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MARCH 3, 2016
In the past, you may have kept your handbook to a minimum for fear that employees wouldn’t read a novel-size document. Here are five optional, but relevant, HR policies you should consider adding to the next version of your employee handbook. Adding a dress code policy to your employee handbook not only makes it easier to talk to employees who may not be following the policy, but it also gives them a better understanding of what is or isn’t acceptable workplace attire. MORE
JANUARY 31, 2018
” The airline told NBC News that the peacock “did not meet guidelines for a number of reasons, including its weight and size.” Image Credit: Pexels.com. Bet you weren’t expecting that, were you? No, peacocks can’t fly…commercial. MORE
JULY 15, 2015
Begin by brainstorming a reasonable set of ground rules at your first meeting. Behavior Employee Handbook & Policies HR Communications HR Insights HR Management Organizational Leadership Talent Management Featured“You have to learn the rules of the game. MORE
JULY 17, 2015
Previous generations of business travelers abided by their moniker: Fly in for a meeting, fly out in time for dinner at home. Behavior Culture Employee Handbook & Policies Generational Issues HR Communications HR Management Talent Management Featured MORE
JULY 27, 2018
In our February 2018 issue, we informed you that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was “loosening the reins on employer handbook rules” (see the lead article in that issue). Employment Law employees rights employer Handbooks rules MORE
MARCH 26, 2018
In our Employee Engagement handbook , we described an overall approach to unlocking your employees’ potential; so many of the business outcomes you seek are dependent on how well you communicate, support, and reward the members of your workforce. MORE
MAY 7, 2019
To meet compliance standards, there needs to be a “trail” that can prove an employee has received training, and has a level of comprehension of that training. Every company has its employee handbook, but that is not a failsafe to prevent future lawsuits. Maybe it’s time to stop depending on paper handbooks, emails, spreadsheets, file shares, and paper acknowledgement sheets. MORE
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Targeted personal growth assignments to meet our personal dreams and goals. As you see, while these notes come from our Revolutionaries Handbook, we are not anarchists or troublemakers. See Bill Jensen’s companion piece: Disruptive Hero’s Handbook: How It Began. MORE
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Research shows that quality 1-on-1 meetings — those indispensable conversations between managers and employees — are a huge factor! The business impact of highly effective 1-on-1 meetings. • This meeting is not an annual appraisal. It’s not a quarterly meeting. MORE
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Human Resources professionals often advise companies about the importance of an employee handbook. Employee handbooks serve as a valuable communication resource for company-specific and legally-mandated policies. meets compliance requirements of some Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) carriers. We strongly recommend developing a custom handbook for your company versus using an online template or “borrowing” a handbook from another company. MORE
MARCH 24, 2015
The opinion [pdf] consolidated seven different unfair labor practice complaints against T-Mobile, challenging 17 different provisions in T-Mobile’s employee handbook, Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement, and Code of Business Conduct. Recording in the Workplace Recall, yesterday, the NLRB-approved clause in the Wendy’s employee handbook, which provided employees a roadmap to their local NLRB regional office. MORE
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The best place to record these rules to live, of course, is your employee handbook. If you’re wondering which non-discrimination policies to include in an employee handbook, we’ve got you covered. Types of Non-discrimination Policies to Include in an Employee Handbook. In this section, we’re going to go over four different types of non-discrimination policies to include in an employee handbook: General Non-Discrimination Policy. Employee handbook acknowledgment form. MORE
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Here is a sample workplace policy to incorporate into your employee handbook and staff trainings for surviving an active shooter situation. Have an Emergency Meeting Place. Create an emergency meeting place outside of your office or workplace for employees to go in the event of an active shooter. Incorporate reminders of this meeting place during safety trainings. In today’s society, employees must be prepared for the unthinkable. MORE
AUGUST 7, 2015
Behavior Dress Code Employee Handbook & Policies HR Insights HR Management Talent Management FeaturedEditor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Way back in 1994, I was in Honolulu to interview for a job. MORE
