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Q&A: What are effective ways to manage remote employees and monitor their work?
Managing remote employees can certainly be a challenge. Here are some of the practices we recommend: Set measurable goals around quality of work. Whether employees get their work done to your satisfaction is more important to your bottom line than whether they’re always at their workstation. Make all the resources necessary for employees to do their jobs remotely easily available. These may include phones, computers, […]
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HR Advisor: Compliance for a Remote Workforce and What to do if an Employee is Diagnosed with COVID19
Four Steps to Take When an Employee Is Diagnosed with COVID-19 As COVID-19 infection rates continue to climb, it’s imperative that organizations respond quickly when an employee is diagnosed. Here are the steps employers should take: Notify Employees Employees should be notified of potential exposure in the workplace, but they should not be told who […]
Q&A: Can I Delay An Older New Hire’s Start Date to Protect Them?
Question: We recently hired an older individual whose start date is next Monday, but I would like to push back their start date because we’ve just had an employee test positive for COVID-19. Would this be allowed? We will be testing everyone in the workplace, but I know older employees may be at higher risk. […]
HR Advisor: Federal Law Alert
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of LGBTQ Employment Protections The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that employers may not discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment. This decision affects all employers with 15 or more employees. The decision was a response to three separate cases, all of which were […]
Career Monday: 9 Things To Do Before Quitting Your Job
The COVID-19 crisis may find you on furlough, working from home at reduced hours, or without a job completely. Many people are finding their careers up-ended by this disruption to the workplace. Many are also taking the time to contemplate if they were in the right job in the first place. If it is time […]
Career Monday: Rebuild Your Confidence After a Job Setback and Boost Your Career
Job setbacks can shatter your self-confidence and make it difficult to stay positive. Luckily, however, they don’t have to ruin you or your career. You can rebuild your confidence again and get your career back on track. Follow these strategies: 1. Let the wounds heal before revisiting the setback. It may be tempting to focus […]
Affirmation: Making Lifestyle Changes Easier
At least 90 out of 100 people would tell you that they do not enjoy change. Change is not easy because humans are creatures of habit. You want to continue living in a certain routine once you have conditioned your body and mind to function in that way. This makes you feel comfortable with your […]
Q&A: Can we discipline employees for complaining about the company on social media?
Probably not. Depending on what they said, and who responded to it, their speech may be protected under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. Section 7 protects concerted activity by employees that relates to the terms on conditions of their employment. Concerted means “in concert,” so two or more employees must be involved, […]