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Employees Won’t Clock In? Your Brand Pays the Price

Employees Won’t Clock In? Your Brand Pays the Price

Employees Won’t Clock In? Your Brand Pays the PriceHR Guy
Published on: 10/29/2025

To be blunt: your technicians NEED to appropriately track their hours, no matter what type of compensation plan they're on. And your brand (and possibly your bottom line!) is at risk if they don't. This is one rule you need to strictly enforce...

It's Up to You to Stop the Bad Apples from Ruining Your Brand

It's Up to You to Stop the Bad Apples from Ruining Your Brand

It's Up to You to Stop the Bad Apples from Ruining Your BrandHR Guy
Published on: 10/14/2025

What you allow one employee to do, expect everyone to do. Here are a few tips for setting and maintaining expectations so one "bad apple" won't spread rot across your entire Brand.

What to Do When Employees Claim Mental Health Issues

What to Do When Employees Claim Mental Health Issues

What to Do When Employees Claim Mental Health IssuesThe HR Team
Published on: 10/01/2025

When an employee claims a mental health issue, you need to take it seriously - even if you suspect it's just an excuse to leave work early. Here's how to treat these situations with compassion, without leaving yourself open to abuse.

My Employee Just... Arrived Late For Their 4th Meeting

My Employee Just... Arrived Late For Their 4th Meeting

My Employee Just... Arrived Late For Their 4th MeetingHR Guy
Published on: 09/15/2025

Your employee is chronically late to meetings. What do you do? Should you fire them for insubordination, be lenient because you're sure they have a good excuse, or something in between? As always... it depends!

My Employee Just... Declared They're Taking 8 Weeks of Leave

My Employee Just... Declared They're Taking 8 Weeks of Leave

My Employee Just... Declared They're Taking 8 Weeks of LeaveHR Guy
Published on: 08/21/2025

How would you respond in this HR scenario? Your employee declares they're taking 8 weeks of leave for family reasons. Are you required to allow it? If not required, do you want to? If you don't want to allow it, how do you respond?

How to "Sell" a Company Policy to Your Employees

How to "Sell" a Company Policy to Your Employees

How to "Sell" a Company Policy to Your EmployeesHR Guy
Published on: 07/22/2025

You want your employees' buy-in as they represent your Brand. Whether you're talking about a dress code, tool use, or sales steps, there are ways to get employees to actively engage. Here are some thoughts and suggestions.

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