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If sexual harassment occurs in your workplace, you’ll also face more disciplinary issues and the chance of lawsuits . Even if the employer isn’t found liable, it can still be extremely expensive and distracting.
The hiring process has long been tedious and time-consuming. Finding the right employees for your business meant plenty of work for your HR department. This procedure is not only time-consuming but also costly. The nature of recruitment and hiring is starting to shift, though. With advancements in AI and automation, much of the tedium that […]
Employee burnout has become an epidemic, with countless workers feeling overwhelmed, unfulfilled, and ready to quit their jobs. Companies across all industries have been struggling to find ways to keep their workforce engaged and retained. However, many have overlooked one potential solution that can significantly improve employees’ day-to-day experience: hiring a virtual assistant (VA). VAs […]
What’s the smart move for HR managers who think an employee poses a safety risk? May you ask questions? May you demand a physical? Today’s expert sorts it out. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does limit your freedom to make disability-related inquiries relating to safety risks, says attorney Lindsay E. Harris. However, with proper […]
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits race discrimination. But is a minority employee the victim of discrimination or retaliation if a supervisor treats all direct reports “very badly” and “like a child”? What if the supervisor also steps up documentation on the employee after she complained that the supervisor is “racist”? […]
Yesterday’s Advisor covered a variety of types of communications with employees; today, we’ll look at employee hotlines.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling on August 23, 2024, vacating a 2021 Final Rule of the Department of Labor (DOL) which limited the circumstances under which employers can claim a “tip credit” for “tipped employees” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This decision is likely one […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, expert Matt Adam, speaking at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Talent Management Conference and Exhibition, held recently in San Diego, debunked three myths of mobile recruiting. Today, a good example of a mobile site, plus several ways to engage in mobile recruiting. For a good example of a site, Adam […]
Long before “HR Business Partner” became an industry staple, Macaire Montini was already doing the work. Entering the field in the mid-2000s at the global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, she started out during an era when human resources was strictly defined by traditional tracks like Assistant and Specialist. Yet, Macaire earned an early seat […]
Litigation Value: training management on whistleblower protections — $10,000; settling customer claims due to the flaming printers — more than Sabre would like to think about; finding out Holly’s coming back — priceless. The printers aren’t the only things heating up at Sabre. Jo’s mission to root out the whistleblower had more than one person […]