Generosity is alive and well in America. The following story is proof positive. Harvey and Maddy Rovinsky own Bernie Robbins Jewelers (BRJ), once a go-to shop in Center City Philadelphia. Maddy's father started the business in 1962 as a hardware…
Policy and culture
It's not a coincidence that National Payroll Week is always the same week as Labor Day. This year, it's September 5-9. In an interview, 40-year payroll industry veteran James Paille, CPP, and the director of compliance for IRIS Software Group,…
Whether it’s a big meeting or a quick huddle, the last thing you need is someone turning it into a personal gripefest. Negative or "toxic" people who complain or point the finger are one of the chief reasons employees can't…
A big reason employers are still allowing hybrid work is business benefits like reduced operating costs. But it's also harder to ensure employment laws are being followed by your entire team. Compliance missteps with federal employment laws are especially costly…
CFOs hate to hear about poor financial literacy among workers, especially the folks they count as friends. The latest economic news on that front isn't good (though it may be great news for some employers. More on that later.) Just…
Have you ever asked an employee to do something and didn't get the results you wanted? Most of us had that experience at one time or another. Sometimes you ask for one thing and they hear something completely different! How…
The more things change, the more they stay the same! The youngest generation of workers entering the workforce isn't earning high marks from the older generations, to put it mildly. Generation Z aka the Zoomers are the "most challenging" age…
Year after year, surveys show about half of all employees don't tap their allotted personal time off (PTO). While some companies allow for pushing a generous number of hours to the following year, foregoing time away isn't the best scenario…
Holding managers and staffers accountable for the work they do is a day-in, day-out job. Leaders in any organization may be tempted to let some folks off the hook for a minor mistake or communication breakdown sometimes. But letting an…
Employee experience - including employee mental health - has become a higher priority for many organizations, according to research by Gartner. The Great Resignation that was triggered by the pandemic resulted in companies competing to deliver a best-in-class employee experience…
Employees who are just getting started on their annual tax filing chores may come to you or other finance staffers for info. A lot of cash-strapped folks will be trying to save money by doing their taxes themselves, but they've…
Hundreds of your C-suite peers retired or stepped down last year, and job-related burnout may have influenced their decisions. Among them were Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, DocuSign CEO Dan Springer and Red Lobster CEO Kelli Valade. More recently, on the…
