It’s only natural for people to look forward to beautiful weather in the summer. Oftentimes, if business allows for it, work slows down a bit—seemingly a reflection of this natural transition—as people schedule vacations and soak up the sun. If you haven’t yet considered how to integrate a few creative summer perks into your employee’s […]
Author: The PurelyHR Team
Managing employee workloads during vacation season
Peak vacation challenges There are bound to be periods of time, particularly in the summer, when a lot of your employees are on vacation or otherwise out of the office. While this is to be expected, if you’re too short-staffed, work will accumulate and the quality of your employee experience and customer experience alike will […]
Navigating HR Compliance: Tips and Solutions for Small Businesses
Regardless of the size of your company, HR compliance can be a huge undertaking. While an HR manager or department has countless important responsibilities, maintaining legal compliance may just be at the top of that mighty list. In short, HR compliance is the process of creating and enforcing internal HR policies—ones that follow labor laws, […]
The Benefits of Employee Self-Service Portals for Small Businesses
Just in case you missed a memo, an employee self-service portal is a convenient and centralized web-based platform that lets employees access and manage their personal information, HR-related tasks, and work-related resources. In other words, it allows employees to perform a range of administrative tasks without having to rely on and remind HR all the […]
Is unlimited PTO a trap?
Unlimited PTO has been a dominant trend over the past few years, especially amongst tech companies and startups. But while many companies do indeed offer this benefit, most people understand (in an unspoken sort of way) that “unlimited” is never really, well, unlimited. The truth is, if it was actually treated as such, few companies […]
Common mistakes to avoid for successful employee onboarding
Put simply, employee onboarding is the process of integrating new employees into a company. While a solid onboarding process can set your new recruit up for success, a flimsy, inadequate one will almost certainly set them up for failure, not to mention squander your valuable resources. Unlike an “orientation,” which typically lasts a single day […]
Ways to use technology to improve employee experience
A positive employee experience is crucial to ensuring your employees are engaged and satisfied—which, in turn, is a boon to turnover rates, but also to the overall vibe of your company. Yet while mention of company culture, salary, benefits, and opportunities for growth all abound when it comes to conversations about retaining talent, it’s important […]
6 ways to manage time off requests fairly
How can you possibly manage time off/ PTO/ vacation requests fairly?During holiday times it can be especially hard to juggle, here are 6 strategies to use for fair approvals.
4 signs it’s time to invest in PTO tracking software in 2023
With a fresh year just around the corner and the fiscal year drawing to a close, many companies are looking for palpable ways to improve—after all, New Year’s resolutions are for businesses too! In 2023, why not reconsider how you manage PTO? While using good ol’ spreadsheets, paper, or other manual processes to track PTO […]
How to create a generous parental & maternity leave policy as a small business
Parental/ maternity leave policies can make a positive impact on your business, but how do you offer generous benefits as a small business?
Volunteer time off (VTO) and how to include it in your time off program
Volunteer time off (VTO) is a benefit to employees, organizations and their communities. Learn how to create a VTO policy and how other companies are doing VTO.
Understanding ‘PTO’ vs ‘vacation’ when creating your time-off policy
PTO vs vacation- what’s the difference? Learn about the types of PTO systems (unlimited, accrued, fixed) and how to track PTO.
5 Employee retention strategies to retain top talent
Effective employee retention strategies to retain your top talent is especially important in today’s job market.
6 ways to help employees with soaring inflation
Inflation anxiety is real, and employees are looking to their organizations for support. Here are strategies to help employees with inflation.
How to engage remote employees: 8 engagement strategies
8 strategies to engage remote employees. Once an employee feels disengaged, it’s not long before productivity, performance, and your bottom line begin to suffer.