Author Archives: Kim Freeman

Talking Pandemic Pirouettes, Anti-Discrimination, and the Inherent Value of All with Winter Wheeler.

What’s the 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 I am getting from clients returning their workforce to the office? 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙄𝘿-19 𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? My answer: 𝙔𝙚𝙨…𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨… Generally, employers can mandate the vaccine for their workforce. But must also give accommodations to those with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs to avoid trouble underContinue reading “Can Employers Require COVID Vaccinations?”

Recently, I posted about the risks of “default HR” — the practice of assigning #humanresources duties to someone available in the organization without concern for skills, education, and experience. A business can’t grow, attract and retain the best talent, and keep employees engaged without real HR professionals. Here’s another reason: 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙍 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠. TakeContinue reading “The Dangers of Default HR Part 2”

Does your company have HR by default? Default HR is when a company just plucks someone from its workforce, often an admin or payroll person, and adds HR to their daily tasks. Depending on the size of the company, that may work — for a while. But consider that companies of four or more employeesContinue reading “The Dangers of Default HR”