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The actions of employees can put their employers in a bad light, and that presents HR with a problem. If the employer chooses to fire an employee who engages in off-duty conduct that goes against the employer’s values, will there be legal trouble? Possibly, according to attorneys focusing on employment matters, but a dismissal can […]
The three turbocharged techniques Coletti and Fiss suggest are: Fast Start Bonuses, OA incentives, and SPIFFs. Colletti is Managing partner of consulting firm Colletti-Fiss, LLC; Fiss is a partner. What Can You Expect from Turbo-Charging? Fast start bonuses are helpful to counter seasonality or cyclicality in buyer purchases, and to help realize more revenue sooner, […]
While the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not entitle employees to work from home, things can get complicated—and expensive—when the two become intertwined.
After discussing discipline with an employee, we always ask the person to sign the disciplinary form so there is a record that we talked with the employee about the issue. Quite often, the person refuses to sign. What do we do if an employee sues us someday? Would a court accept a document that has […]
Yesterday, attorney Marc Jacuzzi spelled out some common pitfalls relating to employee handbooks. Today, we give you Jacuzzi’s detailed checklist of the policies he recommends your handbook include. We’ll also tell you about a valuable reference guide for the year to come.
A recent survey by Zety of 500 professionals yielded some interesting results. It sought to understand the most common questions interviewers expected candidates to ask, as well as the most common questions asked by interviewers. The results also explored some of the most bizarre questions asked by either candidates or interviewers and hiring managers’ worst […]
While telecommuting and work-from-home options continue to be adopted by a large and growing percentage of employers, several have moved to reverse the trend of work-at-home employment, forcing employees back into corporate offices.
The latest “new” term gaining traction in certain circles as a supposedly savvy replacement for DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) is MEI (short for merit, excellence and intelligence). I’m sorry to disappoint the MEI crusaders who believe this is a groundbreaking concept. It’s not new. It’s simply different words being applied to the old and […]
We all have that colleague who overuses buzz words such as: synergy, deep dive, and low-hanging fruit. Yet, every now and again, a buzz word arises that actually impacts your business.
Many have experienced the frustration of having a solid game plan to attack the day and check off some high-priority to-do list items only for that plan to unravel in the face of constant distractions. Whether those distractions come from pop-up meetings, friendly colleagues, demanding colleagues, or needy subordinates, the result is the same: distraction […]