Yesterday was a great day at SHRM. First of all, New Orleans is a great city and it is great to feel a part of contributing to the re-building of the city by being at this conference and giving money to the local economy. The food is great and the people are too.
Just a couple [...]
Today was the first actual day of the SHRM 2009 conference in New Orleans; the Big Easy. Unfortunately, business and HR are not living in times that are “Big Easy”. You can see it immediately in the obviously lower attendance. When I first got here, I got into a cab to go for dinner and [...]
This month, the issue of terminating “Borrowed Employees” enters the legal spotlight and, unfortunately, sexual harassment remains there.
Potential Claim for Terminating a Borrowed Employee
Employers occasionally have staffing firms supply them with workers. While it is normally easy to replace such temporary workers if they don’t work out, employers must nevertheless exercise caution when terminating the [...]
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C-suite executives already wince every time they hear the words “health care.” Now, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 is adding to CEO fears of escalating mental health expenditures as the cost of benefits rise in tandem with coverage mandates.But, there is a way to alleviate that fear and manage costs [...]
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I want to depart from my usual blogging focus and speak to something a little closer to home. Although I am sure that what I am about to describe is not uncommon in many states due to the financial emergency, Illinois’ financial crisis has reached a critical stage.
In Illinois, there is a threat of significant [...]
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We know for a fact that the cost of indirect medical expenditures from smoking exceeds $92 billion a year in this country. We also have data indicating that smokers cost businesses productivity because smokers are simply not as efficient in any workforce as non-smokers. So when new technologies like the sexy “e-cig,” a sleek electronic [...]
Continue reading about Is Your Bottom Line Getting Smoked? The E-Cig Is Not the Latest “Cessation”
In March, I wrote a blog titled “There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch or EAP.” Well, this is my follow up. And why do I feel the need for a follow up? It’s simple. Because there are so many indirect costs associated with “free” employee assistance programs (EAPs) – and they can be [...]
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As the economy struggles, an increasing number of HR executives are being asked to equip their companies with fast, effective and efficient downsizing strategies. It is, of course, tremendously stressful for the HR executives, businesses executives, and the employees sitting on the other side of the table when news about a layoff is delivered.
If a [...]
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Workplace “bullies” – people that are abusive towards other employees – are real, and they beat-up more than morale. Hostility in the workplace can impact the bottom line through lost productivity, employee turn over, potential legal action and a tarnished brand reputation.
Recently, the New York Times ran an article titled, “Backlash: Women Bullying Women at [...]
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