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Category Archives: discipline and discharge
OSHA: Don’t Get Caught in the Trap of Rewarding Employees for Reducing Recordables!
OSHA: Don’t Get Caught in the Trap of Rewarding Employees for Reducing Recordables! Date: September 10, 2012 By Howard MavityFor several years, we have encouraged employers to move away from safety management programs that primarily track the program’s effectiveness based … Continue reading
Part 2 – Social Media, the NLRB and Employer Policies
Employment At-Will Policies Officials of the NLRB also declared key phrases in traditional employment-at-will policies to be unlawful in two cases filed in the Phoenix Region of the NLRB earlier this year. In one of those cases, the one that did not … Continue reading
Changing Demographics and Personal Philosphy Affect Recruiting and Managing Newer Workers
We talk regularly about Generation Y, X, Z or whatever, and the obvious ethnic changes in the U.S. However, consider the increase in “individualism” and “me” philosophy these days. When recruiting for traditionally dirty or demanding or positions requiring long hours, … Continue reading
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