In March, the Social Security Administration (SSA) revived its practice of sending “no-match” letters to employers informing them which employee’s W-2 information does not match SSA information. One significant change to these revived no-match letters is that employers must register and log into the SSA’s Business Services Online (BSO) website to access the employee information.... Read more »

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Have you ever had a conversation with someone and knew for certain that they were not listening? Of course you have. It is fairly easy to tell when someone is not present in a conversation. It might be the lack of eye contact, the blank facial expression, or the irritating phrase, “Wait, what did you... Read more »

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If you are like most employers, you are struggling to fill many of your open positions. With unemployment in the 3 percent range with high turnover, that’s no surprise. But is there really a shortage of qualified employees? For nearly 10 years, we have experienced a strong economy. However, employee wages generally have not kept... Read more »

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Variable or incentive pay is compensation that does not become part of employees’ regular salaries and can fluctuate from time period to time period. According to a 2018 survey conducted by the national compensation organization World at Work, 96 percent of private companies offer some type of short-term incentive. Incentives can range from an annual... Read more »

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A recent study finds that pregnant employees often feel “pushed out” by their employers, and even those who voluntarily leave (“opt out”) often do so based on perceptions of being pushed out. The research disproves the notion that women lose career motivation due to their pregnancies; their motivation levels stay high unless their employers reduce... Read more »

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Last week, I was fortunate to attend the 2019 SHRM HR People and Strategy Conference near the beautiful beaches of Aventura, Florida. The conference focused on being bold and courageous leaders at our organizations. It brought executive-level HR professionals together for an invigorating three days of networking, idea sharing, and learning. For me, the conference... Read more »

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Organizations spend lots of time, effort, and money recruiting and hiring new employees. Employee attraction, recruitment, hiring, and onboarding, coupled with experiences that take place after onboarding, affect how an employee feels about an organization and its promises. When a new employee doesn’t experience the same things in their job that they were promised during recruitment,... Read more »

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We’ve all worked with an office jerk. They interrupt others in meetings, make snide comments in the break room, and order others around even if they’re not a supervisor. We put up with these people and accept them as an unavoidable part of work, yet according to SHRM, 87 percent of employees say that workplace... Read more »

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The Net was a 1995 movie starring Sandra Bullock as a woman working out of her home in Los Angeles for a company located in San Francisco. Nobody in her office knows what she looks like because she rolls out of bed, turns on her computer and her noisy modem, and goes to work beta-testing... Read more »

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Employers Council Survey Reports Higher Turnover in Utah For Second Straight Year    Ryan D. Nelson discusses the Employers Council Survey Reports Higher Turnover in Utah For Second Straight Year Utah Business, April 16, 2019

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Weeding out employees: How will medical marijuana legalization affect workplace drug testing? Ryan Nelson discusses on employers testing employees for marijuana use in Utah St, George News, April 16, 2019

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LinkedIn tips for baby boomers         Jennifer Ward shares LinkedIn profile ideas for baby boomers AZ Family, March 22, 2019

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