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Train your managers to use these motivational tips for their personal motivation as well as passing them on to employees. No matter what you do for a living, the key to success is motivating yourself, each and every day, according to Geoffrey James. “Most people don’t realize that motivation mostly emerges from minor changes in […]
A new report from Namely, a leading HR platform for mid-sized companies, examines trends in the HR profession. “HR Careers Report 2018” is based on data from more than 1,000 companies.
Policy—you deal with it in human resources every single day. Are you keeping your practices up to date? Are they being consistently and fairly applied within the organization? What are your competitors up to? Help us find out!
“Mindfulness isn’t anything that we think; it’s what we don’t think,” says Dr. Stephen McKenzie. “It is an ancient and natural life-enhancing and healing technique that can help us remember our natural state of happiness and health, even if we think we are too modern and too busy to prioritize what’s really important.” Dr. McKenzie, […]
Karla Jameson was a server for the upscale Five Feet restaurant in Laguna Beach. The restaurant required servers to give 10 percent of their nightly tips to the floor manager. The floor manager supervised the servers, acted as host, greeted customers, set up the reservation sheet and seating arrangement, and assisted in servicing tables. Jameson […]
College can be a struggle for some, especially after graduation. You’re left with crippling debt and no real work experience. And no, that one summer as a Disney mascot does not count as “reputable” experience (unless you can find a good way to spin it)! So, what is a college grad to do? Well, for […]
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 […]
Special from SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference Washington. DC In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Jody Katz Pritikin offered her tips on avoiding retaliation lawsuits; today, the rest of her tips plus an introduction to a unique 10-minutes-at-a-time training system for supervisors and managers. Pritikin, founder of Proactive Lawsuit Prevention, made her comments at SHRM’s Employment […]
Many wellness programs now incorporate technology to appeal to tech-savvy employees, but the human element is still a critical component in the success of wellness programs, according to recent studies.
Federal agencies will accept alternate definitions of full-time employee for purposes of health reform’s play-or-pay mandate, to allow for industry-specific labor norms and seasonal workers. Some business owners and workers requested special methods of calculating hours for employees: (1) whose compensation is not based on hours, such as salespeople on commission; and (2) whose work […]