Party City – “Unlikely to accommodate”
Warning your employee ahead of time that you are “unlikely to accommodate” her pregnancy and disability-related restrictions is one way to buy an EEOC lawsuit. To read more about this…
Kick off 2019 with a Culture Survey
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Peter Drucker The projected unemployment rate for 2019 remains low presenting a challenge for businesses to attract and retain key talent. Ensuring salaries and benefits…
Romance at Work: Being Proactive about Policies and Expectations in your Workplace
Love is in the air with Valentine’s Day around the corner, making it a good time to review and consider your policies around relationships in the workplace. The 2018 CareerBuilder…
5 Tips for Successful Holiday Parties
The holidays are a great time to celebrate employee achievements and many companies have long traditions of hosting holiday parties to do just that. Managed well, these celebrations provide a…
A Reminder This Thanksgiving Week to Show Gratitude for Your Employees
The work of building and maintaining strong workplace cultures goes beyond responding to complaints of misconduct. Of course, those complaints need to be investigated and, if founded, result in consequences. …
HR Toolbox: Automated Hiring Tools Can “Learn to Discriminate” – Proceed with Caution!
We wanted to share an interesting recent Slate article entitled “Amazon Created a Hiring Tool Using A.I. It Immediately Started Discriminating Against Women,” by Jordan Weissmann (see https://slate.com/business/2018/10/amazon-artificial-intelligence-hiring-discrimination-women.html). The article…
Bring Your Complaint Process into the Mobile Age: There’s an App for that!
You may well have an app or two that help you manage your work. There are apps for keeping time, managing tasks, or tracking your pay and benefits. But do…