<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709474126261677834</id><updated>2012-01-06T02:33:13.875-08:00</updated><category term='part time work'/><category term='interviews'/><category term='flex options'/><category term='Supervisors'/><category term='skills'/><category term='workplace'/><category term='training'/><category term='flex schedules'/><category term='job sharing'/><category term='DOL'/><category term='hiring'/><title type='text'>Help! My employees are driving me crazy!</title><subtitle type='html'>The title says it all.  Owners of companies, managers and supervisors don't know what to do.
I don't know what to ask in an interview.
What do I pay my people?
I'm afraid to terminate someone.
Do I need a handbook?

These are all too common questions that HR Systems can help you answer.
Call us today 886-513-5647.

Let us be your HR department</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Doug Pedersen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17315784903378545134</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W4Yh2N2SLQE/SPerzrdmszI/AAAAAAAAAAk/97q9eThRgxU/S220/Doug.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709474126261677834.post-7572891454974503757</id><published>2008-12-24T08:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-24T08:11:32.623-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Severance</title><content type='html'>With all of the economy slowing down and many reports of layoffs, the question of severance always comes up.  So, how much severance does your company provide to downsized employees? Is there a formula you use?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1709474126261677834-7572891454974503757?l=hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/feeds/7572891454974503757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1709474126261677834&amp;postID=7572891454974503757' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/7572891454974503757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/7572891454974503757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/2008/12/severance.html' title='Severance'/><author><name>Doug Pedersen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17315784903378545134</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W4Yh2N2SLQE/SPerzrdmszI/AAAAAAAAAAk/97q9eThRgxU/S220/Doug.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709474126261677834.post-989009087826942247</id><published>2008-12-20T08:47:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-20T08:49:16.111-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Vacation Carryover? How much do you allow?</title><content type='html'>With the end of the year upon us, several clients now realize that they have not taken care of the "vacation carryover" policy.  So what does your company do?  How much do you allow?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1709474126261677834-989009087826942247?l=hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/feeds/989009087826942247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1709474126261677834&amp;postID=989009087826942247' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/989009087826942247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/989009087826942247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/2008/12/vacation-carryover-how-much-do-you.html' title='Vacation Carryover? How much do you allow?'/><author><name>Doug Pedersen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17315784903378545134</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W4Yh2N2SLQE/SPerzrdmszI/AAAAAAAAAAk/97q9eThRgxU/S220/Doug.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709474126261677834.post-5152464264625150462</id><published>2008-11-10T17:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-10T17:45:36.073-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job sharing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flex schedules'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flex options'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='workplace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DOL'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='part time work'/><title type='text'>Flex Options</title><content type='html'>The Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, is sponsoring the Flex Options in the Workplace Program through out the United States.  HR Systems has been contracted to assist businesses in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri implement this program with businesses at no cost.  HR Systems has been working with companies in all four states to educate employers how to create flex schedules, part time jobs, job sharing and many others.  This service is free to interested companies. FAQs are available at &lt;a href="http://www.hrsincorporated.com/"&gt;www.hrsincorporated.com&lt;/a&gt;, click on the Women's Bureau logo.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1709474126261677834-5152464264625150462?l=hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/feeds/5152464264625150462/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1709474126261677834&amp;postID=5152464264625150462' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/5152464264625150462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/5152464264625150462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/2008/11/flex-options.html' title='Flex Options'/><author><name>Doug Pedersen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17315784903378545134</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W4Yh2N2SLQE/SPerzrdmszI/AAAAAAAAAAk/97q9eThRgxU/S220/Doug.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709474126261677834.post-4211412000635501182</id><published>2008-11-10T17:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-10T17:37:18.316-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Supervisors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='training'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='skills'/><title type='text'>How do supervisors learn to supervise?</title><content type='html'>It has been my experience that most supervisors have gained their supervisory experience in a "learn by doing" envirnoment. This trial and error method leaves both the company and supervisor at risk. Why do we spend time and effort testing and retesting a product but we leave our people management skills to "good luck" techniques? What is your company's practice?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1709474126261677834-4211412000635501182?l=hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/feeds/4211412000635501182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1709474126261677834&amp;postID=4211412000635501182' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/4211412000635501182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/4211412000635501182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-do-supervisors-learn-to-supervise.html' title='How do supervisors learn to supervise?'/><author><name>Doug Pedersen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17315784903378545134</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W4Yh2N2SLQE/SPerzrdmszI/AAAAAAAAAAk/97q9eThRgxU/S220/Doug.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709474126261677834.post-7189053041405878760</id><published>2008-10-18T07:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-10T17:34:22.715-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hiring'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='interviews'/><title type='text'>Are you hiring the right people?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/2007/10/anyone-have-problems-supervising.html#links"&gt;How do you know if you are hiring the right people?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1709474126261677834-7189053041405878760?l=hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/feeds/7189053041405878760/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1709474126261677834&amp;postID=7189053041405878760' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/7189053041405878760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/7189053041405878760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/2008/10/human-resource-topics-how-do-you-know.html' title='Are you hiring the right people?'/><author><name>Doug Pedersen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17315784903378545134</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W4Yh2N2SLQE/SPerzrdmszI/AAAAAAAAAAk/97q9eThRgxU/S220/Doug.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709474126261677834.post-6608389288452502520</id><published>2008-10-18T07:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-08T06:33:26.705-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Vacation/Sick vs. PTO</title><content type='html'>Nebraska employers - What do you do with &lt;a href="http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/2008/10/vacationsick-vs-pto.html#links"&gt;Vacation/Sick vs. PTO&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1709474126261677834-6608389288452502520?l=hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/feeds/6608389288452502520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1709474126261677834&amp;postID=6608389288452502520' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/6608389288452502520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1709474126261677834/posts/default/6608389288452502520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hrs-hrsystems.blogspot.com/2008/10/human-resource-topics-vacationsick-vs.html' title='Vacation/Sick vs. PTO'/><author><name>Doug Pedersen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17315784903378545134</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W4Yh2N2SLQE/SPerzrdmszI/AAAAAAAAAAk/97q9eThRgxU/S220/Doug.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
