Business Management & Strategy | Best Practices | Employee Relations
By:
Amy Dozier
March 21st, 2016
All joking aside, there are lots of reasons why our clients call us to help them conduct an employee survey: they want to know why turnover is so high; they want to know the satisfaction levels of employees with regards to their jobs and benefits offered; they want to know what training they should be offering; and many call us because they are looking to improve what they believe is already a great culture with high employee engagement. Regardless of the reason, they all have one thing in common: they chose to use a third party to conduct the survey.
Risk Management | Business Management & Strategy | Best Practices | Employee Relations
By:
Amy Dozier
March 16th, 2016
It’s Wednesday morning and we have heard from three clients this week alone who have been victims of a W-2 Phishing Scam. Unfortunately, in these situations, here at Helios, we were contacted to help with the aftermath. We would much prefer to be a part of the proactive solution. Here is more information about this particular scam and what you can do to protect yourself and your company.
Total Rewards | Risk Management | Employee Relations
By:
Amy Dozier
March 4th, 2016
I often get asked by clients, prospects, and others in our community what is keeping us busy these days. Recently, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the pending regulation changes are a very hot topic. Clients are calling us frequently concerned about the pending FLSA regulations and what that means for their organizations.
Business Management & Strategy
By:
Amy Dozier
July 28th, 2015
I have recently been a part of conducting several HR Compliance and Effectiveness Assessments for our clients and one of the first questions we ask the executives and employees is, “What do you think Human Resources is responsible for?” We ask them to think in general terms and not just what HR is doing at their current organization.
By:
Amy Dozier
April 10th, 2015
"What are the best salary surveys I should use?" Is a question I recently was asked by an administrative assistant who was asked to research market data for her company.
By:
Amy Dozier
October 13th, 2014
As I previously wrote in another blog article, Common Problems with the Service Contract Act (SCA) Requirements, the requirements under the SCA are difficult to navigate. I have recently received questions on and worked with multiple clients on helping them classify their SCA workers; so here I wanted to go a little deeper on how to properly map your workers to the Wage Determination.