While the overall effort to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we’ve all been witness to the continued traumas engendered by racism, hatred and discrimination across the country. With the recent incidents and acts of violence against African Americans – including...
5 Ways Employers Can Support the Mental Health of Their Employees
With the pandemic and related economic downturn, many Americans, experts report, are experiencing higher than normal levels of stress, anxiety and worry about the future. And these stresses, without doubt, are affecting employers and employees at home and in the...
Pivoting Your Recruitment Strategies For the New Normal
With the pandemic in its fifth month, it’s hard to believe the US unemployment rate was 3.5% just last February. Flash forward a few months: the jobless rate hit 11.1% (in June) while the job “quits rate” (a measure of those who leave their jobs...
A Managers’ Toolkit: Helping Employees Through Today’s Crises
With the COVID-19 pandemic now in its fourth month and with business conditions still uncertain, companies and organizations are working fast to pivot their normal routines and processes to maintain business continuity. All told, there’s little doubt employees in...
Reopening Planning Resources and Tips from the impactHR Team
With the coronavirus lockdown in place over the last two months, it’s hard to miss the new announcements from local and state governments that a slow, gradual period of reopening should commence. With many facets of the crisis still bedeviled by uncertainties,...
Building Employee Engagement and Morale in the Midst of the Crisis
While we all continue to do our part to slow and halt the spread of the virus, the fact is many individuals, families and business owners also are dealing with the effects of the extreme economic downturn. Many business owners are doing their best to balance the...
Key Information for Employers – Dealing with the Coronavirus Crisis
Letter from impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell With the ongoing global effort to slow and halt the spread of the Coronavirus disease, COVID-19, our impactHR team started remote client work last week. As with many employers, we’ve taken this step to ensure the...
The Growing Importance of the Employee Handbook
With employment-related laws becoming more complex and often in flux, the employee handbook is seen more than ever as a valuable tool for companies and organizations to consider putting in place or to have updated. But what constitutes an effective employee handbook...
impactInterview: Kelly Mitchell on Tackling Key HR Challenges in 2020
With the fast start to the new year, the HR landscape continues to evolve, requiring companies and organizations to keep close watch on new regulations and trends. In addition, the continuing tight labor market and stable economy are making hiring and employee...
impactHR Team Volunteers at Howard County Food Bank
The impactHR team spent last Thursday volunteering at the Howard County Food Bank. Operated by the Community Action Council of Howard County, the Food Bank works to diminish poverty, enable self-sufficiency and advocate for low-income families and individuals in...