HR Management

Disability leave: Best intentions may backfire

04/23/2014

Here’s something to consider before you place an employee on disability leave following an employer-ordered medical exam. That employee may end up being considered disabled—even if the exam revealed no real medical problems. Essentially, by examining him and placing him on leave, you are regarding him as disabled. He can then sue for disability discrimination.

Honda issues social media guidelines for its employees

04/17/2014

Some companies encourage employees to use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other networks to spread the word about their work. So Honda Motor Co., among others, has issued social media guidelines for employees, with a caution.

HR temp jobs growing fast–and paying well

04/16/2014

HR specialists will be among the most sought-after and best-paid temporary workers through the end of the year, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder.com and Economic Modeling Specialists International.

Keep ‘scope creep’ from derailing your project

04/15/2014

One of the biggest project management pitfalls is the tendency of the work to expand over time. Here are six rules to prevent it.

Still no handbook? Act fast after complaint

04/14/2014

Do you work in an HR department that still hasn’t gotten around to creating an employee handbook? Don’t despair. As long as everyone in HR and management makes sure employees know the company won’t tolerate sexual harassment and encourages immediate reporting of harassment, you can probably escape liability by acting fast on any reports you do receive.

Bet on it: America’s wackiest office pools

04/14/2014

The NCAA basketball tournament isn’t the only opportunity to make a friendly wager at work. According to a CareerBuilder.com survey, recent office pools have featured bets on:

Who wants to be the boss?

04/11/2014

What percentage of men and women in the three largest working-age generational cohorts say they want to be a top manager someday?

Easy way to save money: Use the Garamond font

04/10/2014

Using Garamond in your documents instead of other common fonts could reduce printing costs by 25%. Garamond’s thinner strokes need less ink, according to a study published in the Journal of Emerging Investigators.

No need to tolerate personal woes that spill over to workplace arguments

04/09/2014

When bad romance spills over to the workplace, you don’t have to put up with the aftermath. Set strict rules about behavior and don’t tolerate loud arguments, threats or other disruptions.

Are employees more productive before or after vacation?