Human Resources

How much of what you do focuses on developing people vs. administrative or policy work?

Advice on taking and passing the SPHR exam?

I am a five year experienced professional I do have an experience into HR generalist activities such as onboarding, exits, employees engagement, little on HRBP, offshore HR services, I am not sure how… more

Does anyone have a recommendation for a great mentoring platform/software. Looking to use to match participants as well as manage multiple mentoring programs. Thanks

Hi everyone! How does one explain to their boss they are unmotivated and disengaged by their work? The work isn’t helping me grow and has become tedious. I’ve already explained that I’d like to take o… more

I am really interested in moving my HR career with a major retail brand, but I’m not having any luck finding anything on job boards and have no idea where else to look or start. Can anyone provide an… more

Hello all, Wondering if anyone has high-level visual of a HR systems roadmap that also captures the employee experience with an end to end view? Currently we have a products map however want to add i… more

In a small company with under 60 employees, if two salaried employees catch Covid. Would you continue to pay them if they are home sick. Sometimes they do work sometimes they too sick to get out of be… more

Hello! We are a smaller company of around 50 people and have recently stopped communicating every departure at a company-wide level and only focusing on the departments/people whose work will be affec… more

Does anyone have any leads on a remote HRBP role? Starting to put feelers out

Anyone have experience receiving cold msgs on LI looking to talk to you about what it’s like working at the company you work for and if so, 1) what about their msg stood out 2) what made you not resp… more

Hello! What are some of the best virtual team building or engagement events/activities your team has enjoyed since switching to being remote? Bonus if they are also cost effective!

How is your firm handling callback interviews after the virtual campus interviews?

Can we post PTO balances on company website why or why not?

Can anyone recommend where I can learn more about building out employee resource groups? I want to learn more about how I can make ERGs more effective and valuable to our employees, but don’t really k… more

What is your companies paid parental leave benefit/policy? Currently offer 12 weeks fully paid for any new parent and thinking about adding additional time.

We have an employee who keeps bad mouthing her teammate, and is impacting his reputation- how do you manage this situation so that it’s fair to the employee being bad mouthed?

We are a very small shop <15. My leadership is under the illusion hosting an unpaid intern is acceptable. I’m advising against it but what I’m reading around regulations is vague and has a lot of … more

For those that offer paid parental leave - if someone goes on leave and is eligible for an annual bonus, do they still receive the full 100%? I’ve heard some people prorate it (i.e if someone receives… more

Any recommendations for scientific staffing firms with Ph.D candidates? Seeking someone in the Metro Detroit area if possible for a hard to fill role. Thanks in advance!

Curious how others are planning to handle the covid vaccine in the work place. Do you plan to require employees to receive the vaccine, before returning to the office, excluding individuals who need … more

When hiring for tough to fill positions, has anyone offered an employee referral program to their customers?

What is your policy on a rehire and how you handle accrual rates for PTO, do you start over? Do you have a window like if they return within 6 months it stays with original hire date? Do you handle th… more

Which do you this is the more common term: Attrition or Turnover? Which do you use when reporting this data?

We are looking to revamp our headcount planning process. Right now, we are using a clunky workbook that is never updated timely which complicates things for our CFO as she budgets for the year. Would … more

I have been working at a new company for about 3 months now. While I have tried to adjust to the new environment, I have struggled immensely as I have a largely unavailable boss and the company cultur… more

Has anyone implemented Workday without experiencing massive regrets? It seems to be far more complicated to run advanced reports, export data timely, and be productive from a reporting standpoint. A… more

Does anyone have any recommendations for a one-stop-shop learning management system, payroll and benefits platform and applicant tracking system? If not, can anyone propose two cost-efficient platform… more

Curious, is it common practice to advise managers *not* to remain in correspondence with a recently terminated employee? An employee was just fired *without* cause (headcount reduction) and has been t… more

Has anyone set up a system to timekeep in a intentional company while based in the US? Trying to see what system we can utilize for our branch in Honduras. They work a 9.5 work week and have different… more

Is anyone preparing statements for leadership today in response to yesterday’s.... everything? (Lol) our employees are reeling, anxiety is high and we are coordinating a response to include guidance f… more

Does anyone have an unlimited PTO policy they are willing to share? Thank you!

What are some best practices for handling an employee with dare I say, too much initiative? They tend to steamroll others and processes because they are so fast at their job and rather than taking a b… more

Hello! Anyone have any experience with ADP WorkforceNow? We were about to sign with Paycom, and move away from ADP, (who only does our payroll right now, no other services), but it seems WFN has come … more

Are you or have you been the sole HR person at the company? What are the pros & cons? I haven’t been, but a recruiter reached out with an opportunity to be one. They currently use the parent compa… more

Hello, curious to know what other companies do for employee spotlights besides the traditional email blast to the company. Any recommendations to better the experience for employees?

What does a Covid policy consist of for people working in a office space?

My current employer would like to terminate an employee but give them a two week notice, ex: letting them know tomorrow their last day is 1/15. Is this standard?

Anyone willing to share their referral bonus structure? I have to create one and want to hear some ideas!!