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“Can we just go back to normal?” is probably a question you’ve asked yourself repeatedly throughout the pandemic, and if so, you aren’t alone. This “new normal” we’ve been forced into is getting old, and while we’ve all made great strides in adapting, people all over the world are craving some semblance of “normal.”
How do you deal with the supervisor who appears to be on a “personal crusade” to “eradicate all Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) abuse”? What about the supervisor who likes to pretend he doesn’t know that FMLA leave exists? Read on to find out. 1. Prohibit negative comments about FMLA leave both in general […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we got the first three must-know characteristics of Millennials from our guest expert. Today, she gives us the last three qualities about Millennials that you need to learn in order to better manage and train this generation.
In one of Justice Samuel Alito’s last opinions for the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia before joining the U.S. Supreme Court, he provided us with a view of his reasoning process with respect to employment discrimination claims. He authored an opinion in a case involving retaliation and hostile work environment claims. The […]
Many of your employees will make New Year’s resolutions to get a new job or to learn a new skill. According to Statista, “learning a new skill” and “getting a new job” are two of the top 10 resolutions that people made last year. And they will most likely make these same resolutions again for […]
I just found out that one of my employees is keeping a running diary on a personal website. A lot of the diary concerns his job here, his complaints about management and his coworkers, etc. Needless to say, I’m quite upset about this—it’s unprofessional, and I know he’s been encouraging other workers to check it […]
When it comes to workplace policy on social media, much attention is on the inappropriate actions of lower-level employees. But what happens when the loose cannon is the boss? One recent news article shows that in such cases, it’s best that at a minimum, the boss Find Methods to Limit Analogies. The article in the […]
In today’s Advisor we’ll see how one company made customer service a priority—in part through service education and training—and experienced a great increase in sales as a result.
In honor of National Small Business Week, Upwork released new data that reveals the majority (58 percent) of small businesses are embracing agile workforces due to “greater interest among workers for flexible work arrangements.” The data is a specific cut of results from small business respondents to Upwork’s Future Workforce Report, which explores U.S. business hiring.
In the last Advisor, we looked at one expert’s remedies for FMLA headaches. Today we look at her suggestions for dealing with FMLA fraud, and at a new audio conference that deals with FMLA’s most-abused provision—intermittent leave. Although most employees use FMLA leave appropriately, says Beverly Kish, there are always going to be some who […]