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While she works for a “Silicon Valley” company, the Yahoo CEO’s experiences (some would say exploits) over the past year offer some lessons and some challenges for every HR manager. The act that gained her the most notoriety was her rule that all employees must report to work at the physical office—no more telecommuting. The […]
The information in today’s Advisor is adapted from BLR’s 10-Minute HR Trainer session, “Time Management for Supervisors.” One big obstacle to efficient time management is dealing with interruptions, which are inevitable and unpreventable. Remind your supervisors and managers that dealing with people and problems is part of their jobs, so they have to expect interruptions—but […]
The owner of a Missoula, Montana, roofing business faced a large fine and a felony charge for employer misconduct for trying to sweep the truth past the Montana State Fund to keep from paying higher workers’ comp premiums.
Yesterday’s Advisor featured attorney Julie Athey on the challenging issue of retroactive designation of Family and Medical Leave (FMLA). Today, she offers three scenarios to help HR managers understand the possible pitfalls, plus we announce a timely webinar on leave management and PTO. When you find out about a possible FMLA qualifying leave after it […]
Twitter has been a hot topic in our HR Strange But True! column lately. In most cases, it was about employees—or should we say ex-employees—posting something they shouldn’t. Take, for example, the employee who tried to buy drugs via tweet, or congressional aides who were fired for tweeting about drinking on the job. And how […]
Glassdoor has announced the results of its annual Employees’ Choice Awards, releasing its lists of Best Places to Work in 2014. According to the site, winners were determined by the people who know these companies best—their employees. Not surprisingly, three social media heavyweights were in the top five. Facebook, which was number 1 last year, […]
No, it’s not “a good thing.” The new CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has given layoff notices to a sizable percentage of its staff right before the holidays. The cuts have been reported to involve 70 to 100 employees, or about 15 percent of the company’s workforce, including some from upper management. The company […]
The information in today’s Advisor is adapted from BLR’s 10-Minute HR Trainer® session, “Time Management for Supervisors.” The first step to tackling more-effective time management is to understand why supervisors have trouble managing their days. Here are several factors that interfere with a well-planned schedule: Reacting to others’ demands instead of deciding how your time […]
by Timothy C. Cavazza A new law going into effect January 1, 2014, allows private-sector employees to be paid every other week or twice a month provided certain conditions are met. Rhode Island’s Payment of Wages Act was amended so that private-sector for-profit employers can pay employees less frequently than weekly after gaining approval from […]
By Patrick Gannon Occupational health and safety legislation in all provinces across Canada places the ultimate responsibility for occupational health and safety on employers. Among other things, Canadian employers have to provide certain information, instruction, and training to workers. Last month, Ontario took occupational health and safety training to a new level, announcing that Ontario […]