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Why bother with an Employee Handbook? I was asked recently to speak to a group of human resources professionals on developing an employee handbook. Understanding the importance of having an employee handbook is prerequisite for developing one. MORE
AUGUST 7, 2019
It might take the form of public reprimand, belittling or regularly excluding someone from meetings or social gatherings of their peers. By Nancy Owen, PHR, Senior HR Consultant, East Coast Risk Management. Workplace bullying is on the rise. MORE
DECEMBER 15, 2014
The post Meet Smart Rhino Labs—BambooHR’s Awesome Customer appeared first on BambooHR Blog. BambooHR''s Customers Blog Series applicant tracking ATS benefits customers documentation employee handbooks employee management employee success hiring HR software hris hrms human resources technolog MORE
AUGUST 27, 2015
( Editor ’s Note: Today’s post is an excerpt from my book, “ Essential Meeting Blueprints for Managers.” The meeting after the meeting does exist. Many people think it’s really a big gripe session about the meeting. We covered getting buy-in with pitch meetings. MORE
JULY 18, 2016
PDI published a reference guide on specific actions that can help develop competencies—the Successful Managers Handbook. But I meet awesome people everywhere I go. The post Meet Barbara Blackburn, MA, Executive Talent Solutions Expert appeared first on OutMatch. MORE
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Here is a sample workplace policy to incorporate into your employee handbook and staff trainings for surviving an active shooter situation. Have an Emergency Meeting Place. Create an emergency meeting place outside of your office or workplace for employees to go in the event of an active shooter. Incorporate reminders of this meeting place during safety trainings. In today’s society, employees must be prepared for the unthinkable. MORE
JANUARY 27, 2017
I’d love to meet you for lunch to catch up and discuss.” On Wednesday, I blogged here about CareerBuilder’s list of the most unusual things job candidates have done during the interview process. And, yeah, the stuff they listed was pretty unusual. I guess. MORE
DECEMBER 2, 2016
There’s just not enough of them to meet the demand.So Behavior Employee Handbook & Policies HR Communications HR News Workforce PlanningSure it’s hard to recruit software developers and other tech professionals. knowing that, what do you do? You wait until the last minute to begin recruiting them. MORE
AUGUST 15, 2016
Mercer PeoplePro Engagement & Communications specialists help small and emerging businesses design employee handbooks to meet their specific needs. The post Employee Handbooks — More than just a nice to have appeared first on Mercer PeoplePro Blog. Engagement & Communications Entrepreneur Hr Human resources Small business Small business administration Small business advice small business incubator Start ups MORE
MARCH 1, 2018
The only way modern HR can make their strategic message resonate (while meeting today’s high thresholds for engagement), is to provide a consumer-grade experience which makes use of today’s opportunities within big data and targeting. MORE
JUNE 25, 2015
Board member keeps bringing her kids to meetings. As the board president, I never bring my son to board meetings, as I need to focus on the agenda. One other board member, who is also a friend, frequently brings her children to board meetings. They are 6 and 7 years old and are frequently loud and disruptive during these meetings. Today she told me that she will be bringing her kids to the orientation meeting. It will be a long and intensive meeting. MORE
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
You’ve worked hard to develop your Employee Handbook. An employee handbook acknowledgment form confirms that staff members have not only been issued the handbook, but comprehend its terms. A good employee handbook gives staff members the information they need to be a productive, valued member of the team. Perhaps most important to protect the business, the handbook must include company policies , procedures, and rules. The employee handbook acknowledgment form. MORE
MAY 11, 2017
Shoved deep in some desks of supervisors and employees, the employee handbook resides. For some, the handbook has lived in this dark corner of the workplace for years without a thought or care. Where does your employee handbook live? This is especially true for handbooks. MORE
MAY 17, 2016
Employees often get very nervous when asked to a private meeting with human resources or their supervisor. Can you have someone sit in on a meeting between you and your supervisor? Sometimes employers claim employees did or said certain things in meetings that resulted in termination. MORE
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Step Seven: Make Your Handbook a Tool, Not a Stumbling Block. Yep, believe it or not, there is value to that employee handbook. Gates says “… often handbooks include too many policies or complicated policies with unnecessary deadlines and commitments that trip companies up. MORE
MARCH 14, 2016
According to the Law360 report, Taco Bell faced litigation because its employee handbook policy did not meet California’s strict meal and rest break requirements. The matrix was printed in Taco Bell’s employee handbook. MORE
