Job Satisfaction
Job satisfaction is defined as the extent to which an employee feels self-motivated, content & satisfied with his/her job. Job satisfaction happens when an employee feels that they have job stability, career growth, and a comfortable work life balance. It plays a significant role in employee performance, workplace morale, and overall well-being. (more…)
SAVIO in the Know: June Newsletter
Understanding the Unemployment Hearing Process When a former employee files for unemployment benefits and your organization contests the claim, a hearing may be scheduled. These hearings are your opportunity to present evidence and testimony on why the claimant may not be eligible. Whether the issue is voluntary resignation, misconduct, or another dispute, being prepared is key to a fair and accurate outcome. cid_D17C976E-8FE2-4633-8147-338EFA49239DDownload
SAVIO in the Know: May Newsletter
Human Resource is defined as the strategic management of an organization’s workforce. This means managing all stages of each Human Resources (HR) is often misunderstood as serving either the organization or the employees. HR is strategically designed to support both. It functions as a bridge that aligns organizational goals with employee needs, ensuring mutual growth and success. Savio in the Know May 2025 4Download
Skills Over Degrees
The changing work world is taking place at an astonishing pace. There are changes in talent acquisition practices as well as the impact of AI allowing 2025 to be a year of new opportunities and new transformations guided by the need for the workforce to be increasingly flexible and skilled in meeting market demands. Skills-based hiring is gaining momentum with the thought that workers’ skills and capabilities matter more than their educational background or work history. The focus is on what employees can do and not where or how they learned to do it. This concept widens the talent pool…
The Importance of Labor Law Posters
Labor law posters are especially important for compliance, legal protection, and fostering a positive workplace. When the posters are kept up-to-date, businesses can navigate evolving regulations and provide a safe, fair, and legally compliant work environment for all employees in 2025 and beyond. Labor law posters define those federal and state employment-related laws that all employers must comply with. Additionally, it is the responsibility of the employers to make sure the posters are posted in an area where all employees have access to read them. There is key labor laws implemented in 2025. First, there are the minimum wage increases…
How to manage Coworker Conflict
When co-workers face a conflict over work-related issues and start avoiding each other, it is a natural thought to think if someone should assist in fixing the issue. Such behavior can create an awkward work environment for everyone around. If the tension affects collaboration, team morale, and productivity, it may be essential for a manager to step up and acknowledge the situation. In doing so the focus should be toward resolving the work-related issue and not forcing personal reconciliation. We all do our best to keep emotions in check when in the office. When someone has a meltdown that is…
Menopause Conversations at Work and Benefits
Menopause is having a moment in workplaces. One of the most immense HR inclinations has been how employers are normalizing menopause and supporting women by engaging in open conversations, offering benefits, and providing healthcare access. The change toward having more open conversations regarding deeply personal topics, and a focus on wellness at work is placing menopause as a topic of conversation. There is a fair percentage of the U.S. population experiencing menopause systems such as hot flashes, headaches, heart palpitations, and insomnia. Employers are considering relevant benefits and having conversations asking women what they need and educating every one of…
Overtime Rule Set Aside
April 2024, the Biden administration issued a final rule which implemented a new DOL salary test for white collar workers. With an effective July 1, 2024, the final rule increased the salary threshold for white collar exemptions from $35,568 per year to $43,880 per year. This rule had also scheduled a second increase of the salary threshold to become effective January 1, 2025. The January 2025 salary threshold would increase the required annual earnings from $43,880 to $58,656. Following the implementation of the DOL final regulation, the State of Texas sued the DOL stating that the agency had exceeded…
The Impact of AI for HR Leaders
Generative AI, often called Gen AI, is artificial intelligence (AI) that can create original content that includes text, images, video, audio, or software code in response to a user’s request. The AI landscape is spreading rapidly and providing constant changes, HR leaders must stay a few steps ahead by recognizing the core capabilities while becoming prepared for the effects generative AI (GenAI) will have on their organizations. Most organizations are in the beginning stages of AI where HR leaders have a crucial responsibility in advancing AI initiatives even with significant gaps in the understanding and implementation. We will provide a…
2024 Savio HR Summit
2024 Savio HR Summit (In-Person & Virtual) MHA Members $150.00 / Non-Members $300.00 Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 8:55 AM - 4:00 PM Sponsored by OVERVIEW:Join us on October 22 for the first annual HR Savio Summit. We will have presenters from Savio HR Solutions and the law firms of Balch & Bingham, Hagwood Tipton and Wise Carter. Sessions will consist of Wage and Hour Law Updates; the 2024 Update on Medical Marijuana and The Workplace; Antitrust in Employment Developments and Panel Discussion on HR Hot Topics.
