Employee Assistance programs are designed to provide human resource psychological and counseling services. An EAP is an external entity employed by a company to assist their employees with mental health or stress related problems including marital problems, chemical dependency and family therapy. EAP initiatives are integrated into the workplace as…

A frequently-asked question when it comes to managing staff is: “We always hear about following the law in terms of ‘pay & conditions’ but what exactly are ‘pay & conditions’ and where does the law fit in?” The following is a handy summary of the main areas pay and conditions…

The challenges businesses face when dealing with procurement processes, can seem insurmountable. Especially when requirements can vary greatly, from a rigorous application process to a more lenient, easy going bidding approach. If your company is not familiar with methods of obtaining goods or services, it is easy to get lost…

Small business succession planning is a major challenge and opportunity for community economic development. There are significant and some negative tax consequences following the death of an owner without a succession plan. The sale of existing businesses, even if successful, could result in relocation of the business, dissolution by competitors…

Reentering the workforce isn’t easy and felony jobs are hard to find. Often ex-felons will complain that no one will give them a job. You can increase your chances of getting one of the better felony jobs by networking and doing all that you can to be work-ready. …

Chemical Development Engineer The role of a Chemical Development Engineer is to research and trial new products, manage and improve product lines and designing new plants and products. This role requires a high level of innovation and intelligence which is used to pioneer new materials and technologies to be used…

There is little doubt that now is an exciting time to be a small business, especially when it comes to hiring. It is certainly a “buyers” market for qualified candidates. Every job opening has the potential to be flooded with applications. With the right combination of strategy, technology and commitment…

Lots of Model Survey are being used nowadays for the purpose of HR-benchmarking such as the classic Cross-Sectional Surveys, Longitudinal Surveys and other copyrighted Management Model Survey such as Engagement Model Survey, David Ulrich Models etc… but because of the complexity of human behavior a scenario of one survey conducted…

Being responsible for a family can include a plethora of tasks and can take up much time to organize all the insurance policies and papers to ensure that every family member has access to medical, dental, and vision care when it is needed. …