Employee Summer Schedules

Employee Summer Schedules

With summer underway, employees have more scheduling challenges than usual. Vacations, summertime child care concerns, and the desire to take advantage of nice weather with an afternoon (or day) off all contribute to employees missing more work in the summer months....
Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

In an effort to create more diversity-friendly workplaces, tech giants like Google and Facebook have been training employees to recognize unconscious bias in the workplace. As the term implies, these biases are below the surface, unintended, and often undesired....

Employee Cell Phone Policy

Q: What are the laws regarding cell phones at work? Personal use by our employees has gotten out of hand. Can we change our employee cell phone policy to say that phones are not permitted on the premises? A: We can certainly understand the frustration of having...
Terminating a Popular Employee

Terminating a Popular Employee

Several years ago, you hired an extremely talented, energetic individual who quickly became a source of enthusiasm and expertise in your workplace. A friend to everyone, this star employee excelled in their work, acing every performance review. But about six months...
Performance Improvement Plan for Employees

Performance Improvement Plan for Employees

A performance improvement plan (PIP) is a tool that employers can use to help underperforming employees succeed in the organization. The plan allows you to specify the company’s expectations with respect to employee performance and behavior and to define what success...
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