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Presumably you have a holiday and vacation policy already in place. But what if it’s not working well for your company or your employees? For example, if it’s vague, you may have to make decisions on the spot when an employee asks for days off at a time that is...

WorldatWork, the HR professional society, has been surveying its members for over a decade on this topic. In its most recent “Paid Time off Programs and Practices” report, within some demographic groups, a majority of employers now merge those paid time off (PTO)...

From the Thanksgiving kick-off of the holiday season through December 31, many businesses find themselves short-staffed as employees take time off to spend with family and friends. But if you limit how many vacation days employees can roll over to the new year, you might find...

In recent months, several states and localities have passed laws to mandate paid sick leave. Here’s an update: California and Massachusetts each have passed required sick leave laws that kick in on July 1, 2015. They follow Connecticut, which became the first state to...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has much to say about how you need to keep employees safe when the winter winds are howling. Also, the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws have spawned reams of rules on when you are obliged to pay workers if your...

It’s a fair question to ask … why should employers provide paid sick leave? As noted by President Obama in his recent State of the Union Address, not every employer does. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 73 percent of U.S. employers provide paid sick leave...

As the table at the bottom of this article illustrates, the number of employers recognizing religious holidays celebrated by minority groups is small, according to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management. Is that a problem? Probably not. Employers aren’t...