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It is the perfect time for HR to take a proactive position at the strategic planning table, looking at ways to optimize today’s and tomorrow’s workforce. With payroll as one of the highest line items on the balance sheet, and worker productivity and intellectual property the real lifeblood of business survival, there is an urgent […]
Help, no kidding. New supervisors are in for a great ride, but if you don’t train them well—and fast—they’re going to crash and burn. Here are tips and news about a new audio conference especially for new supervisors. Last issue we posed 9 problem areas for new supervisors and promised that today, we’d offer some […]
By Catherine Moreton Gray, JD
Yesterday’s Advisor covered how HR can take a proactive role in preventing retaliation. Today, our expert gives tips for ending retaliation, and we introduce a unique lawsuit prevention program.. Our expert is attorney Judith A. Moldover, from the New York City office of law firm Ford and Harrison LLP. Her comments were made at the […]
By Jodi R. Bohr, Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A. Needing workers to assist with the business is an almost certain eventuality as a company grows. The first and probably most important question an employer asks itself is whether the worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor.
Web Editor Wendi Watts reviews the book Women & Money by Suze Orman. Review explains how book can aid HR with effective communication with employees about financial issues. With her usual down-to-earth style, Suze Orman tackles the subject of women’s complicated relationship with money in her book Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control […]
BLR’s exclusive survey says that once again, the byword will be “no more than four.” And if you want more detail, we’ve got that, too. Fall is traditionally when organizations plan next year’s budget. A key component—in many cases, the key component—is how small or large a wage increase to plan for your people. One […]
In employment law cases, “Victory in court is always a little bitter when the costs of achieving it are factored in,” says attorney Russell Adler. He was referring in particular to the potential dangers of giving references.
Health risk assessments and biometrics, while an important source of wellness data, are not always the best place to start when implementing a wellness program, a wellness expert said in a Thompson Interactive webinar. “Think through your culture and what you’ve been doing,” said Brad Cooper, CEO of US Corporate Wellness. Many companies started with […]