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Q. "New Year’s Eve falls on a weekend when we’re closed, but we typically give employees that holiday off. Do we need to offer employees an alternative day off?"
HR Ministry Solutionholiday, leave, vacation, federal, law, federal law, closed, hire, new hire, pay, requirements, exempt, nonexempt, schedule
Q. "How do I approach year-end bonuses (especially when I can't afford them!)?"
HR Ministry Solutionholiday, bonus, bonuses, descretionary, performance, for profit, nonprofit, document, position, tier, consulting, consult, benefit, benefits
Q. "What should I get my staff for Christmas?"
Cheap Employee Benefits (that Don’t Come Off as Cheap)
HR Ministry Solutionbenefit, benefits, pay, payroll, pay grade, salary, salaries, ministry, pastor, pastors, budget, new hire, onboarding, onboard, hiring, vacation, PTO, compensation, volunteer, growth, mentoring, mentor, leadership, cohort, HRMP, policy, staff handbook, relationship, culture
Q. "What do I need to know about California Pay Transparency (SB 1162)?"
HR Ministry SolutionSB1162, SB 1162, law, pay, pay laws, equity, transparency, pay scale, employee, job posting, Labor Commissioner, report, exempt, compliance, DLSE, fine, penalty, nonexempt, salary, salaries, pay grade, compensation, California
Q. "Am I required to pay overtime to employees who work on holidays?"
Q. "If an employee runs out of paid time off, can we allow them to take an unpaid leave?"
HR Ministry Solutiontime off, time, unpaid, leave, FMLA, law, discrimination, state, local, laws, employee, CFRA, California
Q. "What is pay transparency and why does it matter?"
Why Sick Leave Isn’t Enough
HR Ministry Solutionleave, sick, paid, unpaid, mandate, rest, illness, California, benefit, benefits, burnout, retention, communication, PTO, family, bereavement, military, pregnant, pregnancy, discrimination, discriminate, parent, adopt, foster, disabil, disability, time off, culture, staff culture
Q. "What is FMLA and how does it apply to us?"
HR Ministry SolutionFMLA, leave, unpaid, benefits, benefit, employer, FTE, mother, birth, foster, adopt, child, spouse, parent, health, military
Q. "What about menopause in the workplace?"
HR Ministry Solutionmenopause, women, woman, retention, anxiety, harassment, employee, employer, health, discrimination, harassed, statement, policy, policies, role, resource
5 Hiring Mistakes You're Making
HR Ministry Solutionhiring, onboard, onboarding, new hire, candidate, hire, job posting, job description, job title, Chemistry Staffing, role, Interview, interview, meeting, applicant, skills, qualification, behavior, assessment, DiSC, Enneagram, Strengthsfinder, background, background check, permission, reference, discrimination, firing
Q. "Legalized Marijuana: How does it work for faith based organizations?"
HR Ministry Solutionmarijuana, legal, cannabis, discrimination, discriminate, medical, state, law, state law, discipline, drug, staff handbook, handbook, statement of faith, statement, Bible
Q. "Can we require employees to do extra work outside their scheduled hours?"
HR Ministry Solutionemployee, exempt, nonexempt, schedule, staff handbook, handbook, pay period, pay, position, burnout, morale, hours
7 Ways Your Church HR Misses the Mark
HR Ministry Solutionculture, compliance, time, rules, fees, fee, penalty, fine, I-9, hirine, hire, employee file, staff, pay, pay scale, salary, salaries, salary range, overtime, hiring, onboarding, assessment, skills, testing, tests, firing, fire, trainin, training, harassment, harassment prevention training, liability, investing, developing, growth, noncompliant, compliant, staff handbook, handbook, benefit, benefits, federal, state, audit, webinar, blog, staff culture
Q. "Can we require staff to cover tattoos?"
HR Ministry Solutionstaff, tattoo, dress code, dress, policy, staff handbook, handbook, morale, candidate, communication, communicate
Q. "What should we do if an employee violates a policy they say they didn't know about?"
Don’t Skip the Reference Check
HR Ministry Solutionreference, check, hiring, new, new hire, employer, Interview, interview, references, background, background check, discriminate, phone, sensitive, applicant, risk
Q. "An employee allegedly made a racially insensitive comment in the presence of a coworker. How should we respond?"
Q. "Can we require exempt, salaried employees to turn in time sheets?"
HR Ministry Solutionexempt, salary, time, time card, hours, FMLA, compensation, benefit, salary range, employee, state, state law, law, nonexempt
