The opioid crisis has invaded the majority of workplaces, and for HR pros, controlling this growing problem can seem like an impossible task. In this guest post, Ian Cook, head of workforce solutions at Visier, offers three critical steps HR should be taking to deal with the opioid crisis. When it comes to dealing […]
Posted on March 31st, 2018 by admin
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Whether it’s traffic or an alarm not going off, tardy employees always have an excuse. But sometimes, their reasons for being late are far more ridiculous. A recent CareerBuilder survey was all about punctuality, highlighting crazy and common excuses for being late, who the biggest offenders are and how companies handle tardiness. Ridiculous reasons Here […]
Posted on March 29th, 2018 by admin
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Firing an employee for violating company policy isn’t unusual. And typically, policies help companies defend their actions. But when the policy is discriminatory, following it can be costly. Professional Endodontics, an oral surgery practice in Michigan, had a policy requiring all employees to retire at age 65. When one employee refused to follow it, the […]
Posted on March 25th, 2018 by admin
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A recent ADA lawsuit shows that saying you are disabled and proving it in court are two very different things. Discrimination, harassment claims James Johnson, an addiction counselor assistant at New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), filed a disability discrimination suit under the ADA against his employer. He claimed that […]
Posted on March 24th, 2018 by admin
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While the majority of industry experts expect the DOL to create a new overtime rule that sets the salary threshold somewhere in the $33K ballpark, there’s at least one person who sees a scenario where employers will have to comply with the originally proposed $47K threshold. And there’s good reason to take what she says […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2018 by admin
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Leader accountability is the key to more effective anti-sexual harassment training, says Dr. Marsha Ershaghi Hames. Here’s Hames, who advises corporate ethics and compliance programs, explaining why it’s so critical today — and how to build it into your company culture. ———————————————————— Where lies power, lies increased risk. Business leaders have the power – and responsibility […]
Posted on March 21st, 2018 by admin
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You’ve seen it before: an employee comes into work, but gets so little done they might as well have stayed home. These unproductive days can really add up. Every year, employers lose about $255 in productivity per employee due to presenteeism. This is the issue of workers being on the job, but — because of […]
Posted on March 19th, 2018 by admin
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Every workplace has some annoying or outdated rules, but there are some office rules that are downright ridiculous. HR Grapevine has collected nine of the strangest, strictest and most oddly specific workplace rules they could find. What were they thinking? One business didn’t let their employees use the copier without approval from a supervisor. Apparently, […]
Posted on March 18th, 2018 by admin
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A recent lawsuit taught managers what not to say as the EEOC showed, once again, that a small comment can end up costing an employer big. Diverse Lynx, an IT staffing firm in Princeton, NJ, was slapped with an age discrimination suit after rejecting a older applicant. ‘Age will matter’ According to the EEOC, after […]
Posted on March 17th, 2018 by admin
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More than 70% of bosses and managers will take part in some type of March Madness pool this season, but many of these same managers have some serious reservations about allowing or encouraging their direct reports to do the same. In fact, more than 50% of the managers who participate in March Madness are unsure […]
Posted on March 16th, 2018 by admin
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