Katie Shpak

Katie is the leader of the marketing team at BerniePortal. She oversees all content creation.
Katie Shpak
    Direct Reports: What Are They and Why Are They Important?
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | August 21, 2023

    What Is a Direct Report? A direct report is an employee who works directly below a leader within the company who is above them in the organizational...

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    Role Ambiguity: How It Impacts Employee Retention and How to Avoid It
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | August 18, 2023

    What is Role Ambiguity? Role ambiguity occurs when an employee is not given a clear job description; there aren’t defined objectives for the role...

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    Should HR Provide Birthday Cakes for Employees?
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | August 11, 2023

    Have you experienced the Pandora’s box of complaints and chaos that occurs around birthday party celebrations at the office? It begins with a few...

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    Should Organizations Encourage Employees to Donate to Charity?
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | July 24, 2023

    It’s common for organizations to encourage employees to support a particular charity. Your organization may have a charity that it supports, or...

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    How and When to Calculate Overtime Pay
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | July 5, 2023

    Do you have hourly employees who exceed the 40-hour work week? If so, they need to be paid overtime! With the Department of Labor issuing new ov...

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    When Do Deductibles Reset?
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | June 6, 2023

    Some organizations renew health plans mid-year, which could cause worry among employees regarding their deductible timeline. There could be concern...

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    What Is a CP-575 Letter and Do I Need One?
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | May 30, 2023

    What is a CP-575 Letter? A CP-575 is a notice received via mail from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that confirms an Employer Identification...

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    Gross Misconduct: What It Is and How to Manage It
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | May 25, 2023

    As a pro in the HR world, a situation may arise where the question of gross misconduct comes into play. How do you handle it? Does the employee get...

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    What Is a Recruitment Video and Why Should You Have One?
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | May 10, 2023

    Envision a time when you were applying for jobs. You’d browse Indeed, LinkedIn, company pages—you name it—for hours on end. It was monotonous and...

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    How to Handle Anger in the Workplace
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | May 4, 2023

    We have all gone to work in a bad mood. Maybe you got into an argument with a spouse or significant other. Perhaps you were up all night with a sick...

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