If you don’t want your employee handbook to qualify as a contract in court, then here’s what it should say. “This is not a contract.” It sounds simple, but missing this language in one of its employee handbooks recently got an employer in some legal hot water. The lesson came from a new appeals court ruling, […]
Posted on April 10th, 2016 by admin
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When new managers hit the ground running, it makes HR’s life easier. Good managers keep your brightest stars engaged, which improves retention and keeps you from having to fill talent gaps. Poor managers — or at least those who start off poorly — have the opposite effect. Below are three common, but avoidable, mistakes new managers make that […]
Posted on April 9th, 2016 by admin
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When a job requires employees to log more than 40 hours per week on a regular basis, is it safe to say overtime is an “essential job function” of that position and deny an accommodation request that attempts to skirt the OT? That question was at the heart of Agee v. Mercedes-Benz. The plaintiff, […]
Posted on April 8th, 2016 by admin
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You may have dealt with pranksters in the past, but you’ve probably never dealt with what these two managers made their employees endure. Imagine someone bringing a potato gun into your office and firing it at coworkers without consequence — or setting off homemade bombs. Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association’s supervisor, Aaron English, was found to have […]
Posted on April 7th, 2016 by admin
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Employers spend vast amounts of time and resources combating costly chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease and obesity — and rightly so. But there’s one health condition that’s largely ignored by health-management programs. — and it’s likely having a negative impact on your employees. That condition: Overtired workers. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of employees work while […]
Posted on April 6th, 2016 by admin
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In an era when companies compete to offer the most outlandish employee perks, we believe we’ve discovered the winner. Bottled air. And not just any air — the fresh, clean piney air of the Canadian Rockies. We’re not kidding, A company called Vitality Air is selling the stuff in two, uh, flavors: Lake Louise and […]
Posted on April 5th, 2016 by admin
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Want to jolt your younger works into contributing more to your company-sponsored retirement plans? Just show them this figure. After looking at several studies, estimates and financial experts’ opinions, Robert Powell, USA Today’s retirement planning expert, and editor of Retirement Weekly, is predicting that millennials will need upwards of $2.5 million saved to comfortably retire. That […]
Posted on April 4th, 2016 by admin
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Last summer, after their World Cup win, members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team made it very clear they weren’t happy with the pay disparity between the men’s and women’s squads. This week, they made their complaint official, filing a federal wage discrimination charge with the EEOC. According to a story in the New York […]
Posted on April 3rd, 2016 by admin
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This appears to be the year of the oddball interview question. First, there was the NFL Combine and its litany of crazy scouting questions. Now, there’s this … Job site Glassdoor, which allows job candidates to post the questions companies are asking them, just released a list entitled, “Top 10 Oddball Interview Questions for 2016.” To compile […]
Posted on April 2nd, 2016 by admin
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Many employers rely on top-notch benefits to keep workers happy when they can’t compete with other firms on pay, but those companies may have to rethink — or at least modify — that strategy sooner than they expect. In 2015, nearly a quarter (20%) of workers said they’d accept fewer health benefits to have […]
Posted on April 1st, 2016 by admin
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