Succession Planning for Long-Term Success
Succession planning should be woven into your overall business strategy – it’s not just a box to check. The sooner you start, the more time you have to make thoughtful decisions and avoid a rushed scramble when the time comes.
Compensation Reviews in a Down Year
Just because recession potential keeps making headlines and the future is unknown, the talent you currently have may be indispensable.
How Can We Retain Our Junior Attorneys?
We train up our junior lawyers only for them to leave us after a year or two. What can we do to better our chances of hanging on to them?
Contingent vs. Retained Search
To identify whether a contingent or retained search would be the best fit, get clear on your organization’s needs and the criticality of the role you’re seeking to fill first.
Is Your Job Posting Legal?
We’ve seen a new wave of laws in recent years focused on salary transparency. These laws mandate that salary ranges are disclosed in job postings for roles in specific locations.
Hiring Bonuses — Are They Legal?
During the early years of the pandemic, hiring bonuses were OK under the Oregon Equal Pay Act. What about now?
Onboarding is NOT Orientation
Many companies use orientation and onboarding interchangeably when they actually serve different goals.
Benefits of Hiring a Temporary Worker
While it’s true that there are costs associated with working with an agency, it’s helpful to understand these expenses as an investment rather than just another burden.
The Exempt vs. Nonexempt Debate
It might seem like choosing between different flavors of ice cream, but there are legal ramifications!
Implementing Paid Leave Oregon
The benefits are managed through the state, so there isn’t much to administer as an employer. But it’s important to understand the basics.
Strategies to Diversify Your Office
Make sure your website and job postings are compelling, invite candidates from different backgrounds to apply, and include what work you’ve done toward creating a more equitable and inclusive office.
Effective Performance Reviews
One big thing to consider, if you haven’t already, is decoupling your performance reviews from compensation reviews.
How to Onboard a New Employee
Onboarding is the first impression after hiring; it has a big impact on whether a new employee stays with the company.
Have You Heard of Pre-closing a Candidate?
Do these things and you’ll have a much better chance at persuading your top candidates to join your team.
How to Stop Employee Turnover
We often advise clients to see early career roles as growth pipelines, where you can promote from within, even if you’ll eventually have to refill them.
Rethink the Employee Handbook
While there are some policies that will make it in every handbook, like anti-discrimination and paid time off, what you choose to include — and the language you choose to use — can make it relevant and supportive of your team.
3 Ways to Staff a Long-Term Project
It all depends on the level of expertise you need, training you can provide, and whether or not you think the work will be ongoing.
Is Your PTO Competitive?
Whether your PTO is considered competitive is going to depend on a number of factors, including company size, level of the role you’re hiring for, and geographic location.
Outside of Academia, Are Sabbaticals a Thing?
Sabbaticals can feel like a daunting benefit to start offering, but they can provide a real incentive for staff to join and stay with your organization.
Professional Developments Stipends: What’s Typical?
Here are some things to keep in mind as your company develops a policy around professional development stipends.
How to Benchmark Compensation
Conducting compensation benchmarking is a critical step in ensuring your company’s pay practices remain competitive and fair.
Building Great Office Cultures
If you’re feeling a disconnect between where your culture is and where you’d like it to be, we have advice.
Progressive (and Compliant!) HR Policies to Add to Your Handbook
Here are three inclusive policies you might consider in your HR policiy revision.
My Employee Asked for a Raise. Now What?
Having open conversations about money can feel incredibly taboo. But money is the most tangible way of showing employees their value to you.