March 5, 2010 8:00 amPublished by Stephen J. Meyer10 Comments
Employers who compel employees to make charitable contributions, especially to specific charities, run two risks: legal trouble and morale damage.
March 3, 2010 8:00 amPublished by Stephen J. Meyer4 Comments
Do you have a social media policy? You should. Employees can cause all kinds of trouble — from lost productivity and damage to corporate reputation to loss of company secrets — if you don’t give them clear guidelines on how (and how not) to Twitter, blog and so forth.
February 25, 2010 10:00 amPublished by Stephen J. MeyerLeave your thoughts
There’s no question that some managers are stingy about praise and need to be reminded to give more of it. It may even be true that there is a “praise deficit” in most organizations. But spreading praise like peanut butter throughout the organization is not the answer.
February 22, 2010 8:00 amPublished by Stephen J. MeyerLeave your thoughts
The worst thing you can say to someone with a bad attitude is, “You have a bad attitude.” Here is why it is likely to backfire, and what you should say instead.
February 19, 2010 8:00 amPublished by Stephen J. MeyerLeave your thoughts
Do your policies or practices subtly discriminate against family caregivers? If so, you’re more likely than ever to get sued — either in federal or local courts.
February 17, 2010 8:00 amPublished by Stephen J. Meyer12 Comments
A manager in your company has a dilemma, and he wants you, the HR manager, to tell him what to do. “I have to lay someone off. I think it should be Joan. But she’s been out on FMLA leave.”
February 10, 2010 11:30 amPublished by Stephen J. Meyer4 Comments
A group of employees, mostly male, were asked if they’d like to go to a conference in Washington. A supervisor decided that everybody had to double up on rooms to save money. So he sent out a memo saying that “no lone female” could attend. He didn’t mean to discriminate, but …
February 8, 2010 8:00 amPublished by Stephen J. Meyer10 Comments
Stop thinking of progressive discipline as punishment. Here’s a non-punitive approach that gets better results than traditional progressive discipline methods…
January 29, 2010 8:00 amPublished by Stephen J. MeyerLeave your thoughts
Under the ADA, the line between a legitimate fitness test and an illegal medical exam is surprisingly blurry.
January 22, 2010 9:43 amPublished by Mike BoyetteLeave your thoughts
Are your return-to-work policies after an employee injury too strict? You might want to ask the question after a record $6 million settlement of an EEOC lawsuit.
