PTO Models: Attract, Retain, and Sustain Your Workforce
Beyond an Employee Benefit: Using PTO as an HR Strategy PTO as an HR strategy is no longer just a line item on your HR checklist. For small and mid-sized businesses, the way you design and implement paid time off reflects how much your organization values employee well-being, fairness, and flexibility. In today’s landscape of […]
Data-Driven HR: Building Benchmarks by Industry
Data-Driven HR Benchmarks: See Risk Early. Decide with Confidence. There is a point in every growing organization where instinct stops being enough. Early on, people decisions move fast and informally. Over time, those decisions carry more weight—financially, culturally, and legally. That’s when structure matters. HR benchmarking turns scattered signals into early indicators. It shows where […]
Giving Thanks for Good Culture: Retention in Practice
Why retention isn’t a perks problem, it’s a foundational HR and company culture problem. Employee retention is often discussed as a compensation issue or a competition for perks. But in reality, people don’t leave solely because of pay. They leave when the experience of work becomes heavier than the value of staying. That experience is […]
Regional Spotlight: Manufacturing Workforce Development in Virginia
Workforce development for manufacturing in Virginia has never been more critical. Manufacturing has long been the backbone of the state’s economy, from the shipyards of Hampton Roads to advanced aerospace in Northern Virginia and food processing in the Shenandoah Valley. The Virginia manufacturing workforce supports more than 200,000 jobs statewide, powered by craftsmanship and innovation. […]