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Career Mondays
Career Monday: A Useful Guide for Sharing a Home Office with Your Partner
Does your house seem smaller since the pandemic started? Many families feel more cramped with 2 adults working at home, especially if you need to ...
March 18, 2024
Career Mondays
Career Monday: The Secret to Having a Greater Impact at Work
Do you pride yourself on meeting the expectations in your job description and completing tasks on time? That’s a great start, but it’s important to ...
March 11, 2024
HR Q&A
Q&A: What is mentoring in the workplace?
Mentoring is a professional relationship between a senior or more experienced employee (the mentor) and a newer or less experienced one (the mentee). The mentor ...
February 29, 2024
Career Mondays
Career Monday: How to Figure Out What Type of Job You Really Want
Are you considering a job change, but you keep putting it off for one reason or another? Most often it’s our lack of clear ideas ...
February 26, 2024
HR Q&A
Q&A: We’ve had a request for a religious accommodation, but I think the employee wants to get out of following the policy for other reasons. How do I determine whether a religious belief is legitimate and sincerely held?
Ordinarily, you should assume that an employee’s request for a religious accommodation is based on a sincerely held religious belief, observance, or practice. The definition ...
February 22, 2024
Blasts From The Past
Career Monday: What Will You Do When Your Boss Rejects Your Ideas?
January 24, 2022
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If you’re like many employees, you probably have a boss who says he wants new ideas, but then shoots down each proposal that you bring ...
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Affirmation: Achieving Supreme Health with Affirmations
January 14, 2020
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Many of us wish to lose weight or get in better shape. Perhaps you’re concerned about your health and have made the decision to take ...
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Affirmation: 9 Advantages of Assertiveness
July 19, 2022
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Many of us find it hard to be assertive. Passivity is often viewed as a form of politeness. We’re raised to make others happy, even ...
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Affirmation: I Am Open To Alternatives
February 13, 2024
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I am untethered by expectations and standards set by others. I am open to alternatives in whatever I participate in. Being a free thinker is ...
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HR Law Alert: California Law Alert, July 2021
July 13, 2021
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California Minimum Wage Increases On July 1, 2021, the minimum hourly wage in certain California cities will increase as follows: • Berkeley: $16.32 (including youth ...
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Q&A: Can I ban cell phones at work?
March 1, 2017
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Question: Can I ban cell phones at work? How about audio and video recordings? Answer from Kara, JD, SPHR: Thank yours for your questions. They ...
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