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Feedback is crucial to employee development, both to reinforce positive behaviors and to address and correct negative behaviors. Additionally, regular feedback is important in helping employees advance in their careers within the organization. Unfortunately, many organizations continue to limit their formal employee feedback to an annual review.
Today’s workforce is more age-diverse than ever before, with Silents, Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, Millennials, and Generation Zers all sharing work space. With five different generations in the modern workforce spanning the ages from 16 to 72, managing employees in a way that promotes good will, productivity, and efficiency is more important than ever.
Question: We have exempt employees who manage our catering division and sometimes get tips from customers. How do we declare tips for them?
Employers can be held liable for workers’ compensation (WC) claims associated with coronavirus. Learn how to curb the risk.
by Lisa Johnson, global practice leader for consulting services at Crown World Mobility After years of staying put due to the stagnant economy, the improved current economic conditions have resulted in more and more workers—confident in the job market and willing to move to new places and take chances—happily relocating for new jobs. With this […]
Employers want employees who are loyal and unlikely to leave the organization. Where does having multiple jobs fit into that? Does it mean employees are more likely to stay because they appreciate the flexibility or more likely to go because they have other options?
The biggest difference I can find between GenXers (born 1965-1979) and my Millennial peers (born 1980-2000) is our overall level of self-reliance and resourcefulness (the kind that goes beyond Googling the answer). Many managers, GenX ones in particular, have no trouble sharing their frustrations about new hires who have an inability to figure out problems […]
Have you ever seen the Kia car commercials with the dancing hamsters? They look pretty innocent, but that is the exact opposite! One of those hamsters is actually a fraud!
Despite the fact that most comp managers are crazy busy, it’s time to add a task to the mix, says Dorf—a thorough compensation program audit. And, yes, in spite of what could be construed as a self-serving suggestion, he wants you to hire someone else to do it. Dorf is managing director of Compensation Resources, […]
Red Circle employees indicate you are spending too much on compensation relative to the value of the jobs, says consultant Terry Pasteris, CCP, GRP, but Green Circles may set you up for a lawsuit. Pasteris’s comments came at a recent BLR-sponsored webinar. Red Circle employees are those who are paid over the maximum for the […]