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Handbook Tip #3: It’s not just sexual harassment anymore.
It is never a good day to be notified that an employee is accusing your company of something, especially the most serious of accusations, a harassment charge. Whether or not the employee is justified, one of the best ways to combat costly lawsuits is to ensure that...
Handbook Tip #2: What’s the point of a handbook if you don’t distribute it?
Do you have a lot of pretty policies taking up shelf space but doing little else? It is important to know that handbooks only work if you distribute them to everyone and everyone acknowledges that they received it. Companies can get into a lot of trouble if they fail...
Handbook Tip #1: Do employees understand the difference between policies and procedures?
The company handbook represents your brand as a whole and provides a clear understanding for you and employees about their general job expectations. As opposed to a procedure manual, the handbook should offer an outline of expected policies. For example, our company's...
Start with the end in mind
“Start with the end in mind.” Stephen R. Covey One of the toughest situations in employee management is disciplining or terminating an employee for failure to adhere to policy. Whether they perform a minor infraction or something major, could something have prevented...
The BIG Talk: Tips on getting through difficult conversations with employees
Managing employees is sometimes very difficult and uncomfortable. At times, when faced with a tough conversation requiring discipline of an employee, you may be tempted to dance around the subject, or pad conversation with flattery to make things more comfortable....
May I have the busiest day of our year off?
Vacation time is one of the benefits potential employees consider when making employment decisions. In fact, for Generation Y, flex time and paid time off rank above compensation. So what things should companies consider when granting time off? It is important...
