Voting day is just around the corner, which means employers should prepare to accommodate leave requests if work hours prevent employees from participating in their civic duty. “Does that mean...
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Early one morning, an HR manager arrived at her desk and saw a sealed envelope. Inside was a printed webpage from a sex-offender registry database. It included the face of...
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It’s not always easy to pick out which workers are feeling the pain of a work-life imbalance, especially when some workers thrive with a little too much on their plate....
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To the new graduates and anyone else facing today’s hot job market, please take my advice: don’t lie. Even if it seems like everyone is doing it, lying on a...
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Socializing at work helps build relationships and leads to higher job satisfaction. But what do you do when an overly chatty employee keeps coworkers from being productive? With an increase...
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I remember when we all hired from resumes. Really, it wasn’t long ago, but it was a very slow and sometimes painful process. That’s why I was thrilled when the...
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U.S. businesses and government agencies paid out more than $482 million to resolve work-related discrimination and harassment claims in 2016, a number that the EEOC indicates is on the rise. As...
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Even workplaces with a strong company culture can use a boost in employee morale from time to time. But if company picnics aren’t your cup of tea, don’t panic. Although...
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A recent settlement with The Walt Disney Co. should remind employers to take precautions before automatically deducting employee wages for the cost of uniforms. What happened Disney resorts charged employees...
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And what you can do to keep them – without breaking the bank Caution! Your most valuable employees are valuable to other workplaces, too. So how can you tell which...
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