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The pandemic upended traditional definitions of "workspace" as distinct from "home office" — and as people continue to work remotely, some of those changes may be permanent. There are easy steps a company can take to create policies to define and equip employees'...

Social media is a given; it's here to stay. Whether employers forbid it during work hours or not, workers will invariably use it during the day anyhow. That's why creating a practical at-work social media policy is so important. It is unrealistic to try to abolish...

Overtime rules can seem simple, but they actually can get quite complex. In the summer of 2024, the Department of Labor announced some tweaks with wide-ranging implications. Read on to make sure you're in compliance — today and moving into the future. It's long been a...

Everyone is talking about digital transformation — the integration of digital technology into a company, resulting in fundamental changes to how it operates. But it's not clear how to undertake digital transformation in the most effective and efficient way. Here are...

Enacted in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act governs the federal minimum wage, among other things. Last increased in 2009, the federal minimum wage stands at $7.25 per hour. Many states and some localities have their own minimum wage laws that set the minimum higher...

The number of U.S.-based freelance workers is expected to reach 90.1 million by 2028. Gig workers are helping businesses grow like never before. Are you thinking about diverging from full-time employees as an approach to staffing your business? You might want to think...

Employee satisfaction, legal compliance and cash flow may depend on one thing — how often you must run payroll. It's important for businesses to have a clear and consistent payment schedule to ensure fairness and adherence to labor laws and employee expectations. Lack...

Do you know what to do when an employee quits? Not only do you have to handle resignation logistics and ensure compliance, but you also have to maintain operations and employee morale during the transition. How you respond when someone quits makes a big difference to...

The Barnes Group Welcomes First Celina-Based Client The Barnes Group, a full-service human capital management organization and staffing agency based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, announces its first new client in Celina. “Given we recently opened a new office in...

Workplace engagement is a crucial aspect of business success. In fact, it’s so imperative that employee engagement has been shown to affect metrics like productivity, retention, and customer service. However, unfortunately, recent statistics indicate that only a mere...