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Hold formal safety meetings on a regular basis. Supplement those meetings with brief, informal sessions. Keep meetings to a reasonable length. Plan well in advance and have an agenda for each meeting. Make sure you have full management support for training efforts. Bring in managers from other parts of the facility and outside experts to […]
By Lori Kleiman Why assess? It’s not about being right or wrong—it’s about being aware. Evaluation allows you to identify weaknesses and confirm that your HR function is in compliance with relevant laws and policies. It is critical that all managers look at their programs and process on a regular basis as processes and needs […]
In an advisory opinion that could give employers headaches, the U.S. Department of Labor says you may have to include stock option profits in an hourly worker’s base pay and retroactively calculate their overtime using the new pay rate. Although it’s unclear just how far-reaching this opinion will be, it raises some complicated issues that […]
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 […]
The month and a half leading up to New Year’s is full of joy and celebration. But from stress and germs to distraction and overindulgence, it’s also fraught with hazards that can leave your employees ill, injured, or dispirited. Be sure that wellness at your company doesn’t fall by the wayside during the fun! Although […]
According to Compass Intelligence research, the wearables market will reach $8.5 billion by 2020 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of a whopping 139%. And a huge portion of that growth will be due to the increasing rate at which employers will be implementing wearable technology in the workplace over the […]
A review by Employment law attorney Michael Maslanka reviews the book Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership by Joseph Jaworski. Review focuses on author’s lesson about using listening as a management tool. In Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership, Jaworski talks about how he made the difficult decision to leave the lucrative practice of law […]
In part one, we covered how improving your hiring process by focusing on the candidate experience is a sure-fire way to progress your overall employee experience, which in turn will keep top talent sticking around.
HR Hero Line editor Wendi Watts reviews the book “Fresh Medicine: How to Fix Reform and Build a Sustainable Health Care System” by Phil Bredesen. I first became interested in Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen’s book Fresh Medicine: How to Fix Reform and Build a Sustainable Health Care System after reading an op-ed piece he wrote […]
Today was the final day for insurers to issue rebates for 2011 premiums (as required by health reform), so employers should know by now whether they got one. The next step employers face is passing the proper amount of the rebate on to employees. When rebates go to employers, the incentives favor applying the rebates to […]