Criterion HCM Blog

Learn what prevailing wages are, why they matter, and how construction companies can simplify certified payroll compliance with Criterion HCM.

Your HR platform should work for you — not create more work. Discover how native integrations can eliminate manual tasks and streamline your workflows.

This Valentines season, we want to celebrate what makes our partnership with you so special: your success is at the heart of everything we do.

Transform your HR operations in 2025 with a modern platform that streamlines processes, boosts engagement, and empowers your team to succeed.

Discover what unethical behavior in the workplace looks like, what causes it, and how HR teams can implement solutions that prevent unethical behavior.

Direct deposit is the norm for payroll. Learn how to set up direct deposit payroll to streamline payments with full compliance in this step-by-step guide.

The best HCM software in 2024 to streamline HR, payroll, and talent management. Explore top HCM companies offering workforce management and great support.

A guide to at-will employment states. Learn the rules of at-will employment, key legal exceptions, how to manage compliance, and how Montana is different.

What is blended overtime? Learn how to calculate blended overtime rates, when to use them, and other tips for payroll compliance — with examples.

Learn how to implement a disciplinary procedure that upholds company standards, ensures fairness, and avoids legal risks in your HR practice in this guide.

HR plays a key role in process improvement. Discover 8 HR workflows that help automate and optimize your processes for efficiency, productivity, and compliance.

Learn about attrition in HR and how it can affect your company's bottom line. Discover strategies to address and reduce attrition in your organization.

Understanding labor cost percentage is essential for success and profitability. Learn how to calculate and manage this important HR metric with this guide.

Learn different types of shift work schedules to improve productivity and compliance, plus strategies for structuring shifts for different goals and industries.

Learn about different examples of sexual harassment through common scenarios to help you recognize and prevent it from happening in any work environment.

Looking to hire a team player? Here are 7 interview questions about teamwork to help you find a candidate that can collaborate with your team effectively.

What is a discretionary bonus? Discover the difference between different kinds of bonuses and how your HR and accounting teams can remain compliant with FLSA.

Learn how to conduct a winning probationary review and set your employees up for success. Get 10 questions to improve your probationary reviews today.

Learn all about imputed income, which benefits qualify as imputed income, and how it can impact your company’s payroll and accounting processes.

Onboarding is key amid high turnover. Discover how modern, immersive methods, aided by smart tech, align goals, reducing turnover and boosting engagement.

What do you do if an employee is not eligible for FMLA? Learn how to support workers who need extended leave for family-related or medical reasons.

New to the pre-adverse action process? Learn more about what pre-adverse action entails, and how FCRA guidelines can help you navigate this HR challenge.

Wondering what a conditional offer of employment is? Find out everything you need to know about how conditional offers can improve your hiring process.

Preboarding is about engaging with employees before their first day. Discover why preboarding is an essential part of onboarding and how to implement it.

Learn how to calculate pro rata leave for full-time and part-time employees, with examples for employers to use in different scenarios.

Learn the different payroll cycle options businesses can use to serve employees with different pay periods and pay dates, plus the pros and cons of each.

FTO vs. PTO: What’s the difference? Learn how flexible time off and alternate forms of PTO can improve work conditions for employees and employers alike.

Learn the meaning of differential pay, why it matters for employers, and how companies can implement this strategy to compensate employees for special work.

Learn the training employers must provide employees in this complete guide to sexual harassment training requirements by state for 2024 — provided by Criterion.

Learn how to calculate compa-ratio (comparative ratio) to compare salaries between employees in each position, plus how this data can benefit your organization.

Learn how managers and employees can improve performance reviews by using self-appraisal comments. Get started with these 40 performance review phrases.

Workforce management requires robust, flexible software. Learn about the 6 best tools for workforce planning tools to help HR professionals manage employees.

Using overtime effectively can help employers better allocate their labor resources and stay in compliance, and technology can help manage the process.

Companies are increasingly hiring workers who don’t have an office or job site. Learn the best practices for remote onboarding these employees.

Learning and development programs are fundamentally changed by the shift to hybrid work. It’s time to redesign learning and development in a hybrid workplace.

Multi-state employer handbooks can be challenging to create. Learn how your handbook can maintain compliance and provide a consistent employee experience.

As you expand across state lines, be aware of these payroll issues for multi-state employers. Learn the best practices for improving compliance.