JUNE 15, 2016
This can be done via an employee handbook distributed to all employees, guidance distributed to employees explaining benefits or leave rights, or a general notice to all new employees upon hire. Electronic posting is permitted as long as it meets all the posting requirements otherwise. If an employer has any FMLA-eligible employees, it must: provide each employee with a general notice about the FMLA in an employee handbook (or other written materials outlining leave and benefits). MORE
MAY 1, 2016
Take, for instance, the employee handbook. Companies have been writing, printing and distributing employee handbooks for decades. Even if you’re storing the handbook online, you get my point. Employee handbooks are time consuming and expensive to produce. MORE
APRIL 19, 2018
Don’t think you need to hassle with creating an employee handbook? As your business grows, a strong employee handbook is a manual for what your employees can expect from your company and what your company expects from them. So, unless you’re your business’s sole employee – or you’re running a family business with only you, your sister and cousin as employees – you need an employee handbook. Your employee handbook should provide guidance to reinforce your policies. MORE
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Human Resources professionals often advise companies about the importance of an employee handbook. Employee handbooks serve as a valuable communication resource for company-specific and legally-mandated policies. meets compliance requirements of some Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) carriers. We strongly recommend developing a custom handbook for your company versus using an online template or “borrowing” a handbook from another company. MORE
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The best place to record these rules to live, of course, is your employee handbook. If you’re wondering which non-discrimination policies to include in an employee handbook, we’ve got you covered. Types of Non-discrimination Policies to Include in an Employee Handbook. In this section, we’re going to go over four different types of non-discrimination policies to include in an employee handbook: General Non-Discrimination Policy. Employee handbook acknowledgment form. MORE
Ultimate Software
MAY 11, 2017
Shoved deep in some desks of supervisors and employees, the employee handbook resides. For some, the handbook has lived in this dark corner of the workplace for years without a thought or care. Where does your employee handbook live? This is especially true for handbooks.
15Five
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Research shows that quality 1-on-1 meetings — those indispensable conversations between managers and employees — are a huge factor! The business impact of highly effective 1-on-1 meetings. • This meeting is not an annual appraisal. It’s not a quarterly meeting.
Affinity HR Group
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Human Resources professionals often advise companies about the importance of an employee handbook. Employee handbooks serve as a valuable communication resource for company-specific and legally-mandated policies. meets compliance requirements of some Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) carriers. We strongly recommend developing a custom handbook for your company versus using an online template or “borrowing” a handbook from another company.
Affinity HR Group
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Human Resources professionals often advise companies about the importance of an employee handbook. Employee handbooks serve as a valuable communication resource for company-specific and legally-mandated policies. meets compliance requirements of some Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) carriers. We strongly recommend developing a custom handbook for your company versus using an online template or “borrowing” a handbook from another company.
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HR Bartender
AUGUST 27, 2015
( Editor ’s Note: Today’s post is an excerpt from my book, “ Essential Meeting Blueprints for Managers.” The meeting after the meeting does exist. Many people think it’s really a big gripe session about the meeting. We covered getting buy-in with pitch meetings.
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HR Studio Group
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Why bother with an Employee Handbook? I was asked recently to speak to a group of human resources professionals on developing an employee handbook. Understanding the importance of having an employee handbook is prerequisite for developing one.
Insperity
APRIL 19, 2018
Don’t think you need to hassle with creating an employee handbook? As your business grows, a strong employee handbook is a manual for what your employees can expect from your company and what your company expects from them. So, unless you’re your business’s sole employee – or you’re running a family business with only you, your sister and cousin as employees – you need an employee handbook. Your employee handbook should provide guidance to reinforce your policies.
