Episode 180: Common HR Mistakes - Business Tip of the Month with Jessica Janiszewski of National Pool Partners
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Episode Summary
In today’s edition of Business Tip of the Month, we’re joined by Jessica Janiszewski, Vice President of Human Resources at National Pool Partners.
In these unprecedented times, a phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation” has emerged. As a result, companies need to adapt their hiring and retention best practices to be able to stand above the noise amid today’s shaky economy.
In this conversation, we tackle an important subset of this issue: the most common HR mistakes.
She stresses the importance of minimizing subjectivity and putting more objectivity into hiring and firing decisions, adhering to wage and hour laws, doing your due diligence when classifying workers, getting clear on recordkeeping requirements, and knowing when it’s time to update your policies.
Topics Discussed
02:15 - An introduction to Jessica Janiszewski
03:27 - Mistake #1: Hiring and firing talent based on gut feeling
08:16 - Mistake #2: Misunderstanding wage and hour laws.
14:41 - Mistake #3: Misclassifying employees and independent contractors
19:05 - Mistake #4: Common recordkeeping mishandlings
27:01 - Mistake #5: Policies outdated or not enforced
35:56 - Considerations around safety requirements
Key Quotes From Episode
One of the first priorities is making sure that, when you’re hiring someone, you have some kind of job description that outlines what you expect for the position.
You don’t want to be spending 80% of your time worrying about 20% of your employees. You want to spend most of your time worrying about 80% of your employees—who most likely are going to be trustworthy and not stealing time from you.
If you’re not going to update [your policies], why have them? If you’re not going to follow the policies or enforce them, why have them?
