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Successful Employee Onboarding Is the Secret Sauce to Retention

Simple and effective onboarding processes keep your staff engaged and promise a reliable future.

9 Things to Include in Your Employee Self Service Portal

Employee Engagement

Build an employee portal that gives employees access to HR information and workplace resources when they need them.

Can You Fire an Employee for Excessive Absences?

Absence Management

Your hourly employee is always absent. Can you fire them? Although the general answer is yes, it is accompanied by many what-ifs.

4 Questions to Include In Your Employee Call Off Process

Absence Management

Standardize your absence process by asking employees the same set of questions.

What to Consider When Texting Employees After Hours

Employee Communication

Do employers have to pay employees if they are texting them off-the-clock? What are the rules for contacting employees after hours?

Can you ask your employees why they are calling in sick?

Absence Management

What to respond to an employee that is texting or calling out sick.

How can the Manufacturing Industry Reduce Absenteeism?

Absence Management

Absence management isn’t a new problem within the manufacturing industry. It’s been an ongoing problem over the last few years in particular, but even more so since the pandemic took hold in 2020.