Work is great for one’s mind, but a toxic work environment can take a toll on an employee’s physical and mental health. Unfortunately, there’s still a stigma around clinical depression and many fail to realize that depression not only affects …
Signs of a Toxic Work Environment
You have a lot on your plate managing employees. You must initiate an onboarding process for new-hires, implement a new employee scheduling program to facilitate workforce management, set up payroll services to automate local and federal compliance changes – the …
Two Trends to Watch in Security Workforce Management
We are less than a week away from Security Magazine’s Security 500 Report, which not only outlines the top leaders and organizations in the Security industry, but looks at common challenges and trends facing the industry and how these companies …
Conducting Social Media Background Checks Before Hiring
According to an annual survey conducted by Career Builder, 70% of employers use social media to research job applicants. [1] With more people using social media than ten years ago, it’s becoming the norm for hiring managers to look to …
Signs an Employee Is About to Quit and What to Do
One of the main concerns for employers is employee turnover – regardless of the state of the economy. Employee turnover is time-consuming and frustrating as employers scramble to find replacements. It’s also costly as it requires a price of hiring, …
Halloween Security and Safety Tips
Halloween can be a fun and often exciting day of the year, where people can “let their hair down”, be creative and have a great time. However, in order to ensure security and safety in both residential and workplace environments, …
How to Implement a Proactive Employee Scheduling Program
In recent news, Congress has reintroduced the Schedules that Work Act, which is aimed at helping to ensure that hourly workers have advanced notice on their work schedules. Part of the bill maintains that hourly workers are required to have …
3 ways to Reduce Costs in Security Workforce Management
In the security industry, keeping your profit margins high can be a difficult task. Between juggling operational costs, competitive wages and bill rates, as well as administrative costs, the line between costs and revenue is getting thinner and thinner. There …
Newest Developments in Security Guard Technology
When most experts consider the future of security guards and the industry as a whole, images of over-automation and a robot force of security guards come to mind. But no, the future of security guards is not mechanized, but it …
ACA Compliance is Becoming a State Mandate – What you Need to Know
While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has long been a federal mandate, in recent months the requirements for reporting ACA Compliance has extended to the State level. The question for many employers becomes one of what implication this has on …
