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August 25, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

California Employers: Learn From These Recent Court Decisions

California Employers: Learn From These Recent Court Decisions

California employers would do well to pay attention to a flurry of Supreme Court decisions dealing with employment law over the past year. The decisions touch upon a broad range of issues and effect privately held companies, publicly traded organizations and government agencies. One of the most significant decisions involves the anti-retaliation protections provided to […]

Filed Under: Employment Law, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: recent supreme court decisions

August 15, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The $60K Comment – A Lesson for Employers

The $60K Comment – A Lesson for Employers

Employers take note: Inappropriate comments can cost you. The Case A former New York volunteer firefighter recently won a $60K sexual harassment settlement against the Elmore Fire Department in Long Island New York. The fire department was also fined $25K. Beatriz Lozada, a young single mom alleges that she was repeatedly harassed because she had […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employment Law, Firing/Disciplinary Actions, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: examples of sexual harrassment, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, what does sexual harrassment look like

August 13, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

13 Questions Employers Should Ask Before Deciding to Terminate: A Quick and Dirty Cheat Sheet

13 Questions Employers Should Ask Before Deciding to Terminate: A Quick and Dirty Cheat Sheet

Are you faced with the possibility of terminating your employee?  Here’s a quick list of items that you will want to consider before taking the leap towards termination: 1. Have you clearly identified the problem?  Issues may range from poor performance, to attendance issues. Once identified, is there a clear pattern of behavior that cannot […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Turnover, Firing/Disciplinary Actions, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Firing Employees, How to terminate an employee

August 11, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Toll That Sleep Deprivation Takes on Employee Productivity and Safety [Statistics]

The Toll That Sleep Deprivation Takes on Employee Productivity and Safety [Statistics]

Your employees are exhausted. The Virgin Pulse Institute in conjunction with vielife conducted a research study on the impact that lack of sleep has on employee productivity. Key findings: 76% of employees expressed feeling tired most days of the week 30% noted that they were dissatisfied with the quality and quantity of their sleep 15% […]

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: Management Tips, stressed employees, tired employees, Workplace Safety

August 8, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Workplace Negativity Is Contagious – Here’s How You Can Control an Outbreak

Workplace Negativity Is Contagious – Here’s How You Can Control an Outbreak

Problem: You have a negative employee – the office critic – who finds it a challenge to make it through one work day without criticizing your decisions, disparaging colleagues, or complaining about your company’s policies or culture. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but there is a fine line between sharing a differing viewpoint […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: dealing with difficult employees, dealing with problem employees, office critic

July 28, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Want to Give Work Productivity a Boost? Give Your Employees More Breaks – Survey

Want to Give Work Productivity a Boost? Give Your Employees More Breaks  – Survey

Frequent breaks can help minimize work related stress and improve their overall productivity. According to an online survey conducted by Staples in March 2014, employees who left their desks to take breaks experienced less stress and higher levels of work efficiency. There was also a direct correlation between regular breaks and workplace happiness and satisfaction. […]

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Brea, Break time survey, employee break time, employee meal break, employee productivity

July 25, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Latest Telecommuting and Telework Statistics

The Latest Telecommuting and Telework Statistics

Are you an employer who is interested in dipping into the telecommuting pool by approving telecommuting or telework for your employees? Ever wonder if there is any real value to allowing your employees to telecommute?  Maybe you are just interested in the latest trends? If any of the above applies, you’ll want to take a […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: telecommuting statistics, the difference between telework and telecommuting, what is telecommuting, work at home employee

July 23, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Managing Pessimistic, Defeatist, Gloomy, and Cynical Employees

Managing Pessimistic, Defeatist, Gloomy, and Cynical Employees

Just how do you supervise a contrary, jaundiced, or overly aggressive direct report? What’s the magic formula to managing that onerous staffer who will not let a day go by without complaining – about anything?  Or the ‘pleasant-on-the-surface’ employee who is really passive-aggressive? What about the gossiper and malcontent who makes sport out of spreading […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: dealing with difficult situations, Management Tips, negative employee, problem employees

July 21, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Avoiding Cookie Cutter Management: Knowing When (and Why) It Is Not Okay To Treat Employees the Same

Avoiding Cookie Cutter Management: Knowing When (and Why) It Is Not Okay To Treat Employees the Same

It is much easier to not ruffle any feathers with your staff by treating everyone exactly the same regardless of the circumstances isn’t it? After all, managing with a fair and equitable hand is a best management practice.  Strong managers have to be a stickler when it comes to company policy and general practice and […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Family Medical Leave/FMLA, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, employee management, Employee Retention, Employee Satisfaction, Employer Responsibilities, treating employees differently

July 9, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Worried About Your Employees Leaving? Be Proactive Instead of Reactive

Worried About Your Employees Leaving?  Be Proactive Instead of Reactive

Companies put quite a bit of time, money and effort into the recruitment and hiring process. But once the ideal candidate has been hired, all of the energy that was put into finding and hiring the “ideal” candidate suddenly dissipates. There is very little effort invested in employee development and retention once the employee walks […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Retention, Employee Retention Tips, how to keep employees, Management Tips, reasons for employee turnover, supervisor tips

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