Author: Jennifer Carsen
Holidays PTO Survey: Floating Holidays
How many floating holidays (including Christmas week) are observed besides those already indicated above? (Exclude “personal days”) None 1 day 2 days 3 days 4+ days Exempt Employees 561 (65%) 124 (14.4%) 89 (10.3%) 33 (3.8%) 45 (5.2%) Nonexempt Empoyees 556 (64.4%) 123 (14.3%) 86 (10%) 30 (3.5%) 48 (5.6%) In chart form: Previous Next
The Three Due Diligence Myths of Background Screening
The biggest myth in background checking is that there is some grand online database to check and then you’ve done your due diligence. Not so, says attorney Lester Rosen. Rosen, who is CEO of Employment Screening Resources in Novato, California, made his remarks at the SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference, held recently in Washington, […]
Cool Down The Termination Process
Stories abound in the media of disgruntled employees who, after being terminated, lash out at their employers and coworkers in violent ways. That’s why it is important to follow a plan of action during a termination meeting. Here are some tips on how to minimize violence during these difficult situations: Remove any dangerous objects in […]
Time To Take a Closer Look at Mediation?
No Background Screening? Call Yourself ‘Defendant’
Every employer has a legal duty to exercise due diligence in hiring, says attorney Lester Rosen. What If you don’t do background screening? According to a recent California survey, Rosen says, employers lose 60 percent of negligent hiring cases with verdicts averaging about $3 million, and average settlements around $500,000 plus attorney fees. An employer […]
Paying Lip Service to Sexual Harassment
Having a sexual harassment policy won’t do your company any good if the procedures are never implemented. Take the case of an employee who became the victim of severe steady sexual harassment from one of her managers. When she complained about the incidents to management, they simply shrugged it off. Since he made a lot […]
Liar, Liar: Dealing With Dishonest Employees
Most Prevalent Incentive Payments? Survey Says …
Approximately one-third of employers report that their organizations supplement wages and salaries with cash incentives in the form of individual or team awards, spot bonuses, and similar payments, according to a recent survey of Cash Compensation practices conducted by BLR. Long term incentive bonuses were most frequently reported to be paid to employees at the […]