Can Employees be Fired for Discussing Pay Rates?
If your company prohibits or discourages employees from sharing pay information, you may be breaking the law. Here's why.
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5 Ways You're Losing as an Employer
Whether you have an in-house HR team or you outsource HR, turn to professionals to ensure you’re optimizing each stage of the employee lifecycle.
Stacey Gibson, PHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Director of Human Resources
Mar 12, 2018
Dealing with a Bully Boss
Learn how to deal with a bully boss when they are an important asset to the company and it's become a delicate situation.
Laura Lancaster, PHR, SHRM-CP, Stratus HR Consultant
Feb 1, 2018
Stopping Harassment in the Workplace
As an employer, it’s essential to have policies in place to prevent workplace discrimination, but where do you start? Here’s what you need to know...
Cariann Lieske, SHRM-CP
Oct 30, 2017
Witnessing Suspicious Activity at Work: What Should You Do?
What should you do when you see suspicious activity in the workplace? Report the following criteria to HR or a member of the Executive Team...
Laura Lancaster, PHR, SHRM-CP, Stratus HR Consultant
Oct 4, 2017
Lessons Learned from Uber’s HR Nightmare
A former Uber engineer recently recounted horrifying stories of workplace harassment. Here’s what happened and how it should have been handled...
Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
Mar 9, 2017
Job Abandonment and Employee Termination
Even if an employee fails to show up for work, it may not be considered job abandonment, depending on how the company has handled similar situations
Laura Lancaster, PHR, SHRM-CP, Stratus HR Consultant
Jan 26, 2017
Sticky HR: Job Abandonment
Five steps an employer should always take any time there's a job abandonment case with a no-call, no-show to work.
Laura Lancaster, PHR, SHRM-CP, Stratus HR Consultant
Jan 26, 2017
How to handle employee drug and alcohol use at work
Whether employee drug use at work is the result of prescription or recreational drugs or alcohol, it doesn't change the fact that on-the-job
Brad Fagergren, Esquire, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Legal Counsel
Jan 13, 2017
