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Make Pre-employment Verification Screening Simple

Make Pre-employment Verification Screening Simple


Education and work history is the most often falsified information given to potential employers.

How to Spot Bad Background Checks

How to Spot Bad Background Checks


Bad background checks are easy to spot if you know what you’re looking for, and this is a talent that every HR manager should acquire.

What You Didn’t Know About Drug Testing

What You Didn’t Know About Drug Testing


When you first took a job in HR, you never imagined you’d be dealing with issues of fake urine and prescription vs. nonprescription drugs. However, more and more companies are requiring drug screens, and it’s time you knew the ins and outs.

How to Foster Gratitude in Your Corporate Culture

How to Foster Gratitude in Your Corporate Culture


Why should you thank someone for doing their job? Why should you thank anyone for simply doing what they’re paid to do? The answer is clear: We know that showing gratitude and acknowledging the work of our employees and coworkers helps motivate a team and to feel more fulfilled in their positions.

Tips for Implementing Reverse Mentorship


Young, new employees aren’t the only ones that need mentorship anymore. Reverse mentoring is often used to teach seasoned and older employees new skills by younger, more tech-savvy employees.

How HR Managers Can Help Reduce Employee Stress


Stress in the workplace—it can increase burnout, employee turnover, and decrease productivity. Unfortunately, reducing workplace stress is a difficult challenge for HR managers. It involves changing company culture, training managers, and setting new guidelines for employees.

How KRESS Makes Substance Abuse Testing Easy


There’s no doubt about it. Employee drug screening improves safety and productivity.

Weekend Roundup: Taking a Knee, Starbucks in Hot Water, and State Registries


It seems like everyone has an opinion on NFL players taking a knee. It’s the topic of every Sunday football party and every column in the labor law industry—yes, labor law. As an HR manager, this is a topic to stay on top of when it comes to legal consequences for employers.

HR Tips: Preventing Employees From Emailing After Hours


We send and receive hundreds of emails every week. Email is still the most frequently used method of communication for businesses. It’s on our desktops, our laptops, and now it’s on our personal phones and Apple Watches—but when does it become too much?

HR Tips: Rock Your Employee Engagement Surveys


Employee engagement surveys are a great way to receive feedback from employees on company culture, job satisfaction, and more. The idea of conducting a survey seems simple, but it’s important to ask the right questions.

HR Tips: Essential Employee Engagement Survey Questions


You think employees are satisfied at your company—but do you have the data to back that up?

KRESS Makes Ordering Annual Driving Records Easy

KRESS Makes Ordering Annual Driving Records Easy


It’s the most wonderful time of the year – time to run your annual MVR screenings! You put people, goods, services and reputation in the hands of every driver you hire.

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