Risk: Lost money for the company, and lost credibility for you if someone else discovers the error …
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Issue: Invoices from outside attorneys can include expensive mistakes.
Risk: Lost money for the company, and lost credibility for you if someone else discovers the error …
Risk: Lost money for the company, and lost credibility for you if someone else discovers the error …
Formal orientations make new employees productive more quickly, and they make it easier on you to bring that person up to speed. But don’t overwhelm new hires right away. Create a …
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Issue: Courts may hold your harassment-prevention efforts to a higher standard when young workers are involved.
Risk: Big court judgments, ugly PR and damaged morale …
Risk: Big court judgments, ugly PR and damaged morale …
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Issue: How to exert influence over people who don’t report to you.
Benefit: Fend off bad ideas without developing a reputation as “difficult” or discouraging future good ideas.
Action: …
Benefit: Fend off bad ideas without developing a reputation as “difficult” or discouraging future good ideas.
Action: …
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Issue: Benefit costs are rising, but you need to offer a competitive package to retain good workers.
Benefit: Voluntary benefits let you beef up your benefits without much additional cost. …
Benefit: Voluntary benefits let you beef up your benefits without much additional cost. …
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Issue: Reservists returning from war create special challenges for your work force and your organization.
Risk: Loss of productivity and distractions among staff; reservists may face challenges at work and …
Risk: Loss of productivity and distractions among staff; reservists may face challenges at work and …
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Issue: Community colleges provide high-quality employee training at a reasonable cost.
Benefit: Employees learn new skills and feel more loyal to your organization …
Benefit: Employees learn new skills and feel more loyal to your organization …
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Issue: Employees wrongly believe the First Amendment protects their comments at work.
Risk: You don’t need to put up with employees who claim their harassment or bias is just “free …
Risk: You don’t need to put up with employees who claim their harassment or bias is just “free …
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Issue: How long must you accommodate medical-related leaves of absence?
Benefit: Court rulings give you legal backing to draw a line in the calendar.
Action: Don’t let employees …
Benefit: Court rulings give you legal backing to draw a line in the calendar.
Action: Don’t let employees …
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So, you’re thinking about creating a program to help settle employee conflicts in-house. That’s smart; a successful alternative dispute-resolution (ADR) program lets you identify and address problems while they’re still manageable …
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