HR Chat w/Employco USA: Can Employers Ask Job Applicants if They’ve Been Vaccinated or Had COVID-19?

We receive a number of questions from our clients as we consult them on a variety of HR issues.

In this video, Rob and Jason discuss if employers can ask job applicants if they’ve been vaccinated or had COVID-19. They cover what the EEOC has said, the importance of being consistent with both applicants and employees, if it’s reasonable to ask, and more.

Questions? We’re here to help, info@employco.com

WEBINAR: Workplace Changes After COVID-19

WEBINAR: Workplace Changes After COVID-19

Join Employco USA’s Rob Wilson and Jason Eisenhut as they discuss a number of workplace changes you may encounter after COVID-19. There will be a brief presentation to begin the session, but most of the time will be dedicated to answering your specific questions!

We’ll cover employee vaccines, relaxed safety requirements, recruiting and onboarding, video interviews, the new workplace, in-person vs remote, cybersecurity practices, updated pay strategy, the demand for skilled workers, and more!

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You’ll be able to join us at 10:00am CT on Thursday, June 24th from your computer, tablet, or smartphone (you can also dial-in):

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You can also use our registration form to submit questions you’d like to see answered/covered during the webinar.

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HR Chat w/Employco USA: National Safety Month

We receive a number of questions from our clients as we consult them on a variety of HR issues.

June is National Safety Month. In this video, Rob and Jason discuss: taking a look at your safety practices and policies, proper lifting techniques, handsfree driving, emergency evacuation plans, Employco’s new Loss Control Manager, and more.

Questions? We’re here to help, info@employco.com

What to Do When Employees Don’t Want to Return to Work

Employment trends expert advises on what to do when workers are hesitant to come back to the office

Work from HomeLast year, more than half of workers said they wanted to continue working from home indefinitely. That number has only grown in the last several months. In a recent Harvard Business Review study, it was revealed that 32% of American workers say they never want to return to the workplace, even after the COVID-19 pandemic finally ends.

“What we are finding is that a lot of people are really resistant to the idea of closing out of Zoom and putting on real pants again,” says Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA and employment trends expert. “Some of them say that they are truly still concerned about the virus, but many of them have just found that they highly prefer working from home, and they’re using this opportunity to try and finagle their positions into being fully work-from-home or at least hybrid.”

But is this a good idea from a management perspective?

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HR Chat w/Employco USA: Recruiting Difficulty

We receive a number of questions from our clients as we consult them on a variety of HR issues.

In this video, Rob and Jason cover current problems companies are facing with recruiting new talent. They discuss recent statistics, positions that can’t be filled, industries that have been hit the hardest, federal unemployment, career changes, recruiting strategies, interesting benefit offerings, and more.

Questions? We’re here to help, info@employco.com

Podcast: Recruiting Challenges

On this month’s podcast Rob, Scott, and Jason cover recruiting challenges in the current employment landscape. They discuss unemployment benefits, competitor wages, career changes, signing bonuses, employee referrals, virtual job fairs, hybrid remote/office programs, finding the right balance, creating a robust offer package, and more.

Podcast: Recruiting Challenges

Contact us with any questions you may have, we’re here to help: hr@employco.com

HR Chat w/Employco USA: Banning Political Talk in the Workplace

We receive a number of questions from our clients as we consult them on a variety of HR issues.

In this video, Rob and Jason cover a recent news topic concerning companies banning political talk in the workplace. They discuss current examples, the legality behind it, fallback, employees resigning, as well as best practices for employers, training, policies, and more.

Questions? We’re here to help, info@employco.com

HR Chat w/Employco USA: PPP Funds Exhausted

We receive a number of questions from our clients as we consult them on a variety of HR issues.

In this video, Rob and Jason discuss the SBA’s announcement that Paycheck Protection Program funds have been exhausted (no new applications). They look back on how the PPP has helped businesses in general – as well as many of our clients, touch on some other relief programs that are still available (Restaurant Revitalization Fund, EIDL), and more.

Questions? We’re here to help, info@employco.com

Should Employers Be Able to Ban Political Talk at the Office?

Employment expert discusses tech company’s downfall after trying to ban political talk

BannedWhen software company Basecamp made changes to ban ‘societal and political talk’ on their company account, many of their employees reacted in outrage. Nearly a third of their employees took a buyout and left the company in the days following. Basecamp CEO Jason Fried has since apologized, but the company’s decision to ban certain topics still stands.

But should employers be allowed to ban political or social justice topics in the office?

“Yes,” says Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA, an employment solutions firm with locations across the country. “What Fried and company co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson essentially did was ask people to stop using the company’s internal software to have political discussions. Instead, they encouraged employees to have these conversations on Slack, WhatsApp, or Signal. They even said employees could have these conversations on a personal Basecamp account, but simply not on their company account.”

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