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Your Workplace HoRizon is a podcast that shares experiences and insights for business owners, operators, managers, and everyday workers to help them transcend their business environment. Host Greg Heiss has conversations with business consultants John McFarland, Joseph Anderson and Richard Dao, along with frequent guest appearances who will enhance the value for the listener. The conversations are lively, fun and highly informative. This series was developed from the HoRizon strategic consultation model created by the Worklogic HR Client Development team.
Location:
United States
Description:
Your Workplace HoRizon is a podcast that shares experiences and insights for business owners, operators, managers, and everyday workers to help them transcend their business environment. Host Greg Heiss has conversations with business consultants John McFarland, Joseph Anderson and Richard Dao, along with frequent guest appearances who will enhance the value for the listener. The conversations are lively, fun and highly informative. This series was developed from the HoRizon strategic consultation model created by the Worklogic HR Client Development team.
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.worklogichr.com
Episodes
PLEASE STAND-BY! What You Need to Know About Stand-by Pay.
6/21/2021
A recent discussion at the office led to a show about that very conversation. The guys were involved with a client's request for support on managing and properly compensating a short term workforce increase which included possible stand-by hours.
Upon doing a bit more research in support of the client, what we found was both expected and frankly a little surprising. There are some things one needs to know about what California Labor Law has to say when it comes to placing an employee on...
Duration:00:21:43
A Conversation with NAPEO CEO Pat Cleary
5/31/2021
Greg and John sit down with our very own Trade Association's CEO, Mr. Pat Cleary. NAPEO (National Association of Professional Employer Organizations) is a trade association and lobbying group for the PEO industry.
Of particular interest is the industry white paper discussed during the show. That document illustrated in stark detail the effect of the Pandemic on small business. Pull up a seat and listen in while Pat covers the bases and explains the positive impacts PEO companies have made...
Duration:00:31:43
A Conversation about Professional Employer Organizations
5/3/2021
Another "Conversation About" style show, this one is about PEO companies. The guys grab the mics and join Greg in doing some defining around PEO and it's variations known as ASO, (Administrative Services Outsourcing) HRO, (Human Resource Outsourcing) and pure payroll service offerings.
The guys get out into the weeds about Workers' Comp, EPLI, shared risk & liability and wage & hour compliance, just to get started!
From risk pools to tactical HR compliance and EDD reporting to Benefits...
Duration:00:23:28
A new Book by Keith Wolaridge, "Five Pillars"
4/19/2021
Greg and John review "Five Pillars" and invite author Keith Wolaridge to the studio to discuss his newly published work.
Join Greg, John and Keith to learn about the author, the book and the reasons for it's creation.
Keith will take the listeners through the pillars, talk about his "Lodestar" and his life experiences that form the foundation of guiding principles that form the basis for his professional and personal interactions on a daily basis.
Integrity, Perseverance, Decency, Courage...
Duration:00:30:58
ARPA, The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
4/5/2021
On March 11, 2021 the President signed House Resolution 1319, creating the subject law. The 1.9 trillion spending bill contains numerous provisions to provide for business relief, unemployment extensions, and a host of other business centric benefits.
Join Greg and SME John McFarland, SHRM-CP of WorklogicHR/Vensure as they discuss these benefits. There is surely something here for nearly everyone of our listeners.
Here is a sampling of the topics to pique your interest:
Changes to ERTC,...
Duration:00:39:54
Managing Generation Z, A New Book from Robin Paggi & Kat Clowes
3/22/2021
Greg is joined in studio by Kat Clowes of March Consulting, and Robin Paggi of WorklogicHR to discuss not only managing Generation Z, but their new book by the same title. John McFarland, SHRM-CP, the HoRizon Podcast cohort is along as well, keeping the discussion lively and moving along.
Generation Z is that group of folks born after 1996. The life experiences of this newest workforce has shaped, perhaps like never before in US history, this demographic more profoundly than any before it....
Duration:00:34:06
Mission, Vision, Core Values
3/8/2021
Grab your pods! This week, the guys cover a hot-button topic that nearly all companies talk about. It's also one almost none of them get right. Why is this? Join Greg and crew and gain some perspective as our "experts" hash the topic out and even clash to a degree. In so doing, they unwittingly underscore the difficulties in the exercise.
Identification of core values is critical to defining the organizational value system and culture. Once established, they form the spine, the frame...
Duration:00:28:28
The ERTC or Employee Retention Tax Credit - What's in it for Employers
2/15/2021
Since the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act in December, many employers may be aware of the provisions provided for small and medium sized closely held business'. Paycheck Protection Program extensions were certainly a major component, but what many may have missed or not fully understood is the subject of this weeks show, The ERTC.
Greg and John sit down to discuss this little known and understood component of the CAA's COVID relief sections. If you are an employer, you simply...
Duration:00:23:07
Talent Acquisition with Guest Alex Mozota of Avitus Group
2/8/2021
Welcome to the HoRizon Podcast!
John and Greg manage to corner a really nice guy, Mr. Alex Mozota of Avitus Group to discuss some things in the arena of talent acquisition or corporate recruiting. Sometimes referred to as "Head-Hunters", Alex will change the way one might think about the topic. You may have been approached by one or more, or utilized them in the past, but what exactly do these firms do?
Finding the right fit for your company is difficult even in the best of times. Despite...
