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Episode 107: Back to the Salt Mines
For this episode of What the Hell Just Happened?! Paul Edwards sits down with CEDR Solution Center Senior Advisor Tiana Starke to discuss social media usage by business owners, including how one business landed itself in some deep water as a result of a post they made. What types of things do you need to be careful of as a business owner when it comes to your own social media postings? Listen as Paul and Tiana analyze this post, the risk it posed to the business, and how the entire situation could have been easily avoided.
5 Ways to Help Your Team Manage Inflation Without Breaking the Bank
Inflation is on everyone’s minds right now, and understandably so. Most Americans are aware that the purchasing power of a dollar is always decreasing to some degree, but rarely does the rise in the cost of living have such a powerful impact on our daily lives or feature so prominently in the public discourse. As […]
Introducing “What the Hell Just Happened?” An HR Podcast Featuring CEDR CEO Paul Edwards
How safe is it to let a new employee go if they aren’t a good fit? What if you just found out that new employee is pregnant? How could an audit by your state’s Labor Commission leave you with a surprise $800,000 bill (It happened to one California employer earlier this year)? How did throwing […]
Hiring Unpaid Interns This Summer? Here’s What You Should Know.
For many owners and managers, the prospect of bringing on a student intern — especially an unpaid one — for help checking off a few long-delayed tasks seems like too good of an opportunity to miss. But, when bringing an intern or temporary employee in, it’s important to make sure that you’re classifying that person […]
Employer COVID Vaccine Mandate Laws By State
In the fall of 2021, it seemed like states were coming out with new rules around vaccine mandates practically every other day. That trend has definitely slowed down, but it hasn’t stopped completely. New rules around vaccine mandates continue to roll out and, in some cases, vaccine mandates are being withdrawn. Below, we provide a […]
It’s Lonely at the Top: 3 Simple Tips to More Confident Leadership
You set your keys down on your kitchen counter after a long, full day. Even though you’re trying to decompress with a relaxing cup of…tea (definitely just tea), your mind is still spinning with unmade decisions from your day. Did that interview with the candidate actually go well? Or are you just in a really […]
The Employee Onboarding Process: Tips and Best Practices for Better Retention
She was so pumped when she got the job and she’s already leaving? What the heck went wrong?! Like most things in life, it’s rare that we can point to a single thing and say with certainty, “That is what caused this employee to quit or, for that matter, to stay.” It’s a situation that […]
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HR Base Camp Roundup – August 17th, 2022
This week’s HR Base Camp Roundup focuses on two issues that cause grief for employers on a regular basis...
Episode 107: Back to the Salt Mines
For this episode of What the Hell Just Happened?! Paul Edwards sits down with CEDR Solution Center Senior...
HR Base Camp Roundup – August 10th, 2022
This week’s HR Roundup covers three common questions that many employers don’t even think to ask about until...
Episode 106: All Things Internship
In this episode of What the Hell Just Happened?! Paul Edwards sits down with CEDR Compliance Officer Nora...
HR Base Camp Roundup – August 3rd, 2022
This week, the top HR Q&As from our HR Base Camp Facebook Group and HR Solution Center involve how to...
Episode 105: Artificial Intelligence and HR?!
For this episode of What the Hell Just Happened?! Paul Edwards discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) is...
HR Base Camp Roundup – July 27th, 2022
This week’s Roundup of questions from the HR Base Camp Facebook Group and HR Solution Center cover some...
Episode 104: Can I Mandate Vaccines for New Employees?
For this episode of What the Hell Just Happened?! Paul Edwards discusses the ever-evolving world of COVID...
Episode 103: The Half-Million-Dollar Birthday Party
For the third episode of What the Hell Just Happened? Paul Edwards has a conversation with CEDR Social Media...
HR Base Camp Roundup – July 13th, 2022
Today’s HR Q&As from our HR Base Camp Facebook Group and HR Solution Center revolve around employee...
Episode 102: I Owe the State $800k!
In this episode of What the Hell Just Happened? Paul Edwards sits down with CEDR Solution Center Manager...
HR Base Camp Roundup – July 6th, 2022
This week’s HR Q&As from our HR Base Camp Facebook Group and HR Solution Center include the popular...
Episode 101: Can I Fire My New Employee (Did I Mention That She’s Pregnant)?
For the first episode of What the Hell Just Happened? Paul Edwards sits down with CEDR Solution Center...
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