Creative Communications—Ideas for a Trying Time
Communication is always a critical best practice for nurturing and engaging a productive and loyal team. In the midst of COVID-19 uncertainty, however, it’s more important than ever.
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Checklist for Drafting Executives’ Contracts
Yesterday, we looked at the AESC BlueSteps Executive Compensation Report, which revealed that executive compensation is on the rise. Today, we turn to smart drafting of executives’ contracts.
Avoiding Discrimination in the I-9 Process
On one hand, employers have to comply with the law and be sure they’re not hiring someone who does not have work authorization in the US. This means taking care to be very diligent during the I-9 process and making sure to “dot your i’s and cross your t’s.”
White-Collar Applications for Virtual and Augmented Reality
Virtual reality (VR) was once thought of by many as a tool primarily for recreation, entertainment, and gaming. But as the technology has improved and the marketplace has become more familiar and comfortable with it, the potential value of VR and the related augmented reality (AR) to the broader economy has become more apparent.
PTO for charity work: You give a little, they take a lot?
by Susan Hartmus Hiser Q Our company’s production work generally gets slow in the summer, and the company’s owner is a longtime proponent of charity work. Rather than giving employees extra vacation time in the summer or even laying them off, he would like to start offering a week of paid time off (PTO) to […]
Getting the Authority You Want Through Credibility, Influence, and Reach
by Lori Kleiman, CEO of HR Topics We are seeing a dramatic increase in Human Resources (HR) professionals that are considered a member of the leadership team and impacting the strategic initiatives in their organization. In order to make a full impact, HR leaders need to have the authority to carry out initiatives as part of that […]
Poor Firing Practices Can Lead to Poor Outcomes, Including Violence
An HR person was firing a supervisor, who then said, “I have a knife in my pocket and a gun in my shoe. And if you weren’t who you are, I’d be using it right now.” That terrifying encounter comes with a very important lesson: You never know how someone will react when fired. If […]
Employees Anxious About Returning to Formal Business Attire
For many of us, the past year has been spent in our pajamas or loungewear while we worked from home. While we may have had brief stints back in the office as lockdown restrictions eased, for many, they’ve been few and far between.
Building an ethical culture: What HR needs to know
Human resources professionals spend a lot of time working to create a respectful work environment. Much of that effort is necessary to stay in compliance with antidiscrimination and other workplace laws, but a true focus on ethics goes beyond legal compliance. Susan Alevas, an attorney, management consultant, and president of Alevas Consulting Group, Inc., recently […]
EntertainHR: Vanderpump Rules Drama Offers Employers a Lesson in Office Dating No-Nos
Vanderpump Rules chronicles the life and times of the extremely attractive employees at former Real Housewife Lisa Vanderpump’s highly successful restaurants throughout greater Los Angeles. Bravo fans were shocked when reports recently surfaced that the mustachioed Tom Sandoval, co-owner of TomTom, was cheating (gasp!) on his longtime girlfriend, SUR Restaurant & Lounge employee and castmate […]