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What Happens If You Don’t Have an Employee Handbook?
Skipping the employee handbook is one of the most common (and most costly) HR mistakes small businesses make. Here’s what you’re actually risking without one.
How to Put an Employee on a Performance Improvement Plan
A performance improvement plan done right gives employees a genuine chance to succeed and gives employers clear documentation. Here’s how to write and run one effectively.
An Employee Just Complained About Harassment: What Do I Do?
If an employee just reported a harassment complaint, here are the immediate steps every small business owner and manager needs to take, and the mistakes that make it worse.
The Small Business Owner’s Guide to PTO Policies
How should your small business handle PTO? This guide covers accrual, carryover, state law pitfalls, and how to write a policy your employees will actually understand.
How to Write a Progressive Discipline Policy (With Examples)
A progressive discipline policy gives managers a consistent, defensible process for addressing performance and conduct issues. Here's how to write one for your small business.
What Should Be in an Employee Handbook? A Small Business Guide
Not sure what to include in your employee handbook? This guide covers the 10 sections every small business needs, written by a SHRM-SCP certified HR professional.