Learn the greatest threats to global payroll compliance, what noncompliance could mean for your business and how to mitigate future errors.

Successful hybrid work in education requires a new approach to talent strategy, training and development, institutional mission and technology.

For higher ed, how to retain diversity is as crucial as the hire itself. Here’s how to manage faculty and staff in higher ed to improve diversity and retention.

Institutes of higher education have experienced significant changes during the pandemic. Here are five current trends in higher education employment.

Your faculty and staff’s engagement can affect student outcomes. Here are some best practices for improving employee engagement in higher education.

Measuring performance in nonprofit organizations can be tricky. Here’s how to evaluate your nonprofit’s impact without mentioning dollars raised.

The hiring process for nonprofit organizations can be archaic compared with its business counterparts. Here’s how to modernize your nonprofit hiring process.

Talent management in nonprofit organizations has distinct differences from for-profit businesses. Learn the essentials of nonprofit talent management.

An effective HRIS is valuable always, but never more than during an emergency. Let’s dig into the six ways a good HRIS helps HR teams handle emergencies.

Today’s human capital management (HCM) software delivers a host of competitive advantages you’re probably familiar with-faster and less labor-intensive.

Developing HR policies for nonprofit organizations can be challenging. Here is what you need to know about creating effective ones.

Successful HCM and ERP integration goes beyond simply maintaining employee data to strategic management of a productive, distributed workforce.

Construction industry leaders need new skills to handle current economic changes. Learn about leadership in construction and how to build your skillset.

Adapting to disruption is key to your success. Here are the biggest challenges of human resource management in the construction industry to keep on your radar.

The construction sector faces staggering challenges. Here are the leadership styles in the construction industry that will unleash your firm’s potential.

Here are some of the biggest HR issues in construction, along with ways to overcome these challenges at your construction firm.

Running a midmarket or enterprise organization has never been simple: We looked at three essential pain points facing larger and mid-sized organizations.

Criterion’s Steve Tompkins walks through how to painlessly evolve your midmarket HR system into an all-in-one, simple but powerful solution.

Criterion talked to Amanda Bailey, former VP of HR at Brown University about how to leverage technology to create an agile, dynamic learning environment.

Steve Kuhn looks at the impact self-service has on employee and manager experience, and how it boosts an organization’s work culture as well.

The Future of Work, Criterion talked to CHRO Bridgette Wilder of Albany State University about the three keys to employee learning.

The Future of Work, Criterion talked to Tony DeStefano, VP HR at Flintco about how the construction industry is evolving from from training to learning.

Criterion talked to Kelly Cotton, Vice President of Human Resources at the Miller Group, about employee engagement, learning, and innovation.

Upskilling employees has key advantages when it comes to driving employee engagement. Sunil Reddy looks at the best practices for bringing this powerful tool.

The Future of Work, Criterion talked to Jeff Hoffman about maximizing employee engagement with great learning opportunities.

Discover how workforce analytics technology, data reporting, and statistical insight influence management decisions and can improve company performance.

Learn about key features for a winning HCM software. The best HR workflows that help companies remain in compliance for payroll, benefits, safety, recruitment,

How to allocate direct labor cost for multiple employees working on a new project , with consideration for union rules and billable hours (examples included).

Criterion CEO Sunil Reddy lists the three essential core competencies midmarket leaders need to effectively engage their workforce.

Learn how to design an effective incentive program for employees, increasing performance through clear goals, low-cost rewards, and tracking relevant data.

Navigating the HR career path can be tricky. Learn what positions are available, and how to land them in this complete guide to your human resources career.

Learn how to create a performance improvement plan (PIP) with clear goals, timelines, and ethical considerations for employers and employees.

Learn what it takes to become a Certified Payroll Professional, completing your CPP exam, and what you can expect in your career as a payroll professional.

A comprehensive guide to all essential aspects of running payroll, employee withholding, tax forms, state and federal taxes, and employer liabilities.

Short-term and long-term disability insurance are two types of benefits offered to employees in case of events that render them unable to work. Learn the differ

Learn to develop a winning new employee onboarding process that will have your new hires ramped-up and productive in no time.

A guide to calculating overtime pay for non-exempt employees with hourly and salary rates, with consideration to bonuses and fluctuating workweeks.

Calculating FICA taxes, including Social Security and Medicare can be complicated for employees, employers, and the self-employed. Learn how here.