Monthly Archives: June, 2023

• Handbook Crash Course: How to Build a Smart Employee Handbook

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  June 28th, 2023 / No Comments

  We know HR professionals are tasked with a wide range of responsibilities – but we don’t think worrying about your handbook should be one of them. Whether you’re building a handbook for the first time or need a refresher on best practices, join us for a crash course on how to build your employee handbook. Using the Smart Employee Handbook in the Mineral Platform, we’ll walk through how you can create your own automatically updating, compliant handbook.

  Wednesday, July 12, 2023
  10:00 AM PT | 1:00 PM ET

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• Question of the Week

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  June 20th, 2023 / No Comments

  Question: 

  “Can we use comp time with our employees?”

  Answer:

  It depends. For nonexempt employees of a private employer, no. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) doesn’t permit private employers to offer compensatory time (“comp time”) in lieu of overtime pay.

  You could offer time off to your exempt employees as a reward for working more than their typical work week, which is considered a form of “flex time,” but there are downsides to doing this.

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  This Q&A does not constitute legal advice and does not address state or local law.

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• Question of the Week

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  June 8th, 2023 / No Comments

  Question:

  “It seems like we’ve had a lot of candidates ghosting us recently. Is there anything we can do to prevent this?”

  Answer:

  Nothing you do will prevent ghosting altogether, but there are steps you can take to keep candidates engaged and discourage them from just disappearing on you.

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• Question of the Week

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  June 1st, 2023 / No Comments

  Question:

  “We know we need to plan for our leaders to leave the organization. How do we start succession planning?”

  Answer:

  It’s wise to think about succession planning before you need to fill leadership roles—this will make a potentially stressful time easier to manage. Succession planning prepares your current employees to move into leadership and other critical roles, easing their transition and inspiring confidence in their ability to succeed. Here are a few steps we recommend taking to get started with your succession planning for key positions you’ve identified.

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  This Q&A does not constitute legal advice and does not address state or local law.

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