Let Your Sharks Drive Your Business
Yesterday, we featured 6 of consultant Jon Gordon’s tips for reenergizing employees. Today, we’ll look at 3 more of his suggestions.
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9 Smart Leadership Strategies
“You need to personally make sure that your company is a place where people want to work,” says Jon Gordon in his book, The Shark and the Goldfish: Positive Ways to Thrive During Waves of Change. “You must focus on winning in the workplace if you want to win in the marketplace,” says Gordon. Here […]
FMLA Guidelines: Sample FMLA/CFRA Policy for California Employers
XYZ Inc. provides family and medical leave benefits in accordance with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). These leave benefits are described below.
What To Include in a Company Social Media Policy
If you want to prevent social media abuse, says attorney Jody Katz Pritikin, you must develop a social media policy, and your policy must include several key elements.
Social Networking = Less Working
People are now spending more time on social media sites than on e-mail, says attorney Jody Katz Pritikin, and a lot of that time is being spent at work. In today’s CED, Pritikin explains how to manage the new social media time-suck.
Got a ‘No Dating’ Policy? It’s Not Enough
Having a policy in place that forbids workplace romance is a great idea. In theory, anyway.
Your Telecommuters are Working…Aren’t They?
Telecommuting allows employees to work part or all of their standard workweek from a remote location, “seamlessly commuting” by e-mail, cell phones, and virtual private networks. (Editor’s note: It’s not always “seamless.”)
WAHOO! Kudos for Employee-Centered HR Department
WAHOO — Work At Home Office Opportunity – is just one example of employee-centered thinking that has helped Mitchell International achieve success. Today’s CED looks at how they do it.
Exempt vs. Non-Exempt: California Rules for Overtime
California and federal law generally require that employees working over 40 hours in a workweek be paid an overtime premium rate for those additional hours. California law also requires that employees who work more than 8 hours in a day be paid overtime, and double-time if they work more than 12 hours in a day. […]
Examples of ‘In Loco Parentis’ Relationships for Family Leave Purposes
Yesterday, we looked at the DOL’s recent clarification of the parental relationship under the family leave laws. Today, some examples of “in loco parentis” relationships, and tips for handling child-related leave requests.