Candidates Have a “Clear View” into Your Middle TN Business with Glassdoor – should you be worried?
Before the rise of “all things internet,” job seekers typically had very little information upon which to form their opinions of potential employers. Then along came Glassdoor, an employer review site where employees (and interviewees) can leave anonymous feedback on what it’s really like to work for your company. With a rapidly growing database of […]
Tips for Climbing the Ladder in HR
January is almost over. What have you resolved to achieve in your HR career this year? If you’re like many HR professionals, you may tend to put your professional development on the back burner. Much of what you do is focused on others’ career success – helping them to get the jobs and promotions they […]
Is There a Downside to Setting All Those Goals for You and Your Business?
New Year’s is closer than you think. But before you start hammering out objectives for you and your company, consider this quote from a recent Forbes.com post: “Researchers from four top business schools have shown that goals often do more harm than good. Worse, they can cause real damage to organizations and individuals using them.” […]
Tennessee Employment Laws about Meal Breaks and Rest Breaks
Hungry for some straight talk about meal breaks and rest periods? Wood Personnel is happy to serve it up. Meal and break periods are covered by Tennessee Code 50-2-103(h). Here is a summary of the Tennessee employment laws: Employers must provide a 30-minute unpaid rest break or meal period to employees who are scheduled to […]
Playing it Safe – Keys to protecting your Middle TN business
In case you haven’t noticed, we live in an extremely litigious country. And in recent years, things have only gotten worse. During the recession, employee lawsuits against their employers became more common than ever. Across the nation, claims of age discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment, racial discrimination, disability discrimination and retaliation suits increased dramatically. Employee […]
Health Care Reform 2013: What will it mean for your Middle Tennessee Company?
If we’ve learned anything from health care reform, it’s that patience is a virtue. Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed back in March 2010, Middle Tennessee employers have waited – and waited – through numerous court challenges and a nail-biting presidential election to see what form the law would finally take. […]
