Training

The (In)effectiveness of Criticism as a Motivator

We have a manager who feels that “motivation” should be in the form of criticism – to e...

Staffing Management

Your Company’s Personnel Files Are Not Your Employees’ Personal Property

It is critical that you have a policy establishing rights and expectations in relation ...

Workplace Culture

Factors That Impact Productivity

Is there any logical grouping or hierarchical order of the factors that affect talent m...

Benefits

Legal Briefing: Same-Sex Spouse Entitled to Survivor Benefits

Employers might be required to recognize same-sex partners as spouses for purposes of p...

Compliance

Bathroom Breaks Do Not Equal Breaks in Pay

Treating your employees like tagged wildlife — tracking and recording their every move ...

Workforce News

Training

The Power of Positive Tinkering

A look inside author Shawn Achor’s mission to win over skeptics and turn workplace happ...

Workplace Culture

Five Ways to Avoid Problems With Background Checks

Here are five tips to avoid problems that could result from using criminal conduct or c...

Workforce News

Workplace Culture

When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go: The Right to Workplace Bathroom Breaks

Employers shouldn’t be the potty police. When an employee has to go, an employee has to...