Spectrum HR Solutions

04/16/2024

Client testimonials Tuesday!!!

06/29/2022

CONGRATULATIONS to Brenda McChriston, CEO of Spectrum HR Solutions on being nominated & appointed to the Howard County Police Accountability Board! We look forward to your continued positive impact in the community!
The Police Accountability Board builds on County Executive Ball’s efforts to improve best practices in community policing and will review the outcomes of complaint investigations to help identify trends that impact policing. Read more below.

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has appointed seven members to a newly established Police Accountability Board (PAB), who were confirmed by the County Council this week. I thank the inaugural members of this important board for their willingness to serve our community. Howa...

03/08/2022

There is room to change history, how will you do your part?

Happy International Womens’s Day

03/07/2022

Have you ever walked into a workplace and seen more empty chairs than employees? “Wow,” you might think. “Where did everyone go?” Even a few empty chairs can be a sign of an employee retention problem that hinders the company’s progress. When too many employees start finding jobs elsewhere, the organization they’re leaving quickly learns why strategies for employee retention are important.
You might assume that all it takes to reduce turnover is to increase wages, but most employees today want more than money. They also want opportunities to improve their skills, advance in their careers, and enjoy a healthy work-life balance, among other things. So, retaining employees requires more than raises. You need a well-rounded employee retention plan that will help your people want to stick around. Your plan should focus on five areas:
Work environment
Culture
Benefits
Development opportunities
Employee recognition
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02/18/2022

The pandemic and the Great Resignation have taken a toll on employees, and financial wellness is top of the hive mind.

A sneak peek at key stats from a Betterment survey: 54% of employees are more stressed about their finances now than before the pandemic
68% would prioritize financial wellness benefits above an extra week of vacation
74% would leave their job for a company that offered better financial benefits—and this number jumps to, gulp, 85% for student loan borrowers How can Spectrum help you build a better employee experience?

02/04/2022

What do your employees want more than anything? Money might be the first thing you think of, but a recent study found that flexibility is more important than salary or benefits. And that super nice office building? Well, 77% say they would prefer to work for a company that gives them flexibility rather than work for a company with a fancy corporate headquarters.

Managers often feel nervous about having employees work from home, even though many have successfully done it for almost two years now. While managers have a point – some people are slacking off, and there have even been cases where people hold down two jobs at once – the key is balancing your employees’ needs with their overall performance. You’ll find that flexibility helps everyone and employee relations teams can work with both managers and employees to make this happen.

01/26/2022

Talent comes in all forms. So it’s vital to ensure that as HR professionals we’re not missing out on potential gold-medal candidates. To leverage the best, you have to keep expanding your scope and building knowledge areas outside of the status quo.

01/18/2022

01/13/2022

Our teams are our foundation. At Spectrum our team is more than just a list of names, our team is a family, we share the wins and the losses together.

01/10/2022

A policies & procedures manual provides guidance for handling employees in all situations. We will create a policy and procedures manual that will provide a vehicle for ensuring all your employees are treated equitably and encourage a high level of job satisfaction and productivity. ⠀
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01/03/2022

On average, a disengaged employee costs your company nearly 34% of their total salary. Employee recognition is an excellent and low-cost way to engage individuals. is an excellent and low-cost way to engage individuals.

Fine-tune your recognition strategies to what your staff responds best to, and demonstrate how you appreciate the value they add to the company. Identify where you could have improved your engagement levels this past year, and address them in the year ahead. Need some help?

01/01/2022

Happy New Year from all of us at Spectrum HR Solutions!!!