The GDPR is at our door, whether we’re ready or not—and an April poll showed a whopping 90 percent of businesses aren’t ready. If you’re part of that 90 percent—or just plain wondering, “What the heck is GDPR?”—read on. What is GDPR? GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It’s a new
“I can’t afford to pay my employee overtime, so I made them salaried.” I get this type of email from readers all the time. In every case, it’s a small (and often family-owned) business and the owner has no clue that you can’t just “decide” to make someone
We all (well, 97 percent of us) know that making up rumors about someone’s sex life is not okay. But even still, 39 percent of employees have seen it happen—and six percent say they’ve participated, too. People don’t just casually overhear inappropriate conversations—they tend to chime in. An older
We’re in a serious hiring slump. Nearly half of small business owners say they’re struggling to find qualified job applicants, and more than a third have been unable to fill recent openings. So how can you deal with this extreme labor shortage? Try widening your applicant pool—by considering candidates you
To celebrate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act turning 40, Senator Tammy Duckworth just had a baby. Well, sort of. Since she’s the first senator to ever give birth while in office, it seems like a fitting celebration for a law that’s been on the books since before most pregnant women
When you have a star employee, the last thing you want is to lose them, right? As an employer, you probably bend over backward to support your best employees. You want to work from home two days a week? Absolutely. You want to come in late on Tuesdays?
If you work for a hot startup or a Fortune 100 company, recruiting is no big deal. If you work for the former, applications probably flood your website. Plus, you’ve got the budget to splurge on specialized headhunters to find the exact match for each role. If you
So you finally found the ideal candidate. The only wrinkle? That ideal candidate doesn’t live in the U.S. All is not lost. If you want to hire talented international candidates, you can sponsor them through something called an H-1B visa. Here’s a quick rundown of how it works
When you have a small business, every task counts. There are no jobs that can be cut, or teammates that can take extended vacations without being missed. Therefore, business owners tend to focus on the roles and tasks that bring in immediate money—sales, engineering, marketing—and tolerate the necessary
A new baby is the best thing ever, and not just for the parents. You probably throw baby showers for all expectant employees, and send them out on parental leave with giant gift baskets and well wishes for what’s to come. Everything is seemingly perfect when they step
