You’ve adapted a remote-work policy for your employees, and many left the traditional office structure for a home-office setup as a health and safety precaution. Now, in-person collaboration with co-workers largely has been replaced with meetings conducted through digital platforms. Concerns are high about a loss of productivity and employees growing distant from the mission…
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Cases of fraudulent unemployment claims have increased exponentially in Kansas and across the United States. The Kansas Department of Labor says it has stopped more than 45,000 fraudulent claims from being processed in 2020 – with one quarter of the year still to go. Compare that to the previous record of seven cases in a…
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The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has sharpened its safety enforcement on businesses whose operations rely heavily on forklift operation to transport products from one place to another. That means manufacturing companies in particular and other businesses with warehouse facilities need to be vigilant. One component of the initiative centers on making sure forklifts…
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Employers are facing an increasing number of discrimination or retaliation accusations from former employees who say they were wrongfully terminated. Businesses can protect themselves from those types of allegations but don’t always win if matters are taken to court. Take for example a case involving a former Kansas City, Mo. television reporter who was awarded…
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Compliance audits are on the rise, meaning employers need to be aware of pitfalls that could result in penalties and fines. Increasingly, state and federal audits are being conducted to ensure companies large and small are complying with employment laws. Syndeo helps companies get in and stay in compliance. In Kansas, wage and hour audits…
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Today’s employees have different preferences on how they want to receive performance feedback. In some cases, the traditional annual performance evaluation is giving way to an approach that emphasizes managers and supervisors providing employees ongoing feedback throughout the year. “It is the contemporary way of doing things,” says Tonja Sowder, vice president of human resources…
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