Workers’ Compensation: Is There a Better Way to Pay?

Paying your workers’ compensation insurance policy may not be something you’ve considered closely, but it can have a substantial impact on your business’s cash flow. Typically, employers make two or three installment payments on their workers’ comp insurance policy...

We recently had an open position that two employees were interested in. We’ve made our selection and our chosen employee accepted the role. How do we tell the other employee they were not selected?

Answer from Laura, MA, SHRM-CP: We recommend having a face-to-face conversation with the employee who wasn’t selected to let them know that someone else was selected for the role. If you elaborate on your decision not to select this employee for the position, keep the...

Three Ways to Make Holidays More Inclusive

The office holiday party is a time-honored tradition: readers of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol may remember the Christmas party hosted by Ebenezer Scrooge’s old boss, Nigel Fezziwig. While the look and feel of these end-of-year holiday parties have changed since...

What is an exit interview?

Answer from Celine, SHRM-CP: An exit interview is a conversation with a departing employee about their time at the company and the reason for their departure. It’s completely optional, but some employers conduct them to learn about workplace issues they may want to...