Is formal drug testing something your business does on a regular basis? With employees costing companies millions of dollars each year due to drug use, it makes sense to consider it. However, there are both good and bad that come from these programs. Many businesses are turning to pre-employment drug screening programs. The move to …
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What's In Your New Hire Employee Packets?
When hiring new employees, developing employment packets is an ideal way of educating the hire about your organization, as well as providing all new hire forms. In order for this effort to be beneficial, businesses or HR professionals do need to put a little pre-planning into the process. The good news is that it does …
HR 101 – Best Practices for Managing Remote Employees
More people than ever are working from home. Those who are managers in charge of remote employees have a completely new people management system to learn. If you are considering moving to a virtual environment for your employees, are you ready to handle the differences? Some statistics indicate that 2.8 million telecommuters are in the …