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Employee Relations

Turn negative performance reviews into a positive experience

10/16/2024
Providing negative feedback during employee performance reviews is an uncomfortable but necessary part of being a successful manager. Surveys show that employees actually value negative feedback when it’s delivered constructively. But a poor approach can cause resentment and further job disengagement. Here are tips to follow when giving your next review.

Disciplining for harassment? Ensure it’s even-handed

10/10/2024
When disciplining workers for harassing co-workers, make sure the punishment isn’t disproportionate and that you can show similarly situated workers were punished the same way.

Employees have gripes? Hold a peaceful meeting

10/07/2024
Sometimes it’s up to HR to help calm workplace discord by facilitating a meeting where staff can voice their grievances. Follow these guidelines to conduct a group meeting for employees to openly express their concerns without fear of repercussions.

Beyond the rulebook: Combating malicious compliance in your workforce

10/04/2024
When you hear the term “malicious compliance,” you might imagine mischievous employees finding creative ways to bend the rules. However, this workplace phenomenon can have serious consequences for your team and organization if left unchecked.

Foster employee growth and advancement with performance-development plans

10/04/2024
Performance-development plans are excellent tools for keeping managers and employees on track with ongoing performance development, mentorship and learning. A PDP is designed to allow managers and employees to align on improving employee performance. It involves setting goals and measuring progress to grow the employees’ skills and improve performance.

Smart strategies for surviving this fall’s open enrollment

09/30/2024
Open enrollment for health insurance benefits is an inevitable autumn ritual that can cause great stress for HR and for your employees. It usually comes at the busiest time of the year, when HR pros—along with everyone else—are tending to year-end deadlines. Smooth the process by implementing these strategies.

Empowering neurodivergent talent: Strategies to support unique skillsets

09/27/2024
Hiring a diverse team is crucial for driving innovation and strategic advantage. However, when discussing workplace diversity, neurodiversity is often overlooked. This is a significant oversight, as embracing neurodiversity can unlock untapped potential within your organization.

Moving the needle on employee happiness

09/27/2024
A new report from BambooHR delivers good news for managers: Employees reported being “happier” at work at the beginning of 2024. This might signal that employee satisfaction is moving in a positive direction after the last four years of discontent.

Take employee misconduct complaints seriously, for their sake and yours

09/27/2024
Employers would love it if unacceptable behavior never happened in their workplace. Unfortunately, few work environments escape problems. Effective leaders realize their actions during such critical times play a huge role in employee relations going forward.

How to fix a department problem

09/23/2024
If you or your organization’s executive team must call an entire department on the carpet for an overall workplace problem, don’t let the “defeat” become demotivating.