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by Dan Oswald Last week, we celebrated the first day of summer. With kids out of school for a few weeks now and the high temperatures we’ve experienced already, it seems like summer started quite a while ago. Either way, summer is here. It’s time for family vacations, afternoons at the ballpark, and concerts in […]
Tesla, an electric-automobile manufacturer, made headlines last month after Worksafe, a California-based worker advocacy group, released a report indicating that the injury rates at Tesla’s Fremont manufacturing facility were higher than the industry average in 2014 and 2015. For example, the report indicated that the rate of serious injuries at Tesla’s Fremont plant (i.e., those […]
Does your workplace foster happiness? Nearly 70% of employees globally agree that happiness at work is the best ingredient for a unique work experience, according to a new study—released by Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (JLL)—on how to drive human experience in corporate workplaces.
Now that summer has officially started, you can expect your employees to start dressing for the warmer temperatures. Do you have to send out a dress code reminder at the beginning of the summer to remind employees about what’s inappropriate and what’s not? New research from Robert Half may make you want to send a […]
There is a disconnect between veterans and civilian hiring managers that goes both ways. Veterans leave military service typically unprepared and unarmed with the tools to position themselves as viable candidates to civilian companies, and hiring managers are unskilled and untrained in how to recruit military veterans for jobs outside of service.
The owner of a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise told a manager with bipolar disorder that she couldn’t take her medication while working there and then forced her to flush it down the toilet, according to a lawsuit.
Employer awards help companies attract top talent. Job seekers look for proof that a company is what it says it is, and awards provide validation.
A coaching program is just like any other initiative—you can’t just jump in feet first without preparing your staff beforehand. To get your staff ready for coaching, here are four key steps from Dr. Robert P. Hewes, who is senior partner at Camden Consulting Group, a provider of integrated talent management solutions for organizational and […]
Do your employees routinely work more hours than they record? How sure are you of your answer?
by Rosalind H. Cooper A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, has confirmed that employers have the ability to take disciplinary action against employees for drug and alcohol use in safety-sensitive workplaces. The worker in this case was employed in a mine where […]