Currently, we’re experiencing warehouse associate positions starting at $15.00 per hour, but really $16 to $17 is what you want to consider. Here’s why.

There are so many studies that show the diverse team simply performs better, and as a result, they bring in better profits. A recent McKinsey report on 366 public companies found that those in the top tier for ethnic and racial diversity in management, where 35% more likely to have financial returns above their industry means, in addition, those in the top quartile for gender diversity, where 15% more likely to have returns above the industry mean.

Secrets from our Director of Culture, Harlee. Harlee is a very persistent dog, consistently persistent, whereas if she wants your attention or she wants her bowl of water, she will do everything she can until she could get what she wants from you and not in a negative way. She's very loving, she hops up on you, she drops the ball, she makes noises, but she will keep on going until we notice her or give her what she wants. What does this have in common with job hunting? Watch our video.

Have you ever had a position posted for days, weeks, even months, and not had any qualified candidates? And yet when you give it to a staffing agency they have it filled with just in a week? Start an employee referral program - it’s our biggest source of candidates.

A new HR law has taken effect in the state of California since this January. We know that some things are changing, but is your facility up to date? SB 778 requires that all employees have one hour of sexual harassment training for non-supervisory employees and two hours of training for all supervisors. There are some exceptions in the past, but those exceptions don't exist anymore.

Not all companies have an emergency plan, a contingency plan, and a communications tree if something important were to happen, and they needed to get in touch with their employers quickly. Furthermore, does your plan include your contingent employees and your contingent staffing agencies that you work with?

There is an age-old debate in the workplace about the benefits of utilizing an outside source for recruiting need vs. keeping it in house. While both methods will provide you with the same outcome at the end, a fully staffed organization, employers must think through a cost-benefit analysis before determining the method that is best suited for their organization. Here are a few things to consider

We are all so close to our own business goals, growth plans, and yearly budgets that we forget to look up and realize that the world around us has changed. This is often the case for your HR team. A position comes up and we assume that our old rates are good enough. But who do we ask?