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By Dan Oswald President, M. Lee Smith Publishers Just My E-pinion What do you do when you have two employees who hate each other? In today’s Advisor, M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC president Dan Oswald shares his thoughts—and his solution. In a recent meeting I asked about employees who hate each other. I got a […]
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor Just My E-pinion Many CEOs like to answer employee’s e-mail personally, but there are dangers for HR, warns HR Hero’s Technology for HR guidebook. Combine far-flung workforces and mobile computing technology, and the CEO can be literally responding to emails 24/7. There are advantages, of course, […]
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor Just My E-pinion Instead of designating employee paid time off as vacation days, sick leave, and such, many employers have started to lump it together and simply call it paid time off, or PTO for short. But there are pros and cons. The advantages of undesignated […]
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHREditor, HR Daily Advisor Just My E-pinion Pay for performance—everyone wants on the bandwagon, but what are companies actually doing? Our survey results tell the tale. Most respondents provide some type of individual performance pay to all employees, according to BLR’s recent survey of Pay for Performance practices. This was true […]
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor Just My E-pinion It’s Evil HR Lady 7, BLR 3. The majority of responses to our article about employer responsibility for off-site safety did echo her “Oh cry me a river” position. Here are a few examples. We are sorry we can’t fit more. Click to […]
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor Just My E-pinion A recent article on our HR.BLR.com website prompted quite a response by Suzanne Lucas who blogs as Evil HR Lady. “Oh, cry me a river” she said over suggestions that employers take steps to ameliorate off-site harassment of female employees. Our writer, who […]
Robert Brady CEO, Business and Legal Resources Just My E-pinion Benefits costs—the challenge that won’t go away. Everyone is trying something to solve the problem or at least keep it at bay. What’s working? That’s what we’re going to find out for you. For years, BLR has surveyed HR and benefits professionals to find out […]
Reader reactions to Dan Oswald’s “Who Packs Your Parachutes” and Jason Fried’s “M&Ms” ranged from “Farfetched” to “Thank you for this wonderful story.” Oswald’s story of parachute packing appeared in the April 15 issue of theHR Daily Advisor and; Fried’s comments about the time wasters “Managers and Meetings” in the April 8 issue. Here are […]
How many floating holidays (including Christmas week) are observed besides those already indicated above? (Exclude “personal days”) None 1 day 2 days 3 days 4+ days Exempt Employees 561 (65%) 124 (14.4%) 89 (10.3%) 33 (3.8%) 45 (5.2%) Nonexempt Empoyees 556 (64.4%) 123 (14.3%) 86 (10%) 30 (3.5%) 48 (5.6%) In chart form: Previous Next
Approximately one-third of employers report that their organizations supplement wages and salaries with cash incentives in the form of individual or team awards, spot bonuses, and similar payments, according to a recent survey of Cash Compensation practices conducted by BLR. Long term incentive bonuses were most frequently reported to be paid to employees at the […]