By Saleha Walsh
As you may have heard, last week a Federal judge granted an injunction that delays the December 1st change to overtime rules. While stalled (or maybe at some point repealed), we caution anyone from thinking it’s a free pass. The spirit of the legislation was to automatically bring positions (mostly administrative) that are often misclassified … Continued
By Saleha Walsh
The new FLSA overtime eligibility rules, taking effect December 1, 2016, are expected to impact millions of salaried workers. Currently employees earning $23,660 or less annually are automatically eligible for overtime pay; the new regulations will increase that threshold to $47,476 annually, regardless of the employee’s job function. This new requirement will impact most organizations … Continued
By Saleha Walsh
Are you ready for the changes in overtime eligibility effective on December 1, 2016? Join us for a free HR workshop to learn more about the updated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations that will make it mandatory to pay overtime wages to many employees who were not eligible. This new requirement will impact most … Continued
By Saleha Walsh
Clients often ask us about offering an employee extra pay if the employee doesn’t enroll in health coverage and candidates will sometimes ask about this as well when they negotiate compensation. Sounds like a potentially easy way to increase an employee’s compensation in a cost neutral way for the organization, but it is far from … Continued
By Saleha Walsh
Start-up businesses face many challenges as they navigate growth. Setting up the proper HR processes and systems to attract employees and manage risk is vital in helping you steer through the many daily details needed to be completed to run a successful business. That’s where we can help. Saleha Walsh, our Director of the Human … Continued
Maintaining employee morale can be a difficult task, especially with all the challenges facing small businesses. While there are many different ways that employees can be motivated and morale can be improved, one of the simplest is to offer food as a gift or thank you. This may represent an extra expense, but the benefits … Continued
By Saleha Walsh
Hiring is on the rebound in Massachusetts. That means the pool of top-notch candidates is shrinking and competition to bring them on board is fierce for small businesses. It also means that having realistic hiring expectations is key to finding the candidates that are the best fit for your company. Defining Realistic The Rolling Stones … Continued
By Saleha Walsh
A lot of job applicants can make themselves look good on paper, and a lot of employers have hired a person who had all the right experience, but didn’t perform up to their expectations. By incorporating behavioral interview questions into candidate interviews, hiring managers are better able to gauge how a candidate will respond in … Continued
By Saleha Walsh
We all know how important it is to periodically review your employee handbook and other company documents outlining your employment obligations to employees. The offer letter, which can be different to an employment verification letter, is one of the first documents outlining the terms of your engagement with new hires. Making sure it addresses some … Continued
By Saleha Walsh
One of the more difficult employee issues businesses deal with is terminating an employee. These can be particularly challenging in small businesses because the employees tend to work more closely together and an underperforming employee can have a real impact on company performance. At Insource Services, we are often asked to assist our clients with … Continued