Helping companies make confident decisions: June 2023

Message from our?CEO

June 2023

The good leaders I’ve met are ones that are ultra-conscientious when they are adding people to their team and when they must let an employee go.

-?Mark D'Agostino

From our ConnectedHR?team

Nine members of?Business Journals Leadership Trust?share essential steps leaders should take before (and after) making the final decision to let someone go. Read what our President,?Mark D'Agostino, writes in this recent article in the?The Business Journals.?

We are proud to introduce?Cris Board?as one of our?newest?team members!

Question of the Week

Can we require employees to work the day before and after a company holiday in order to be eligible for holiday pay? -?Evan from Elyria, Ohio

Answer:

Yes, employers are generally permitted to require?non-exempt?employees to work the day before and after a company holiday in order to receive pay for that holiday. Employers typically do not apply this policy to employees who have scheduled the time off in advance.?

However, this same policy cannot be applied to employees classified as?exempt?from overtime. Generally, employers must pay exempt employees their full salary for any work week in which they perform any work.

-Sarah?from ConnectedHR

ConnectedHR continues to monitor developments and provide updates to our clients. If you need our help, please?contact us.

What We Are Reading

• You’re updating your resume and recall a period of time you were not working between graduation and your first job. You decided to travel. How will you identify this period of time on your resume? Will employers understand? This is called an employment gap — and most professionals have them. Follow this guide to better understand how to explain this normal occurrence in employment history. [LINKEDIN]
• At once a bold defense and reimagining of capitalism and a blueprint for a new system for doing business, "Conscious Capitalism" is for anyone hoping to build a more cooperative, humane, and positive future. Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue that both business and capitalism are inherently good, and they use some of today's best-known and most successful companies to illustrate their point. Read this book and you'll better understand how four specific tenets--higher purpose, stakeholder integration, conscious leadership, and conscious culture and management--can help build strong businesses, move capitalism closer to its highest potential, and foster a more positive environment for all of us.?[CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM]

Testimonials

“I work closely with the ConnectedHR team and am constantly surprised by the depth of their expertise. The way they’ve responded to the pandemic crisis on behalf of so many clients in such varied industries is truly admirable. The ConnectedHR team adds exceptional value to navigate tricky HR issues, which is especially important in these uncertain times. I would recommend them to become a part of your team.” -?Ryan Neumeyer, Member, McDonald Hopkins

See what others have to say?here.

We help companies make confident decisions. If you need our help, please?contact us.