Employee Relations

‘Best Companies to Work For’ list includes 5 Pa. employers

02/01/2007

It’s not just about money, as Fortune’s new “100 Best Companies to Work For 2007” list shows. And five of those best places are in Pennsylvania …

Headhunters Luring Your Staff? Fend ‘Em Off With Tough Tactics

02/01/2007

Your organization continuously spends time and money to replace employees wooed away by headhunters. You know the best defense against all turnover—including headhunters—is a workplace that values employees. But as a last resort, you can also turn to proactive anti-poaching strategies …

English-Only Policies

01/30/2007

HR Law 101: If you’re thinking of establishing an English-only policy for your workplace, be aware that you risk incurring the wrath of the EEOC. The agency is strongly opposed to English-only rules and will prosecute employers that commit this type of national-origin discrimination…

How to Write Effective and Legal Job Descriptions

01/19/2007

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Independent Contractors: The Legal Boundaries

01/05/2007

Arbitrating Employee Disputes

01/03/2007

How to Create Ergonomic Office Workstations

01/03/2007

Design development plan around person’s life, not just the job

01/01/2007

Managers traditionally use employee development plans to give employees a say in the direction of their careers and to assess the organization’s future talent pool. Instead of using the tool just to focus on what an employee’s career would look like over the next one to five years, what if you used it to focus on what the person’s life would look like during that period? …

Walking competition generates ROI of 10 times the cost

01/01/2007

Employees at Amherst, N.Y.-based Ivoclar Vivadent started walking in the spring, and for 20 weeks, they didn’t stop. Thirty teams of four people each used pedometers to count their steps and competed to see who could walk the most. …

Employers put more punch in holiday parties this year

01/01/2007

About 8 in 10 employers plan to host an employee holiday party this year, about the same as last year, says an annual Challenger, Gray & Christmas survey of HR pros. The change? They’re spending more …

Employee Relations

‘Best Companies to Work For’ list includes 5 Pa. employers

Headhunters Luring Your Staff? Fend ‘Em Off With Tough Tactics

English-Only Policies

How to Write Effective and Legal Job Descriptions

Independent Contractors: The Legal Boundaries

Arbitrating Employee Disputes

How to Create Ergonomic Office Workstations

Design development plan around person’s life, not just the job

Walking competition generates ROI of 10 times the cost

Employers put more punch in holiday parties this year

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