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An employee has been griping about your business practices almost from his first day of work. He shares his concerns with co-workers and then threatens to tell one of your clients about the problems. Before letting that happen, you decide to terminate him. Were you within your rights? According to a new ruling, the answer […]
By Maria Giagilitsis Ontario’s highest court recently ruled that an employer’s right to buy back a senior executive’s shares was triggered on his termination date — not the end of the reasonable notice period. Paul R. Love had argued for the later date. His shares had substantially increased in value during the notice period. Love […]
by Kevin McCormick On July 14, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its “Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues.” This is the first comprehensive update the EEOC has provided on the subject since 1983. The guidance supersedes the earlier EEOC publication and incorporates significant developments in the law during the past 30 […]
Each trainer has different qualifications, experience, expertise, and methodology of training. Even trainers who are intimately familiar with a subject must properly prepare for the training session. The following guidelines are designed to review the basics of preparing trainers for learning sessions. Practice Makes Perfect Practice your presentation. The best instructors always do at least […]
In part one of this article, we reviewed some of the reasons Twitter can be a useful tool for recruiters and then presented some tips on using Twitter effectively. Now let’s take a look at a few more Twitter tips!
by Rebecca Barnes-Hogg, SPHR, SHRM-SCP In a world where time is money, most of us lack the time and resources to wade through a sea of résumés to filter out résumé spammers and get a manageable number of highly-qualified candidates. One of the best ways to attract the best candidates and reduce the number of […]
Have you considered implementing an official return-to-work program for injured employees? Doing so can have benefits for both the employee and the employer, but there are also questions to consider
Research from talent solutions provider Randstad Sourceright finds that more than half of global human capital leaders expect to transfer one-third of their permanent positions to contingent roles in the near future.
Managers and supervisors will go to great lengths to avoid tough conversations with employees. Unfortunately, avoidance isn’t the best approach. So give your supervisors and managers scripts to follow, says Paul Falcone. Falcone, a prolific writer on HR topics and a popular speaker, is VP, Employee Relations, at Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles. He […]
Skimpy, see-through, midriff-baring, clothing with tattoos and piercings? How do you draw the line? In yesterday’s Advisor, we laid out the legal issues around dress codes. Today we’ll look at best practices for dress code policies, and introduce a unique program just for those in smaller HR departments. In general, an employer’s most prudent approach […]