Will There Always Be a Gender Engagement Gap?
In yesterday’s Advisor we heard from Greg Harris of Quantum Workplace concerning research into the gender gap at work. Today we’ll hear more from him, including how that influences engagement at work.
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Why the Trend Toward Variable Performance Pay?
Increasingly, employers are less averse to withholding merit increases for poor performers so they can afford to grant meaningful increases to better performers, says Morning, who is president of Teri Morning Enterprises in Carmel, Indiana. Morning made her suggestions during a recent webinar sponsored by BLR®. What is Variable Performance Pay? Variable performance pay aligns […]
Court rules employees have obligation to give notice of resignation
by Stefan Kimpton Most Canadian employers know about their obligations to provide notice or payment instead of notice to employees when terminating their employment without cause. But what about employees? Do they also have to provide their employers with reasonable notice of their intention to quit their job? What happens if a key employee leaves […]
‘They Never Told Me I Had to Get to Work on Time’
Ridiculous as it sounds, “they never told me” is a standard defense in employment lawsuits. It plays to the jury’s sense of fairness, and it plays pretty well. ‘Surely They Know What I Want’ Managers and supervisors don’t like confronting their employees about performance problems so they tend to assume that employees are aware that […]
Can You Dispose of the Original Once It’s Scanned?
Can you dispose of the original paper document after you’ve scanned it into your records system? Yes … but … well … maybe … sometimes … says attorney Marc Jacuzzi. Yesterday’s Advisor focused on Jacuzzi’s rules for electronic recordkeeping. Today, we’ll get more of his tips and an introduction to an extraordinary HR audit system. […]
It’s Summertime, the Season of Interns
In today’s Advisor, we receive expert guidance on internships from BLR Legal Editor, Susan Prince, in an article that first appeared on HR.BLR.com®.
Looking to Improve Employee Engagement? Hold Your Managers Accountable
By Hugh Tonks In yesterday’s Advisor, guest columnist Evan Hackel provided three ways to make interactions among employees more proactive and positive. Today, we present an article by Hugh Tonks, CEO of Thymometrics®, a supplier of employee engagement surveys. Tonks’ recommendation for improving engagement? Accountability on the part of management.
FMLA Leave: A Shield for Employee Misconduct?
By: Krista J. Griffith and Lynn Mueller, Felhaber Lawson In a recent case, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota held that an employee shouldn’t be shielded from the consequences of her wrongdoing simply because she was on leave protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) at the time her employer […]
The FMLA and Hidden Health Conditions
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can be tricky when an employee wants his or her health condition to remain private.