Feature: State of Innovation RecapEnvisioning the employee of the future as Covid reshapes workplace norms Deanna Baumgardner, owner of Employers Advantage, recently...
Feature: Road to Recovery - How Startup Founders Overcame DisastersDeanna Baumgardner, owner of Employers Advantage, was recently featured in an article on Vouch. "As a startup, your reputation is...
Transitioning Back to the WorkplaceAs we begin to return to the office in larger numbers, we need to take a look at the things small businesses must consider during this...
North Carolina Wage and Hour Act Update and Impact on Small BusinessesOn July 8, 2021, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law some changes to the Wage and Hour Act through the North Carolina Department of Labor...
Feature: The Labor Shortage Woes ContinueOur owner, Deanna Baumgardner, was recently featured in the Charlotte Business Journal's article about labor shortages post-COVID. Maybe...
Candidates After Covid: A Recruiting ProcessIt is 100% a candidate market right now. I am sure I don’t have to tell you that if you’re reading this. People are leaving companies for...
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?“To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question…” There is so much conflicting information circulating these days about whether...
Feature: The 7 Steps of the Remote Employee LifecycleOur owner, Deanna Baumgardner, was recently featured in Globalization Partners' e-book, The Seven Steps of the Remote Employee Lifecycle....
HR Lessons Learned through a PandemicHello spring! It’s nice to see you. Spring always feels like a fresh start with warmer temperatures, budding flowers, and cleansing...
Heading Back to the Office 2.0Remember back in June/July 2020 when we had high hopes of the pandemic being an in and out kind of a thing, and companies would start...
What the American Rescue Plan Act Means for your Small BusinessThe American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was enacted on March 11, 2021 as part of a plan by the Biden Administration to combat the economic...
Office YogaWe have all read the stories about how sitting for long periods of time can have a negative effect on your health. The slouching, the...
What does it mean to be a supervisor?What does it mean to be a supervisor? According to vocabulary.com it means: “A supervisor is the person in charge at your job, who...
COVID and a Safe Work Environment - What that means for small businessesOver the past year, we have been inundated with information and ongoing changes related to COVID, safety, and the workplace from variety...
The Technology of Social Media and Impact on EmploymentSocial media can be a blessing and curse in a professional environment. A lot of companies utilize social media to market their products...
Work and Life - All in One PlaceWork Life Balance in a Remote Work Environment Some of us are seasoned remote workers and others were thrust into it for obvious reasons....
HR and Employment Law Changes to Expect in 2021As if we didn’t have enough on-the-fly change in 2020, with every new year comes even more new and changing employment regulation for...
Paid Time Off Strategies for 2021Flexible, supportive, compliant. When it comes to defining the paid time off policies for employees, they should be flexible, supportive,...
Things to re-evaluate in 2021It goes without saying that 2020 has been quite a year and it has revealed a lot of things that require serious attention across...
Viewing Human Resources Through a Different LensRecently, I wrote a blog describing my experience of moving into the human resources world, from a non-human resources background. I...