Should Termination Be A Group Decision?
Even if you’re sure termination is the best course of action, it’s generally better to let a group make the final decision. Why?
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FMLA’s ‘Needed to Care for’ Standard Requires Proximity
The Family and Medical Leave Act requires that employees taking unpaid time off to care for a relative must stay close to that person during most of that leave, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said in deciding Baham v. McLane Foodservice, Inc. While an employee need not spend every waking moment in the […]
Did Another Employee Drive a Zamboni While Impaired? You Betcha!
Your HRSBT editors did not think we would run across this again—an employee guilty of driving an employer-owned 4-ton Zamboni® indoors while impaired. But did another worker just do this again, this time in Fargo? You betcha!
Are We Seeing a Correction in Employee Wages?
The narrative surrounding wage growth in the United States is reaching an inflection point, posing a critical question: Are we witnessing a correction in wages? Recent developments paint a complex picture, one in which a surge in compensation during the pandemic era appears to be adjusting to new economic realities. A Look at the Data […]
Go for the Gold with Industrial Athletes
The 2016 Olympics kick off August 5! To celebrate the global event, here’s a popular story about how to leverage athleticism in the workplace.
Expense Reimbursements: Don’t Get Tripped Up by the Taxes
Yesterday’s Advisor presented basics of expense reimbursement (courtesy of Compensation.BLR.com); today, details of processing and taxation.
Don’t Think of AI Advancement as an Arms Race
In the Dr. Seuss tale The Butter Battle Book, a farcical tale is told of two antagonistic neighbors—the Yooks and the Zooks—who enter into an arms race and go to war over a disagreement about whether to eat bread with the butter side up or down.
WAHOO! Kudos for Employee-Centered HR Department
WAHOO — Work At Home Office Opportunity – is just one example of employee-centered thinking that has helped Mitchell International achieve success. Today’s CED looks at how they do it.
Debunked: 4 Excuses for Not Offering Employees L&D Programs
Executives and working professionals outside of the learning and development (L&D) industry may not always fully understand the importance and impact of L&D, and it’s not unusual for L&D professionals to hear excuses about why these programs aren’t necessary or can’t be executed, especially from executive leadership teams.
Dwight on SNL
Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend. I’m looking forward to watching it. I’ll post early next week if there’s anything on the show that relates to the blog.