How's your documentation when communicating with employee regarding their performance? Are you specific enough that the employee understands what you mean to say? Or are able to properly convey your expectations so they understand what to change or improve? This episode comes directly from the Training the Team series with recommendations on how to document for positive results ..read more

When was the last time you audited your personnel files? Is HR aware and holding all the documents associated employee medical conditions or performance? Were you aware that there are documents that are not permitted in a personnel file? In this episode Pandy will talk to you about best practices for personnal files and how to keep your records compliant ..read more

Are your remote workers working? .... and who are they working for? This question plagues every business owner who has expanded their business model to include remote workers so if you're one of them, you're not alone. These are genuine questions and you have the right to be assured your employees are loyal and productive. Watch and listen as Pandy shares some tips on how to monitor production and time and how to be mindful of possible deception ..read more

We all know how fast information and employment laws are changing but are you keeping up with these changes? In this episode Pandy reviews the top 5 documents or policies every HR professional should be aware of. Some might surprise you but all of them should be taken seriously. Update these policies and material so you're ready for the next big changes that are yet to come ..read more

The Department of Labor has finally published the new rules on determining the difference between w2 employees and 1099's. Review the 6 factors with Pandy and use this to determine how compliant you are in this area. Companies cannot afford to get this wrong so this is a podcast you don't want to miss ..read more

What workplace hasn't had the experience of gossiping at one time or another? In fact gossiping tends to exist in most companies and they never deal with it because they simply don't think there's a solution or a cure. Not addressing gossip leads to a toxic and disruptive company culture. In this episode Pandy shares several ideas on how to approach gossiping and end this distructive cultural cancer ..read more

There's a correct way to restructure and eliminate jobs and then there's a wrong way. Are you aware of the difference? In this episode Pandy shares the do's and don'ts of restructuring and the importance of following certain processes to stay compliant and legal through the entire process ..read more

Pandy's on her soap box in this episode talking about how some of the biggest companies make the simplest and most preventable HR mistakes.  ..read more

In this episode Pandy reflects on a white paper by Fiona Ong with Shawe Rosenthal LLP on the use of the term "Not a good fit" in terminations. Fiona's guidance shares how the U S Court of Appeals for the fourth circuit sends the message that companies need to be more specific when terminating employees with vague terminology ..read more

Are you the hammer or are you the rock? How do you approach your position in HR? Are you there as a foundation of knowledge and support or are you the one always trying to change and force discipline in the company? There's a fine line to what HR should be in the management hiearchy. Pandy gives you scenarios to think about and the reasons why HR should always provide a foundation for solutions ..read more