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I think you deserve a vacation
This month we’ll be sharing with you some helpful tips and debunking common misconceptions from our series of Did You Know tips. Did You Know... It's Vacation Time! Sounds relaxing, doesn't it? Do you look forward to the time away from work? Do you recognize how...
Keep it to yourself!
Out on my very first harassment allegation investigation, I arrived at a location where I had never met anyone before. The male operations manager had called me in to handle a complaint. After several minutes of side-stepping and beating around the bush, I...
He Said, She Said
We received a “911” text from an operations manager, asking us to call immediately. He had sent us a written complaint filed by an employee claiming harassment and a hostile work environment because she had rejected her supervisor’s offer for...
A Little Less Personal, Please
Preparing for one of my first interviews as an Assistant Personnel Director, I began thinking up ways to break the ice. I decided to go with what I thought to be an innocent question. “So, tell me about yourself,” I said. My interviewee proudly responded that he...
Are you afraid?
Halloween is still far ahead of us, but HR horror stories happen all the time. For the month of March, we’ll share with you some of our strangest and scariest HR experiences. No one wants to deal with an HR nightmare in their office, but sometimes...
The Key to It All
An unsafe workplace can lead to increased employee leave and turnover, decreased morale and a damaging reputation. Not to mention a slew of workers’ compensation claims and OSHA inspections. All of these things affect the trust level of your employees, your...
