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On Wednesday, February 2, the U.S. Senate voted 51-47 against a largely symbolic amendment that would repeal the health care reform legislation enacted last year. (The amendment was to an unrelated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding bill.) Senate Republicans unanimously backed the amendment, which would have repealed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), […]
Job descriptions aren’t just part of your internal recordkeeping—they’re an invaluable tool in your battle against lawsuits. But if they’re not up to snuff, they can be your very worst enemy. Unfortunately, too many employers don’t realize this until it’s too late.
As winter weary eyes eagerly watched to see if the groundhog would see his shadow, a large swath of the United States was paralyzed by record snow and ice forcing business closures, stranding traveling employees, knocking out power, and damaging buildings. This week, we’ve collected several articles we thought might help you deal with the […]
The HR Daily Advisor® announced today the release of a free report, “5 Mistakes Everyone Makes with Job Descriptions And How to Avoid Them,” which provides advice to HR professionals struggling with job descriptions. The latest report from the HR Daily Advisor details what HR professionals must do to avoid the most common job description […]
Monday, January, 31, another federal court — the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida — held that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is unconstitutional. More specifically, the court held that the individual health insurance mandate provision found in the PPACA, which would require most individuals to obtain health insurance […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we introduced the Undercover HR Boss. Today, more of what we think you’ll find if you go undercover, plus an introduction to the extraordinary one-stop website, HR.BLR.com. ‘Punch out and then finish up, OK?’ Wage/hour management seems easy but it often is not. As one expert says, “No company is 100 percent […]
A bystander watched as a young commuter put on a last minute spurt but still missed the train. “If you’d run just a bit faster, you’d have caught it,” the observer sympathized. “No,” the young man gasped. “It wasn’t a case of running faster, but starting sooner!” People who don’t allow themselves extra time to […]
There is no doubt that a strong service strategy is important to the success of any business. Most organizations believe that employees deliver excellent customer service. But a good service strategy begins with good service to internal customers—your fellow workers in other departments. To begin planning—and training—for excellent service, it is important to understand what […]
According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 16 percent of all workplace violence is a result of firings. Employers who are adept at preventing such incidents know that steps must be taken long before the termination occurs. In other words, a firing should never be a surprise to the employee. A regular performance review […]
I had been thinking recently about the importance of a good “to do” list, so when I stumbled upon the Atul Gawande’s book The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. I decided it was fate and bought a copy. Now I must admit, I had not heard anything about the book despite the fact […]