This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES – And how to avoid themMany laws have changed — If you haven’t updated your employee handbook within the past year – it may be out of date. As the laws and your policies and procedures change, your handbook needs to [...]
Be careful asking inappropriate – or the wrong questions during an employment interview
December 31, 2011 by
This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES – And how to avoid themEmployers can inadvertently create potential legal problems by asking the wrong questions – with the best of intentions. Remember, it’s the impact you may have, and not your intentions, that can get you, as an interviewer, [...]
Are You Using Outdated or No job descriptions?
January 1, 2011 by
This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES – And how to avoid themThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has made it nearly mandatory to have appropriately written job descriptions. This should be the very first step in a proper hiring process. Job descriptions should detail the essential duties, [...]
Are you conducting background checks on your prospective employees?
January 5, 2012 by
This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES – And how to avoid themA bad hire can be one of the most damaging events that can happen to a company. And a bad hire can happen with the best of intentions. Conducting reference checks, a criminal background check and [...]
Be sure you are properly paying overtime to non-exempt employees
January 10, 2012 by
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES – And how to avoid themBe careful to properly draw the line between “exempt” employees and “non-exempt” (those entitled to receive overtime pay). Paying employees a salary isn’t enough to avoid overtime. Unless employees are exempt from the provisions of the [...]
