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by Caren W. Stanley Q We have an employee in a high-risk, safety-sensitive position who recently admitted to extreme alcohol abuse. We are now concerned that he, his colleagues, and our company are at risk because we can’t depend on his work. We’d like to discharge him, but we’re unsure of the legal risks. A […]
Yesterday’s Leadership Daily Advisor explored the rise of meaningful corporate volunteerism as one path to bottom-line business benefits. Today we finish up with three more tips to help differentiate your volunteer efforts.
Start with mission and values, and take the time to develop a compensation philosophy, says consultant Mary A. Rizzuti, CCP, PHR. Then you can set an effective pay for performance program. Yes, it’s worth the time and focus on your compensation philosophy, because it is the basis for everything you do in compensation. You need […]
For Day 1 suggestions, go here. Day 2 (AM): The 1-on-1 Meeting with Wilma and Fred (Poor-Performing Manager and Supervisor) I’ve got three rules I’ll ask you to follow as we begin this meeting. First, don’t hold anything back. This is a once-in-a-career benefit, and the purpose of this meeting is to get it all […]
In a previous post, we discussed the importance of leveraging noncore staff more efficiently. Most companies use administrative assistance or specialized teams, such as communications or marketing, to focus on activities that are noncore, depending on the industry (i.e., for a PR or marketing company, communications and marketing may very well be core functions).
Only 7% of workers say the office—during traditional work hours—is their location of choice for optimum productivity on work-related projects, reports a recent FlexJobs survey of more than 3,000 respondents. More than half (51%) of people reported that their home is their preferred place to work.
by Marie-Gabrielle Bélanger In Canada, the criteria for allowing random drug or alcohol testing in the workplace are very limited because these tests are regarded by our courts as an invasion of an employee’s privacy. But what about requiring targeted testing of an employee suffering from an addiction?
By Brian P. Smeenk Canadians love hockey like Americans love football or baseball. Maybe more. So the lockout of the players by the league’s owners has left a lot of Canadian hockey fans in withdrawal. It’s also led to much more reporting about labor negotiations than we would normally see in the media.
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here are six additional things currently defining and shaping the American workforce in 2018.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we looked at some tips for recruiting and retaining the newest generation to enter the workforce: Generation Z. Today, let’s continue with more tips for employers.