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Monthly Archives: August 2024

New Data Sheds Light on Workplace Romances

While the workplace has been a common place to meet one’s significant other for years, employees and employers tend to be very cautious of office romances. Fears over claims of sexual harassment, perceived lack of professionalism, or simply interpersonal awkwardness have made office romances almost a taboo subject in some companies. Nevertheless, recent data from […]
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The Gap Between Intent and Action in Skills-Based Hiring

Now more than ever, skills-based hiring is at the forefront of business conversations. While skills-based hiring isn’t new, organizations willing to undergo a company-wide transformation and take a skills-first approach are seeing success with building relevant taxonomies and developing employees’ careers faster than those operating in more traditional models. With a focus on finding the […]
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Listener Q&A – We Answer Your Questions: Working for Competitors and Social Media Problems

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today’s episode goes into these questions:How do you handle a salary non-exempt employee working overtime one week and under hours the next during a pay period?Are you required to give pay increases to all employees?A manager suspects someone is working for a competitor. There is a conflict of interest policy. What do you do?Do you have to investigate problematic statements on social media between employees outside of work?Support the Show.The Ultimate Book of HR Checklists – Getting HR Right: Your Step-by-Step Reference for Avoiding Costly Mistakes. Go to HRChecklists.com (On sale – take $100 off …only $79 ) Certified and approved for 3 SHRM Recertification Credits.Join the HR Team of One Community on Facebook or visit TeamAtHRstories.com and sign up for emails so you can be the first to know about new things we have coming up.You can also follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @HRstoriesPodcast Don’t forget to rate our podcast, it really helps other people find it!Do you have a situation or topic you’d like the team to discuss? Are you interested in having Chuck or John talk to your team or Emcee your event? You can reach the Team at Email@TeamAtHRStories.com for suggestions and inquiries.The viewpoints expressed by the characters in the stories are not necessarily that of The Team at HR Stories. The stories are shared to present various, real-world scenarios and share how they were handled by policy and, at times, law. Chuck and John are not lawyers and always recommend working with an employment lawyer to address concerns.

Be Careful You Don’t Inadvertently Violate Other States’ Wage Transparency Laws

Recently, in the first of a series of articles focusing on companies’ online employment recruitment practices, we wrote about a company’s need to consider what states require an employer to include (or prohibit an employer from including) in a job application that is made available online to residents of states other than Massachusetts. Here, we […]
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