Organizations struggle to quantify the impact engaged employees have on business results. Intuitively, it’s a no-brainer — engaged employees cost … Read more
Over the Line: Why Pressuring Employees to Donate Is a Bad Idea
I used to work for a woman named Linda, who reported to a woman named Lisa. I didn’t care for Linda too much, and I cared even less for Lisa. I thought … Read more
Your Employees Need to Know You Really Can Handle the Truth
Do you remember that classic Jack Nicholson scene in A Few Good Men when he bellows at Tom Cruise’s character, “You can’t handle the truth!” Your new hires … Read more
More States Bump Up Workplace Protections for Pregnant Women
By Ashley Kaplan When Jennifer Latowski, a certified nursing assistant at Northwoods Nursing Center, shared with her supervisor that she was pregnant, she … Read more
Alcoholism on the Job: The Tricky Issue Handling It Under the ADA
By Eric B. Meyer Alcoholism is generally a disability. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the term “disability” is broadly defined. … Read more
Independent Contractor Compliance: What Employers Need to Consider
Independent workers – whether they’re called independent contractors, freelancers or the self-employed – continue to be a significant factor in the … Read more
How Not to Get Sued For April Foolishness in the Workplace
Editor’s note: This popular post from 2013 seemed appropriate to bring back today. There’s a distinct possibility that some of your employees will do … Read more
The Unintended Consequences When Workers Bring Their Devices to Work
By Paul Starkman At the top of the list of risks guaranteed to give HR a headache this year is employee use of personal technology for work. It was only a … Read more
Spreading the Peanut Butter: Across-the-Board Pay Hikes Are a Bad Idea
“Spreading the peanut butter” is a term used by one of my international clients to describe a general increase, the granting of an … Read more
Tim Sackett’s HR 101: What Do You Do If an Employee is Carrying a Gun?
Okay, HR fans, here’s the game — I give you a real-life HR scenario and you tell me how you would handle it if your were the HR person in charge of … Read more