Zenefits
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The best place to record these rules to live, of course, is your employee handbook. If you’re wondering which non-discrimination policies to include in an employee handbook, we’ve got you covered. Types of Non-discrimination Policies to Include in an Employee Handbook. In this section, we’re going to go over four different types of non-discrimination policies to include in an employee handbook: General Non-Discrimination Policy. Employee handbook acknowledgment form.
Essium HRM
MAY 7, 2019
To meet compliance standards, there needs to be a “trail” that can prove an employee has received training, and has a level of comprehension of that training. Every company has its employee handbook, but that is not a failsafe to prevent future lawsuits. Maybe it’s time to stop depending on paper handbooks, emails, spreadsheets, file shares, and paper acknowledgement sheets.
Zenefits
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
You’ve worked hard to develop your Employee Handbook. An employee handbook acknowledgment form confirms that staff members have not only been issued the handbook, but comprehend its terms. A good employee handbook gives staff members the information they need to be a productive, valued member of the team. Perhaps most important to protect the business, the handbook must include company policies , procedures, and rules. The employee handbook acknowledgment form.
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HR Bartender
MAY 17, 2016
Employees often get very nervous when asked to a private meeting with human resources or their supervisor. Can you have someone sit in on a meeting between you and your supervisor? Sometimes employers claim employees did or said certain things in meetings that resulted in termination.
Mercer
AUGUST 15, 2016
Mercer PeoplePro Engagement & Communications specialists help small and emerging businesses design employee handbooks to meet their specific needs. The post Employee Handbooks — More than just a nice to have appeared first on Mercer PeoplePro Blog. Engagement & Communications Entrepreneur Hr Human resources Small business Small business administration Small business advice small business incubator Start ups
Zenefits
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The best place to record these rules to live, of course, is your employee handbook. If you’re wondering which non-discrimination policies to include in an employee handbook, we’ve got you covered. Types of Non-discrimination Policies to Include in an Employee Handbook. In this section, we’re going to go over four different types of non-discrimination policies to include in an employee handbook: General Non-Discrimination Policy. Employee handbook acknowledgment form.
The Employer Handbook
JANUARY 31, 2018
” The airline told NBC News that the peacock “did not meet guidelines for a number of reasons, including its weight and size.” Image Credit: Pexels.com. Bet you weren’t expecting that, were you? No, peacocks can’t fly…commercial.
SAP Innovation
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Targeted personal growth assignments to meet our personal dreams and goals. As you see, while these notes come from our Revolutionaries Handbook, we are not anarchists or troublemakers. See Bill Jensen’s companion piece: Disruptive Hero’s Handbook: How It Began.
Insperity
MARCH 3, 2016
In the past, you may have kept your handbook to a minimum for fear that employees wouldn’t read a novel-size document. Here are five optional, but relevant, HR policies you should consider adding to the next version of your employee handbook. Adding a dress code policy to your employee handbook not only makes it easier to talk to employees who may not be following the policy, but it also gives them a better understanding of what is or isn’t acceptable workplace attire.
The Employer Handbook
JANUARY 27, 2017
I’d love to meet you for lunch to catch up and discuss.” On Wednesday, I blogged here about CareerBuilder’s list of the most unusual things job candidates have done during the interview process. And, yeah, the stuff they listed was pretty unusual. I guess.
BambooHR
DECEMBER 15, 2014
The post Meet Smart Rhino Labs—BambooHR’s Awesome Customer appeared first on BambooHR Blog. BambooHR''s Customers Blog Series applicant tracking ATS benefits customers documentation employee handbooks employee management employee success hiring HR software hris hrms human resources technolog
Stratus
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Here is a sample workplace policy to incorporate into your employee handbook and staff trainings for surviving an active shooter situation. Have an Emergency Meeting Place. Create an emergency meeting place outside of your office or workplace for employees to go in the event of an active shooter. Incorporate reminders of this meeting place during safety trainings. In today’s society, employees must be prepared for the unthinkable.
Stratus
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Here is a sample workplace policy to incorporate into your employee handbook and staff trainings for surviving an active shooter situation. Have an Emergency Meeting Place. Create an emergency meeting place outside of your office or workplace for employees to go in the event of an active shooter. Incorporate reminders of this meeting place during safety trainings. In today’s society, employees must be prepared for the unthinkable.
