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FLSA Audits: Be Prepared

There are reports that indicate as much as 70% of employers are not compliant with the standards, thus it is critical to review your process and outline a strategy to ensure your company is compliant going forward.



Help Your Employees by Understanding Learning Styles

Remember, adult learning is a specialized field and employees must understand how the learning concept will impact them. . .”What’s in it for ME?” And since everyone has a learning style preference, make sure you give your employee the necessary tools for success. Consider the following learning style preferences and evaluate your training methods.



PEO Selection Service

Investment HR is not a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), we are a PEO Selection Service. Joining a PEO is a difficult decision for many small to midsize companies.  According to the National Association of PEO’s (NAPEO), there are over 700 registered PEO’s in the United States.  Deciding if a PEO is right for you company […]



Top 5 challenges of finding a PEO

Here are what our clients say are the Top 5 challenges of finding a PEO: Each PEO needs so much information just to give a quote that it becomes a massive time drain, when ironically the purpose of outsourcing to a PEO is to save time. Every PEO seems to have a unique way of […]



Why Change? What we’ve been using for years still works for us……

Why Change Policies?  What we’ve been using for years still works for us…… Companies and business owners need to realize what policies are needed to address current trends (social media policy, for example) and open an ongoing dialogue with employees, and communicate with managers regarding  common issues and problems to determine what policies are needed […]



Positive Employee Recognition

When companies communicate there is an investment of time and money being spent on updating handbooks and policies, they may also receive some positive employee recognition: Through greater employee satisfaction and work quality improvements because employees feel as though they are valued by their employer. Companies can take the opportunity to communicate the changes and/or […]



Updating Company Policies When Introducing an Updated Handbook

Updating Company Policies When Introducing an Updated Handbook  Given the climate of the economy and many employees being asked to complete more work for their current salary and potentially forgo annual increases, giving employees the tools to do their jobs as effectively and accurately as possible is even more critical today.  With companies being forced […]



Beyond the Typical Company Handbook

Beyond the Typical Company Handbook – Companies are getting more out their employees with effective company policies. What is typical? A typical handbook gives employees a laundry list of do’s and don’ts, a description of benefits and how they get paid, and an idea of who to speak with if they ever have an issue.  […]



IHR in the Denver Business Journal

Investment HR was recently quoted in the Denver Business Journal article “Not Everything is by the Book” By Weston Gentry. Here is an excerpt from the article: “Process mapping” is another way for companies to adapt to post-recession employee relations, said Patrick Johnson, human resources consultant and co-owner of Investment HR of Denver. Process mapping […]



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