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Telecommuting—Top 10 Tips for Success

Would (or does) telecommuting work for you? Yahoo® and Best Buy® curbed it; meanwhile, Cisco® reported it improved retention and saved $277 million. In today’s Advisor, attorneys Deanna Brinkerhoff and Cathleen Yonahara offer ten practical tips for your telecommuting program.

The Types of Workers’ Comp Fraud To Watch For

Most employers understand the benefits of workers’ compensation insurance. If an employee is injured on the job, the insurance kicks in to pay for the medical bills and at least a portion of the lost wages while the employee recovers. The employee doesn’t have to fear losing his or her livelihood after reporting the injury, […]

Cracking the ‘Tough Nut’: The Four Ts

What do you do about building a relationship with the “tough nut to crack”? The thing to think about, says consultant Robin Schooling, SPHR, is: “What is the need that I’m not meeting?” Schooling’s company is Silver Zebras, LLC.

Perfect Policies—Good, but Not Enough

Yesterday’s Advisor was all about getting your policies ready to be "Exhibit A" in court. Today, why that’s just part of the job, and an introduction to a unique program that will help you with all 50 or so of the HR policies that need regular updating. [Go here for Tips 1 and 2] Tip […]

Safety Programs—10 Steps to Success

Yesterday’s Advisor presented an infographic highlighting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) top 10 common citations—and how many of them are related to a lack of training. Today, we provide 10 steps to a successful safety program.

Are Your Training Visuals Worth 1,000 Words?

As the old saw goes, a picture’s worth a thousand words. But this is only true in training as long as the pictures are used effectively. In today’s Advisor we’re getting some expert advice on using training visuals for maximum effect. Trainers have a tendency to avoid using pictures in training materials, but “all of […]

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 […]

Office Newpeats

I’m excited for this Thursday’s “newpeat.”  NBC will show two previously aired episodes (“Traveling Salesman” and “Oscar’s Return“) combined with new, never-before-seen moments.  One can only assume these never aired moments will include the antics we have come to expect from the Dunder Mifflin gang!  Stay tuned for my analysis on Friday.

Court Finds Used Car Salesman’s FMLA Claim No Laughing Matter

By Kelly Smith-Haley, JD “A used car sales manager walks into a hospital.”  No, that’s not the start of a joke. It’s the start of Terry Baier’s claim against his former employer, Rohr-Mont Motors, for violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This recent case from the federal district court in Illinois reminds […]