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Preparing for and adapting to changes in the workplace is a crucial element to any HR professional’s job. What changes are most likely to affect HR in both the short and long-term future that you should be thinking about and preparing for now? In this audio slideshow, we present 10 current workplace trends impacting HR. […]
Preparing for and adapting to changes in the workplace is a crucial element to any HR professional’s job. What changes are most likely to affect HR in both the short and long-term future that you should be thinking about and preparing for now? In this audio slideshow, we present 10 current workplace trends impacting HR. […]
Most everyone does appraisals (94% of respondents) but not everyone thinks they are doing them well (4% say they do a “terrible” job and 32% say appraisals are “nearly impossible to implement”), according to our recent survey of performance management practices. Some other highlights of the 2013 Performance Management Survey: Employee self-evaluation is part of […]
Over 700 individuals participated in the HR Daily Advisor’s April 2013 Training and Development Survey. Read on to see how the training programs your company offers stack up against those of other successful companies. Training Topics The leading topics for compliance training for employees are: New hire orientation (79%) Sexual harassment (75%) Discrimination (69%) Other […]
by Boyd Byers and Lindsey Smith Significant revisions to the Kansas Wage Payment Act (KWPA) go into effect July 1, changes that give employers more latitude to make payroll deductions to recoup overpayments, loans, and property provided to employees. Under old law, employers could withhold wages only in limited circumstances, such as (1) when specifically […]
Yesterday, we looked at some general principles relating to employee handbooks. Today, some tips to remember as you build yours (and, yes, you definitely do need to have one).
In theory, “undue hardship” is a tool employers can use to refuse accommodations, says Attorney Lawrence P. Postol; however, employers shouldn’t count on ever being able to use it in the real world. Here’s the way these undue hardship situations work out. The employee requests a $1,000 desk as an accommodation. The cost of the […]
An employer will pay $88,500 to settle claims that it failed to provide the right accommodation to a worker with a disability, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission behalf of Jose Arteaga Rivas, a sheet metal mechanic who worked for […]
Deductions from final paychecks can be very tricky, and in fact are often not allowed by law. What should an employer do if it’s owed payment for a loan or for damaged property? Can these amounts be deducted from the final paycheck?
Over 700 individuals participated in the April 2013 Training and Development Survey. Read on to see how the training programs your company offers stack up against those of other successful companies. Initial key highlights include: Top compliance training topics for employees are new hire orientation (79%), sexual harassment (75%), and discrimination (69%). For professional development […]