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Writing job descriptions that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is tricky. In your efforts to be clear, you can also be exclusionary. Here are tips for handling this delicate duty. Pritchard’s tips for job descriptions are included in an article on HRTutor.com. Do You Have to Have Job Descriptions? No, says […]
Ready for another meeting? Instead of dreading the prospect, consider each meeting an opportunity to find new solutions and help your organization. You can do this by staying engaged and asking all the right questions.
We’re having some problems with our sick leave policy. When people get to the end of their sick leave and have to stay out sick, what happens? I guess that if they are nonexempt, they just don’t get paid. But for exempt people, can I give them an unpaid personal day and deduct a day […]
Some employers fear spending on employee development, citing the risk that the employee might take those new skills and leave. This fear is pervasive. It affects decisions not only for new hires, but for long-term employees wanting to advance their skills. This can become a catch-22, however, since employees who are not given opportunities to […]
A new survey conducted by Workplace Intelligence in collaboration with Hult International Business School illustrates the sour outlook employers have for recent graduates. The study found that 37% of employers would prefer hiring a robot or AI over a recent college graduate. This striking statistic reflects growing concerns about the preparedness of new entrants to […]
Nearly 90% of the 2,662 HR professionals that took our 2014 Policy Practices survey reported that their organization had formalized employee workplace policies. How are policies distributed to employees? Do they include “at will” disclaimers? Are employees required to confirm receipt? How effectively are policies enforced? How often are they updated? How has recent “ban […]
Don’t tell the CEO who wants to terminate without documentation, "You can’t terminate." Say, "If there is a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for this termination, you can do it, but in the absence of documentation, there is substantial risk. I would prefer not to be married to this employee in lengthy litigation. Maybe if we do […]
The founder of Servant Leadership, Robert K. Greenleaf, posited that servant leaders are different from traditional leaders because they don’t exercise power from the “top of the pyramid,” but share their power with those they manage and “serve.” They put others’ needs first and help their employees develop and perform at as high a level […]
Dealing with the scheduling headaches that can be caused by employees taking intermittent FMLA leave can be a challenge. In fact, dissatisfaction over the use (some would say abuse) of intermittent leave was identified as the “single most serious area of friction between employers and employees seeking to use FMLA leave,” according to a recent […]
Every organizational transformation brings changes with it, and change can often be difficult. Understanding the nature of resistance to change is the first step toward overcoming it and moving forward in a transformation. Following a process to create optimism and acceptance among employees is the second.