HR Daily Advisor Week in Review: May 5 – 9
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HR Daily Advisor Week in Review: May 5 – 9
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9 Action Items to Minimize Risks for Disability Discrimination Claims
How can an employer minimize the likelihood of facing a disability discrimination claim? There are actually a lot of steps employers can take to reduce this risk. Here are 9 of these actions.
Why the Trend Toward Variable Performance Pay?
“Employers want to end the entitlement mentality of across-the-board increases and move to a pay-for-performance mentality,” says consultant Teri Morning, MBA, MS, SPHR, SPHR-CA. “Organizations are looking for less expensive, less permanent solutions, such as lump sum payments, bonuses, or just paying top performers,” she adds. Increasingly, employers are less averse to withholding merit increases […]
5 Levels of Leadership—Where Do You Fall?
My youngest son came home from school the other day with a packet of information from one of his coaches. Included in the packet was a sheet of paper titled “The Leadership Continuum.” It outlines five levels of leadership and what is necessary to demonstrate each. I hadn’t seen this before, but after reading it, […]
Why perform background checks?
Why perform background checks? The primary reason is to protect your employees, clients/customers, suppliers and anyone who interacts with your employees. You have a duty to provide a safe working environment. Done legally, background checks can be an effective screening tool to find relevant information about job candidates. And employers have a duty to provide a safe workplace
Mind Over Matter: Lessons from the Olympics
When I flipped on the television last week to check out the Olympics, I found myself watching the men’s Super-G Alpine skiing. By the time I had tuned in, the celebrated American skier Bode Miller was safely at the bottom of the slope and sitting in first place. This is believed to be the final […]
Working as a Team—Tough … but Essential
HR Daily Advisor Firing 101 Part 7—The 6-Step Termination Meeting
In the 7th installment of our Firing 101 series, HR Daily Advisor Editor Steve Bruce explains the 6 steps HR/employers should take in this crucial step of the termination process. Bruce also explains what HR should do after the termination meeting ends.
Obama to Unveil Higher Minimum Wages for Federal Contractors in State of the Union
In tonight’s State of the Union Address President Obama will announce an increase in the minimum wage for federal contractors to $10.10 per hour and he will call on Congress to pass a proposed similar wage increase for all workers. The morning of Jan. 28, the White House released a preview of the President’s executive […]