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Workers using iPads? Tap into the best apps

10/08/2012
The iPad can be a great tool for your employees, especially if they move from place to place or are on the go all day. Here are the essential business apps for any employee, according to PC Magazine:

Employee handbooks: Avoid the 12 most common, costly mistakes

10/05/2012
Employment law attorneys point to a dozen common employee handbook mistakes that cause employers their biggest headaches. If you want to make a plaintiff’s attorney salivate, show him or her an employee handbook that involves any of these issues:

Curing absenteeism: A 12-step program

10/05/2012
With the recession easing, employees are feeling secure enough in their jobs to start missing more days at work. Here are a dozen ways to keep employees coming to work as scheduled, reserving sick leave for health problems—not as a catch-all bank of time off.

How can an IT network crash become an employment law issue?

10/04/2012

Why should HR worry about what the IT department does? After all, you’re about people … they’re about hardware and software. But there is one time when HR must collaborate with IT: when the system goes down.

She’s violating the dress code! Now what?

10/03/2012
Do some of your employees emphasize the “casual” in your business-casual dress code? It’s best for managers and HR to step in early on these situations before they become major distractions or even legal issues. But what exactly should you say?

Clear policy, training: Your best defenses against co-worker harassment lawsuits

10/02/2012
Is your sexual harassment policy up-to-date? If it has been gathering dust and is largely ignored, you are creating possible co-worker sexual harassment liability.

What does your bathroom say about your business?

10/02/2012
A survey shows that 83% of Americans believe the condition of a workplace restroom is one indicator of how an employer values its workforce.

The HR I.Q. Test: October ’12

10/01/2012
Test your knowledge of recent trends in employment law, comp & benefits and other HR issues with our monthly mini-quiz …

What should we do? Our work requires talking on cellphones while driving

09/26/2012

Q. The animal care officers who work for us spend 80% of their time driving and responding to rescue calls via cellphone. Requiring them to pull off the road while talking on their phones wouldn’t work. Is there another way to limit our liability?

You can’t say that! Or can you? Discussing politics in the workplace

09/26/2012
Election season often increases the volume and vociferousness of political conversations. Widening ideological gulfs, dissected and fueled by pundits, have made politics seem like a contact sport more than ever. While some political activities can be prohibited in the workplace, some actions are protected.