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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.

Weekend Roundup: Diabetes, Politics on Social Media, and Benefits Research

Weekend Roundup: Diabetes, Politics on Social Media, and Benefits Research


As 2017 draws to a close, planning for 2018 is in full swing for most HR managers. This week’s Weekend Roundup features offer a few events and topics to keep in mind when updating your company’s employee handbook, planning new benefits, and improving your workplace’s culture.

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.

How Background Checks Work

How Background Checks Work


Background checks are essential, but to new HR managers and employees they can seem like a confusing part of a long hiring process. A background check goes through an entire life cycle. At KRESS, that means we don’t rely entirely on public databases for results.

Weekend Roundup: Salary History, IRS Benefit Plan Limits, and Overtime Update


As the holidays approach, it’s easy to get caught up in personal planning and ensuring your company’s holiday scheduling, bonuses, and events are coming along according to plan. Unfortunately, that sometimes means we forget to keep up with the latest in HR news.

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.

Four Ways to Celebrate Halloween in the Office


You don’t need a dark and scary night to celebrate Halloween! The spooky holiday is the perfect time to host a few themed team-building exercises in your workplace. 97 percent of employees believe that lack of alignment within a team impacts the outcome of a task or project.

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.

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