The big news for business of late centers around the new overtime rule that applies when workers (other than “exempt” employees) work more than 8 … Read more about Setting Your Workday
What Is Mental Illness Costing Your Company?
May is Mental Health Month, and a time to reflect on the impact that mental disorders has on the workplace. Consider these facts: About 18% of … Read more about What Is Mental Illness Costing Your Company?
Revising Your Employee Handbook
Size doesn’t matter when it comes to having an employee handbook. You don’t have to be a big corporation to have one. Having any number of employees … Read more about Revising Your Employee Handbook
Super Bowl 50 and Office Pools
Betting this year on the outcome of Super Bowl 50 is expected to reach $4.2 billion (up from $116 million last year). Are office pools good or bad … Read more about Super Bowl 50 and Office Pools
Your Workspace Design and Your Health
Follow @BigIdeas4SB Many of us spend most of our waking hours in our workspace. Whether yours is an office, a workshop, a store, a restaurant or … Read more about Your Workspace Design and Your Health
Handling Impaired Employees
Follow @BarbaraWeltman What do you do when a worker shows up drunk or stoned? The possibility of this happening at your company is nothing new … Read more about Handling Impaired Employees
Concierge Services for Your Staff Saves You Money?
Follow @BarbaraWeltman We all have chores and errands in our personal lives. Thinking about them, arranging them, and doing them often take time away … Read more about Concierge Services for Your Staff Saves You Money?
Take another Look at Your Hiring Practices
Follow @BarbaraWeltman You may be in violation of the law by having discriminatory hiring practices. That’s what Abercrombie & Fitch found out … Read more about Take another Look at Your Hiring Practices
Legal Protections for Independent Contractors?
Follow @BarbaraWeltman Employees enjoy various legal and financial protections: minimum wage and overtime rules, employee benefits (health coverage; … Read more about Legal Protections for Independent Contractors?
Preparing Your Workplace for Flu Season
Follow @BarbaraWeltman October is the start of the flu season, which generally runs through March. Steps you take now can go a long way in creating … Read more about Preparing Your Workplace for Flu Season
It’ll Never Happen to You, But What if it Does?
Follow @BarbaraWeltman Dramatic traumatic events, like the Oklahoma beheading at the Vaughn Foods front office on September 25, is not likely to … Read more about It’ll Never Happen to You, But What if it Does?
