250 resumes, according to the employment website Glassdoor. With that kind of volume, it’s little wonder that most resumes ...
HR Q&A

Q&A: If an employee puts in their notice, can we let them go that day instead of keeping them for the full notice period?

Generally, yes, you can let an employee go that same day unless there is a contract or agreement to the contrary. While you aren’t required ...

Blasts From The Past

Affirmation: Top 5 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make When Changing Your Life

Changing your life is serious business. As far as we know, you only get one life. Making the most out of your life is a ...
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Career Monday: I Get The Most From My Online Learning Activities

Learning online is fun and easy. I enjoy learning new things. When I go online, I can learn anything I need to know right from ...
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Why Training Employees is Good For Retention

There’s an old joke about an executive who worries that training their employees will be a bad investment because they might leave, to which the ...
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Q&A: Do you recommend reducing hours as a disciplinary measure?

Question: Do you recommend reducing hours as a disciplinary measure? Answer from Kyle, PHR: No, I don’t recommend reducing hours as a disciplinary measure. Discipline ...
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Q&A: What should we do if a candidate asks us not to contact their current employer?

It’s ultimately up to you, but we’d generally recommend that you honor the request. The candidate may have a good reason for asking you not ...
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Affirmation: Progress brings encouragement.

There are few greater feelings than seeing myself a little further ahead today than yesterday. It reminds me why I am sacrificing certain things to ...
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