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Flexible scheduling and telework invariably raise the question in managers’ minds, How do I know they’re working? Consultant Dayna Fellows says, If they’re getting the job done, maybe you shouldn’t care about the laundry. One of the advantages to telecommuting that many organizations find is that it forces managers to manage by results rather than […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, consultant Dayna offered business drivers favoring flex and telework options. Today, the three most common flavors of flex, plus an introduction to BLR’s popular checklist-based HR audit system. Fellows, founder and president of WorkLife Performance, Inc. says that there are three common “flavors” of flex/telework. She offered her tips at a recent […]
Special from Atlanta–SHRM Annual Conference and Exhibition Yesterday’s Advisor featured the first five of attorney Joseph Beachboard’s 11 risks of e-data. Today, the rest of his risks, plus an introduction to the premier HR website, HR.BLR.com. [Go here for risks 1 to 5.] 6. Physical Use of Personal Devices Suits against employers involving cell phone-related […]
Special from Atlanta–SHRM Annual Conference and Exhibition Employee use and abuse of personal tech devices, e-mail, and social networking is suddenly a high priority HR concern. It’s a big challenge to establish realistic—and legal—policies, says attorney Joseph Beachboard. Beachboard, who is a shareholder in the Los Angeles office of employment law firm Ogletree Deakins, details […]
In recently finding that the social media policy of Costco Wholesale Corp. violated federal labor law, the National Labor Relations Board took its scrutiny of such employer policies to the next level: This the first time that the full board has ruled on the issue. And the NLRB decision was merely based upon what the […]
Yesterday’s Advisor detailed laws governing political behavior at work; today, can you ban political symbols, plus an introduction to the popular HR Department of One—the only guide specially directed at smaller or even one-person HR departments. So, can you ban campaign posters and buttons? No laws specifically regulate this sort of partisan activity for private […]
It’s that time again and your employee pundits are getting rabid—without careful attention, it’s the end of productivity until the election is over. Fortunately, employers can control political activities at work to a large extent, but there is a patchwork quilt of federal and state laws that governs this area. And, as always, this patchwork […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, BLR editor and attorney Patricia Trainor SPHR clarified National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) pronouncements on confidentiality and access; today, NLRB and “at-will” statements, plus an introduction to the all-in-one HR Website, HR.BLR.com. Trainor is Managing Editor of BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. At-Will Disclaimer Now an At-Risk Disclaimer For years, […]
The hyperactive NLRB has fired salvos at employers on three new fronts—confidentiality, workplace access, and employment at will—and few employers will be left unscathed. The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent rulings reflect a trend at the NLRB to find unfair labor practices in policies and procedures employers have long considered legitimate and proper. For […]
Special from Atlanta—SHRM Annual Conference and Exhibition In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney James McDonald explained the legal pitfalls of one kind of lookism—“You’re too unattractive to work here.” Today, he tackles the opposite—“You’re too attractive to work here”—plus we introduce the HR policy guru, SmartPolicies. The Other Side of Lookism: I’m Too Sexy McDonald, who is […]