Outmatch
JULY 18, 2016
PDI published a reference guide on specific actions that can help develop competencies—the Successful Managers Handbook. But I meet awesome people everywhere I go. The post Meet Barbara Blackburn, MA, Executive Talent Solutions Expert appeared first on OutMatch.
OmegaHR Solutions
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Step Seven: Make Your Handbook a Tool, Not a Stumbling Block. Yep, believe it or not, there is value to that employee handbook. Gates says “… often handbooks include too many policies or complicated policies with unnecessary deadlines and commitments that trip companies up.
TLNT: The Business of HR
DECEMBER 2, 2016
There’s just not enough of them to meet the demand.So Behavior Employee Handbook & Policies HR Communications HR News Workforce PlanningSure it’s hard to recruit software developers and other tech professionals. knowing that, what do you do? You wait until the last minute to begin recruiting them.
HR Counselor's Corner
AUGUST 7, 2019
It might take the form of public reprimand, belittling or regularly excluding someone from meetings or social gatherings of their peers. By Nancy Owen, PHR, Senior HR Consultant, East Coast Risk Management. Workplace bullying is on the rise.
HRWatchdog
MARCH 14, 2016
According to the Law360 report, Taco Bell faced litigation because its employee handbook policy did not meet California’s strict meal and rest break requirements. The matrix was printed in Taco Bell’s employee handbook.
Ohio Employer's Law
MARCH 24, 2015
The opinion [pdf] consolidated seven different unfair labor practice complaints against T-Mobile, challenging 17 different provisions in T-Mobile’s employee handbook, Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement, and Code of Business Conduct. Recording in the Workplace Recall, yesterday, the NLRB-approved clause in the Wendy’s employee handbook, which provided employees a roadmap to their local NLRB regional office.
Benify
MARCH 26, 2018
In our Employee Engagement handbook , we described an overall approach to unlocking your employees’ potential; so many of the business outcomes you seek are dependent on how well you communicate, support, and reward the members of your workforce.
TLNT: The Business of HR
JULY 15, 2015
Begin by brainstorming a reasonable set of ground rules at your first meeting. Behavior Employee Handbook & Policies HR Communications HR Insights HR Management Organizational Leadership Talent Management Featured“You have to learn the rules of the game.
TLNT: The Business of HR
AUGUST 7, 2015
Behavior Dress Code Employee Handbook & Policies HR Insights HR Management Talent Management FeaturedEditor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Way back in 1994, I was in Honolulu to interview for a job.
HR Bartender
MAY 1, 2016
Take, for instance, the employee handbook. Companies have been writing, printing and distributing employee handbooks for decades. Even if you’re storing the handbook online, you get my point. Employee handbooks are time consuming and expensive to produce.
TLNT: The Business of HR
JULY 17, 2015
Previous generations of business travelers abided by their moniker: Fly in for a meeting, fly out in time for dinner at home. Behavior Culture Employee Handbook & Policies Generational Issues HR Communications HR Management Talent Management Featured
Benify
MARCH 1, 2018
The only way modern HR can make their strategic message resonate (while meeting today’s high thresholds for engagement), is to provide a consumer-grade experience which makes use of today’s opportunities within big data and targeting.
HR Morning
JUNE 15, 2016
This can be done via an employee handbook distributed to all employees, guidance distributed to employees explaining benefits or leave rights, or a general notice to all new employees upon hire. Electronic posting is permitted as long as it meets all the posting requirements otherwise. If an employer has any FMLA-eligible employees, it must: provide each employee with a general notice about the FMLA in an employee handbook (or other written materials outlining leave and benefits).
Ask a Manager
JUNE 25, 2015
Board member keeps bringing her kids to meetings. As the board president, I never bring my son to board meetings, as I need to focus on the agenda. One other board member, who is also a friend, frequently brings her children to board meetings. They are 6 and 7 years old and are frequently loud and disruptive during these meetings. Today she told me that she will be bringing her kids to the orientation meeting. It will be a long and intensive meeting.
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