Ask the Expert: Job Interview for Employee on FMLA?
Question: Can an employer have an employee out on FMLA come in for an interview for an internal position that they applied for?
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Study Looks at Top Productivity Risks Heading Into 2022
The dawn of a new year is a time to reflect on the accomplishments and struggles of the previous year and a great time to celebrate successes and acknowledge shortcomings. It’s also a time to look forward and plan for the future. While a lot of that planning will focus on taking advantage of new […]
Are Your Employees’ Incentives Aligned?
Whether it’s a sports team, a group of laborers, or a work team in a corporate office, the goal of any team leader is to create a cohesive unit that functions as one. Strong leadership can help make this goal a reality. But even the strongest leader will struggle to create cohesiveness if incentives aren’t […]
Getting an Earful: Using Earbuds, Headphones, and AirPods at Work
I have a retired friend who unretired himself for a part-time job. The job requires attention to detail. The office in which he works, however, plays music constantly. It just so happens the agreed-upon station plays the classics he grew up listening to, and now he can’t stand the sound of any of them.
The 9 Steps to Solving Pay Compression
In yesterday’s Advisor, consultant David Wudyka clarified the issues around pay compression; today, his 9 steps for curing it, plus an introduction to a timely webinar—How to Find and Fix the Pay Errors You Don’t Even Know You’re Making. Pay compression is particularly difficult to address in times of economic hardship, says Wudyka, but there […]
Disparate Treatment Versus Disparate Impact
When trying to be sure the organization does not have any discriminatory policies or actions, HR professionals have a big task.
5 Ways to Leverage Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
In a couple of previous posts, we’ve discussed the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We’ve talked about understanding and communicating with diverse markets, discovering new insights, and the importance of diversity and inclusion to your employees. We know it’s important. Now what? Here, we look at five strategies to promote diversity and […]
Getting medical excuse policies right: Know what kind of note you can require
Determining when an employee’s medical condition requires time off from work can get tricky. No one wants to require a worker too sick to be productive to come to work, but employers also have to be on guard against employees trying to use sick days to squeeze in a little extra vacation time. Many employers […]
Do Your People Know the Five Levels of HAZWOPER Emergency Response?
Let’s take a brief look at each of the five levels of HAZWOPER emergency response.
Can You Make Exempt Employees Track Their Time?
Can you track exempt employees’ hours without jeopardizing their exempt status? Yes, but they won’t like it. While employers are not required to track the time of an exempt employee, there is no prohibition against doing so. In other words, merely requiring an exempt, salaried employee to clock in and out will not destroy the […]