With the Holidays upon us, I hope you’re enjoying the spirit of the season with the opportunity soon to unwind and rest before the new year begins. With the season in mind, I want to convey my sincere gratitude to all of our clients and partners whom we’ve...
Three Experts Discuss Fostering Good Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace
With one in five US adults experiencing mental illnesses annually, employer flexibility can help employees get effective treatments and maintain their productivity and wellness in the workplace, according to three experts in mental health and the workplace who...
Compensation: Getting the Right Balance to Recruit and Retain Your Best-Fit Employees
Wages and salaries for US private-sector workers grew 5.7% year-over-year from June 2021-2022, according to recent data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. With compensation increasing this fast, even in the midst of Federal Reserve action to cool the economy and...
impactHR Awarded Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland 2022 Torch Award for Ethics
impactHR honored for its dedication to ethical business practices and a culture of trust with its customers and partners October 4, 2022, Columbia, MD – impactHR, LLC, a full-service human resources management and consulting firm, today announced it has been awarded a...
Key Steps to Prevent Workplace Violence
Consider an employee in a hospital. While at work, an anonymous phone threat comes in with a message that bombs have been placed throughout the medical facility. In another case, after an employee reports on a co-worker for repeated errors in his work, this co-worker...
Mid-Year Check-In: Conduct an Audit of Your HR Function
With 2022 nearing its mid-point, it may be a good time to take a new look at how you manage your organization’s people and HR practices, processes and compliance. This is where an HR audit can be helpful. An HR audit is an effective tool to assess your present status...
impactHR Welcomes Amanda Clifton as New Senior HR Consultant, Client Services
We’re delighted to announce Amanda Clifton, MS, SHRM-SCP, has joined impactHR as Senior Human Resources (HR) Consultant, Client Services. Amanda is a tenured HR Professional with over 17 years of experience in consulting and as a practitioner. Her experience...
For Government Contractors: Complete Your Company AAP Certification by June 30
For Federal Government Contractors, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently issued a reminder that companies must complete Affirmative Action Program (AAP) certification through the OFCCP’s Contractor Portal by June 30, 2022. Covered...
Six Ways to Improve Your Employee Retention
In the midst of today’s roiling labor market, one good way to work to retain employees is to remember why they became your employees to begin with —that is, they have wants and needs, and their employment enables them to meet those wants and needs. As employers,...
Enabling Managers to Help Employees Optimize Their Performance
With the COVID-19 pandemic now in its third year, companies and organizations continue working to adjust their normal routines and processes to maintain business continuity and growth. To help employees stay productive and forward-looking in the midst of continued...