Employees Quit Because of a Bad Boss
The HotJobs Survey found that employees: Want to quit because of a bad boss (43%) Want more money (36%) More growth potential (34%)...
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Eric Swenson - On Leadership
Eric's "Letter to Leaders" (sent monthly), covers current leadership and workforce topics.
"Leadership Insights" focuses on techniques to become a more effective leader. It's posted whenever Eric is sufficiently motivated.
- Dec 22, 2007
- 1 min
Credit Checks on Job Candidates.
The usual pre-employment testing criteria applies: the candidate must give their written approval, and the check should be conducted...
- Dec 5, 2007
- 1 min
How To Host a Company Party
Fisher & Phillips is out with their annual “Top Ten Ways To Host a Holiday Party“, written by Michael Mitchell. It’s excellent and...
- Dec 3, 2007
- 1 min
The End of the Company Christmas Party?
Now comes news that this trend might be ending. It turns out that employers who are baby boomers (age 42 and up) are less likely to...
- Nov 20, 2007
- 1 min
Talking Politics on the Job?
In this article from Ilene Wasserman on Entrepreneur.com, the focus is more on how to properly engage a co-worker in a political...
- Nov 18, 2007
- 1 min
The Campaign Against Workplace Bullying
While any good manager or business owner should immediately halt any issues of bullying in the workplace, it’s obvious by those numbers...
- Nov 2, 2007
- 1 min
When Employees Blog
The proliferation of blogs invaded the workplace some time ago, but employers have been slow to put policies in place to mitigate what...
- Oct 30, 2007
- 1 min
California Abitration Agreements Becoming More Difficult to Enforce
Employers who have employees sign an arbitration agreement, especially with wage-and-hour class action waivers, are having a tough time...
- Oct 17, 2007
- 1 min
California Military Spouse Leave Law
Effective immediately, California employers with 25 or more employees must allow employees who have spouses in the military ten days of...
- Oct 16, 2007
- 1 min
Office Romance and The Employer
I generally advise clients to adopt a ‘bright line’ approach to employee romances; that is, prohibit supervisors from dating direct...
- Oct 2, 2007
- 1 min
Playing Online Games At Work
Today, at least 24% of all employees play online games at work, according to both PC World and the New York Times. The Times quotes the...
- Oct 2, 2007
- 1 min
Workplace Violence Continues – How To Prevent It
Workplace violence continues unabated. In this article from the law firm of Helms Mulliss Wicker, attorney Ryan Buchanan discusses the...
- Sep 21, 2007
- 4 min
Immigration Enforcement Affecting Small Businesses
Here is a reprint of an article recently forwarded to me and is used with the permission of Clark & Trevithick. What do temporary...
- Sep 20, 2007
- 1 min
The New Reality of Overtime Violations
Overtime is an incredibly complicated issue and generally misunderstood by both employers and employees. Yet the growth rate of lawsuits...
- Sep 12, 2007
- 1 min
How To Handle Maternity Leave
Maternity leave is always a tricky issue – not just because of the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (which applies to businesses with...
- Sep 10, 2007
- 1 min
Limiting Employee Internet Access
Today’s Baltimore Sun talks about the trend of businesses limiting employee access to the web. The article cites ‘security’ and...
- Sep 6, 2007
- 1 min
Investigating Harassment Claims
From the northjersey.com website comes advice from Steven Adler at Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A. It is always advisable,...
- Aug 17, 2007
- 1 min
How To Screw Up An Employee Handbook
Many small businesses – in order to save money – often “borrow” and modify a handbook from another company, and often times that other...
- Aug 3, 2007
- 3 min
Benefits of Paying Employee Tuition
NEW YORK -With the start of the school year not far off, employees of small businesses might have a hankering to take some courses. And...
- Aug 2, 2007
- 1 min
Drug-Free Workplace
A Business Week article describes how to establish a drug-free workplace at your place of business. I always warn clients – if you wish...
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