Basic HR Tips for Supervisors

Hire top performers. Job descriptions, pre-screening, pre-employment testing, back-ground checks, and the interview are very important in helping you find the best candidate for the position.
Trend can assist you in these areas as requested. 

• Pay your staff competitively. Remember that turnover is expensive, so paying a little more means the employer may make more profit.
• Train supervisors on all employment laws. The best way to stay out of court for harassment, discrimination, or other employment related issues is to learn about the many different employment laws and train and re-train your staff.
• Train your employees about company policies. Discuss your handbook policies periodically with supervisors and staff to avoid employment law issues. Trend provides a company handbook for your convenience. Trend can customize your handbook at your request.
• Increase your productivity and profitability by monitoring the occurrence of tardiness and absenteeism. Also, communicate your standards for performance on a regular basis. Communication is essential and vital to the profitability of your company.
• Are you compliant with state and federal recordkeeping practices? Legal liability may result from poor documentation. Don’t chance losing a wrongful termination, theft, or sexual harassment suit because of poor documentation or worse yet, none at all. Documentation is critical in employment lawsuits and also as a basis for raises, disciplinary actions, promotions or terminations.
• Documentation also allows you to weed out all low performers or employees with poor attitudes and/or unprofessional behavior. If a team member is not performing to your standards, it is unfair to you and your team. Remove them from your organization as quickly as possible. Remember the saying, “One bad apple can spoil the whole cart.”
• Be honest when conducting performance appraisals for employees. An employer should be very clear on what is expected and how the employee may improve.
• Investigate all employee complaints. All complaints should be taken seriously and investigated quickly. Document the results of the investigation and action taken.
• Be alert to retaliation claims. Your employees have a right to file a complaint without the fear of reprisal of any kind. Retaliation is worse than the complaint and can be more costly and detrimental.

Contact TrendHR today if you need help or have any questions about any of these basic HR tips. We can help! Call us at 214-553-5505.