Employees today struggle with feeling “burnt out”. This stems from feeling overworked and or underpaid. The job market is down right now...

Today many employees are struggling with mental health. “Over 53 million people in the US live with a mental health issue”. Those same...

On average we spend “about one-third of our lives at work. Based on a traditional 40-hour workweek, that's 2,080 hours a year with...

Compensation has been impacting companies retention for many years, but in the last year alone we saw “61% of respondants say they’re...

5 Priorities HR professionals and small business owners should keep in mind going into 2023 are Mental Health, Flexibility, Diversity...

I'm frequently asked if we do payroll for folks. The short answer is no - we are not involved in the processing of payroll for companies....

The goal of every workplace should be to be inclusive, welcoming and safe for all. You could have employees, customers, or clients who...

Workplace culture can feel like an ambiguous topic that seems like a good idea, but not always realistic in the workplace. We have...

According to Workforce Institute, 82% of employees say they are not being appreciated enough. Appreciating your employees is the fastest,...

What is burnout? According to the Mayo Clinic, "Job burnout is a special type of work-related stress — a state of physical or emotional...

First of all, what the heck is EEO-1 data anyways? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requires certain employers (ones...

Okay. Let me start out this post by saying I KNOW this is a controversial topic. I'm literally squirming in my seat thinking about how to...

Oregon Sick Time has been a "thing" for a few years, but there can be some nuance to the law that employers need to be aware of. Here are...

What the heck is an I-9? Do you need an I-9? How do you do an I-9? No fear - I-9's aren't as scary as they sound! But they are important....

I've shared a few times about the reasons WHY I started Breanna Stephens, HR Consulting. But I haven't shared much about HOW I am doing...

You've posted your job, have a pool of qualified candidates, and have invited them in to meet. Now what? What should you ask them? What...

Coffee with HR was great this week, we even recorded it for you! Tune into this zoom recording with the link below to watch 7 Reasons You...

Oregon did not have any updates for Labor Law Posters for January, but California and Washington did! Each July State and Federal labor...

Oregon is an At-Will Employment State. What does that mean? Officially, it means the employment relationship is "at-will", and the...

Recruiting is TOUGH right now, am I right? COVID hit some areas of the job market hard - for example, the airline industry. Nobody was...