Duration:00:37:22
The 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act - What's in it for Business
1/25/2021
On 12/27/2020, The President signed the CAA or Consolidated Appropriations Act. The Bill was the most lengthy piece of legislature ever signed into law and contained numerous COVID relief Provisions.
Greg and John will dive into these provisions, which consist of an expanded second tranche of PPP funding, modifications to the forgiveness process, extension of the ERTC or Employee Retention Tax Credit and other provisions affecting ePSL and eFMLA.
Pull up your pods, grab a cup of Joe and...
Duration:00:31:50
Employer of Record Arrangements Explained, with Diane Albano of Globalization Partners
1/11/2021
Host Greg Heiss is joined in Studio with Diane Albano and John McFarland, to discuss the finer points of what an Employer of Record arrangement is, how they work and which types of business' may benefit.
If you are, or know of a business thinking of or actually attempting to enter a foreign market, and has a need for feet on the ground, this is the show for you.
Diane walks us down the path of how all of this works and explains how her company executes EOR agreements.
Company information...
Duration:00:38:34
Lessons in Life from 2020
12/28/2020
It's almost over. Many would say "Thank Goodness", but the reality is the click of the odometer really has no real meaning in the grand scheme of things.
Regardless of how one sees and has lived the happenings of 2020, it has been a standout year in about as many ways as can be counted. No need to revisit all of that. Each of us has been impacted, mostly for the worse I would dare say. But....
Join Greg and John as they go over some of the brighter spots of 2020, and perhaps more...
Duration:00:24:21
Good Grief! What a Year.
12/15/2020
It is scarcely possible just a year ago, to imagine being in the world we find ourselves living in today. But alas, here we are, looking both at the past and to the future, and one thing is for sure, It is shocking.
Many have faced loosing friends and family to a novel virus which swept its way around the globe in what seemed like minutes. (our heartfelt condolences for each of you dealing with this part of 2020)
Economic damage, lockdowns, and constant uncertainty are our daily...
Duration:00:34:06
Poking Around the Mandatory Vaccination Question
11/30/2020
Now that the US is on the cusp of having a viable Corona Virus vaccine, we have been fielding a number of questions about it as well as about the more common and often discussed flu vaccine.
Greg and John will answer some of these questions as they pertain to the workplace, and just when and if such vaccination requirements can become a condition of employment.
Are there specific types of occupations which can be required? Certain employers? What about religious objections, or those with...
Duration:00:18:08
PPP Loan Forgiveness, What you Need to Know Now
11/16/2020
It hardly seems possible. 2020 has been a year like that. Since the pandemic began, so much has happened. And here we are, looking squarely in the eye of a New Year. Given the time, something else has likely happened if you are a business owner who received PPP financing last spring.
That something is the end of your twenty four (or eight) week “covered period”. Not for everyone mind you, but If your funds were made available anytime before June, you are or shortly will be at the end of...
Duration:00:26:03
Welcome to the Jungle: A Conversation About Guns and Rosaries
11/9/2020
Pull up a peg, put on your headphones and get some religion! John and Joe join Greg in a discussion about the display of religious symbols in the office, along with other civil liberties which may or may not come into play in an office setting.
The guys change course a bit in the middle of the show and discuss self defense tools in a work setting, again in light of the civil liberties tone we started with.
Thought provoking and typically frank and conversational as the series has become,...
Duration:00:19:05
Cyber Security Considerations in the COVID-19 World. A conversation with Cole Halpin, Avitus Group
10/19/2020
Greg and John speak with special guest Cole Halpin of Avitus Group IT Security.
In the post COVID world many employers have arranged for their staff to work at least partially remotely. This often means IT implications as thousands migrate to home offices and are using company IT resources via remote access from home.
In some cases these means access through firewalls using IT assets which the company does not control nor own. This in-and-of itself creates some risks, but there are many...
Duration:00:29:02
COVID-19 and California SB 1159. What it Means to Your Business
10/5/2020
On September 17th, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed SB 1159 into law. Unlike most legislation, this law is considered "emergency legislation" and takes effect upon its signing.
It creates a rebuttable presumption in cases where COVID-19 infections occur in the workplace, creating a compensable injury under current Workers' Compensation insurance policies.
Join Greg and John as they discuss the nuances of this legislation and what it means to your small business if you have...
Duration:00:17:24
COVID-19 Behavioral Health Considerations in the Workplace with Rudy Hernandez MSW, LCSW
9/22/2020
Join host Greg Heiss along with John McFarland, SHRM-CP and Kaiser Permanente's very own Rudy Hernandez as the guys discuss some mental health considerations for owners, managers and supervisors in todays post COVID-19 (wishful thinking perhaps) world.
We will discuss things to watch for, accommodations that can be made, both proactively and reactively with your workforce. There are things which can be done at little of no cost to assure the stresses of our new normal are mitigated as much...
Duration:00:26:45
A Parenting Professional in a Pandemic World
9/10/2020
This will be a bit of a follow-up show from last time. We had to juggle a little to make it happen this way, and this resulted in a bit of a late publish date. Sorry about that! It makes sense though, and we hope you will agree.
Greg and John are joined today by a young professional mom, who's unwittingly been forced into what many describe as the "Laptop Class". Like many others, juggling life at the home office with two small children and a now non-existent child-care option presents some...
Duration:00:34:20