Updating Job Descriptions for Compliance and Pay Transparency: A Strategic Approach for 2026
In the ever-evolving HR landscape, updating job descriptions is no longer just an administrative task. Today, it serves as a strategic lever for compliance, pay equity, and informed workforce planning. As 2026 approaches, HR leaders must adopt a disciplined and proactive approach to ensure job descriptions are aligned with current regulatory mandates, compensation transparency laws, […]
How to Handle Performance Issues Before They Become Terminations
While turnover is a common business issue, termination is rarely a desirable outcome for anyone. Beyond immediate team disruption, firing an employee means you lose everything you invested in them. You may also face claims of unfair treatment. Still, many managers allow subpar performance to fester, hoping the problem will resolve itself, only to reach […]
HR Consultants: Spring into Compliance Best Practices for 2026
Most people associate spring with new beginnings. Nowhere in your organization is that concept more important than compliance. As the weather gets warmer and flowers begin to bloom, it’s an excellent time to consider “spring cleaning” your compliance routines, including conducting comprehensive audits, shoring up your documentation practices, refreshing training materials, and updating handbooks to […]
Spring Forward With VirgilHR’s LMS — Fresh Ways to Boost Employee Development
Employee training programs are essential for organizational success. They drive productivity, innovation, and retention by equipping teams with relevant skills. They can also prepare employees for future challenges while fostering a positive culture, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Employee training and development are so vital to growth that many companies are willing to bet their budget […]
Pay Equity and Compensation Reviews Before Raise Season
For many employers, Q1 is a prime time for annual performance reviews and raises. A 2025 Mercer survey reported that just over 60% of teams had submitted or finalized their budgets by early December. Often, organizations spend the first few months of the year conducting performance reviews of last year’s work and allocating salary increases […]
Seasonal Hiring and Interns
For many employers, springtime is filled with gorgeous weather, brilliant new ideas, and an office full of seasonal hires reporting for duty. Recent surveys show that 55% of organizations plan to add contract talent this spring to support near-term projects. Data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers suggests that spring college recruitment has […]
Top 10 Compliance Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
The U.S. workplace is undergoing a significant regulatory transformation. This shift is characterized by an increasingly complex patchwork of federal and multistate labor laws that demand an HR professional’s constant vigilance. From wage updates to leave expansion to data privacy requirements, it seems that the compliance requirements never end. At the same time, litigation risks […]
Training Managers on Documentation and Performance Issues
Are you confident in your company’s workflows for performance management? If you aren’t, you’re not alone. According to Deloitte’s 2025 Global Human Capital Trends survey, 61% of managers say they don’t really trust their organization’s performance management process. While this dismal statistic can have many root causes, one may be the lack of performance documentation […]
What Happens When Compliance Training Is Treated as a Checkbox
Compliance requirements are eating into small business owners’ precious time, but it might cost them more than they realize. According to recent data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 47% of small business owners say they spend too much time fulfilling regulatory compliance requirements. It’s no wonder that many employers have resorted to treating compliance […]
February Focus: Team Building & Internal Communication
As the excitement of the holidays and the New Year fades away, February can often feel slow for organizations. However, this makes it the perfect time of year to renew internal goals that might have gotten left behind in the end-of-year grind. From vision board workshops and crafting classes to themed activities and gathering feedback […]