Employee retention should be a top priority for companies in 2014. A recent survey conducted by Right Management, a career management consultancy, shows that a vast majority of employees plan on pursuing new career opportunities in the coming year. The company surveyed nearly 900 workers in the U.S. and Canada and found that 83 percent […]
Minimum Wage Increase For Some Federal Contractors Goes Into Effect
Employers who hire federal contractors should take note that as of January, 2015, certain federal contractors must be paid a minimum wage of $10.10 per hour per an Executive Order signed by President Obama. According to the Office of the Secretary in their recent press release on the new Executive Order, the increase will apply […]
Preventing FMLA Abuses
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) permits eligible employees to take fully paid leave for specific medical and family reasons. As an employer, it’s your responsibility to ensure that employees do not abuse this facility to take paid days off. Abuse of the FMLA happens more frequently than many employers might assume. About 32 percent […]
Want To Develop Staff? Think Outside of the Box
You want to do the right thing and cultivate your staff by giving them the opportunity to expand their careers within the organization, but your company’s hierarchy is pretty flat. Maybe you don’t have the budget for additional training or you just don’t have a clue as to how to develop your best employees. What […]
Diversity and Inclusion – Can You Have One Without the Other?
I recently had a conversation with a business woman that I met at a work related event. The dialogue started with the familiar exchange of “What do you do?” One of the many things that I “do” involves diversity work for a large organization. My new acquaintance chimed in that at her organization, a well […]
Taking Action – The Secret Sauce to Identifying and Addressing Toxic Staff
From a management perspective, coping with difficult employees in the workplace is a daunting prospect. Left unaddressed, however, these challenging employees can create a toxic workplace; damaging your brand and derailing your company’s mission. Identify The first step is to identify, (and in some cases acknowledge) that you have toxic employees. In some companies, management […]
The Pitfalls of Screening Job Candidates Using Social Media Sites
Employers need to be cautious about using social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn for screening job applicants during the hiring process. A recent study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University shows that hiring managers sometimes use information obtained from such sites in ways that may not always be legally permissible under federal anti-discrimination […]
Constant Employee Supervision Can Be Counter-Productive
If you are worried about employee productivity issues, keeping a closer eye on your workers may not be the best approach to solving the problem. In fact, a recent study conducted by researchers at Harvard University suggests that exactly the opposite tends to happen the closer you watch your employees. For the study, the researchers […]
Mandatory Flu Vaccinations: A Legal Minefield
As an employer, it is reasonable for you to expect employees to adequately protect themselves against preventable illnesses such as the common flu and cold. Yet, each year, millions of employees fall sick with these ailments and are unable to work, sometimes for days. In January 2012, more than four million employees missed work because […]
Use Caution When Implementing FSA Rule Change
Employers who plan to implement a recent IRS rule change involving employee health flexible spending account plans should use caution in moving ahead with the change, according to some legal experts. Under the change, announced in October, the Internal Revenue Service now permits employees to carry over up to $500 of unused funds in their […]
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