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Tag Archives: managing younger workers
“Best HR, Legal, Safety & Leadership Stuff I Read Last Week”
I’m still working on how to summarize my large volume of Tweets of great material from EHS, TLNT, HBR and others. Until I come up with a better method, I’ll periodically prepare this sort of digest. I hope that my … Continue reading
Posted in attitude/culture, cultural changes, employee engagement, employer policies, generational differences, management and leadership, safety programs, supervisor development
Tagged employee attitudes, employee safety, employer policies, generational differences, managing younger workers, Myers-Briggs, Reading, supervisor development, understanding your employees
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The Next Big HR Trend? Maybe It Should Be More Employee Recognition….
I apologize for having been missing in action for the last few weeks, but I received the opportunity to take my family to a 400 year old house in Provence; followed by immediate trips to somewhat less glamorous places such … Continue reading
Focus on Wellness: For Our Workers, It’s a Critical Life or Death Issue
When I started this Blog, I wanted to post analysis and suggestions which were different or more practical than some of the Employment Law, Safety and Labor Articles out there. I did not want to simply repeat what others were already effectively … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, aging workforce, cultural changes, EEOC, employer benefit plans, employer policies, generational differences, incentive plans, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, wellness, workers comp
Tagged accomodating injured workers, ADA, controlling workers comp costs, do wellness plans reduce workplace injuries?, employee attitudes, employee safety, employer benefit plans, employer policies, generational differences, managing younger workers, obese workers experience more injuries, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
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Do Real Leaders Pass the Buck?
About 300 comments have been pasted on the Harvard Business Review (HBR) Linked in site response to this recent question. Check them out. While many are repetitive and simply restate what we already know, others offer sharp insight or provide … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, cultural changes, generational differences, management and leadership
Tagged employer policies, generational differences, leaders don't pass the buck, managing younger workers, real leaders create workforces which don't need unions, recruiting and keeping employees, servant leadership
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Wash Your $!&# Hands! Employers and the Flu
The CDC reports that the current flu season will be the worst one in recent years. On January 9, news outlets carried stories about the City of Boston declaring a state of public health emergency and of Chicago hospitals having … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, concerted protected activity, cultural changes, discipline and discharge, EEOC, employer benefit plans, employer policies, food processing, generational differences, government inspections, hospitality, managing legal matters, manufacturing, NLRB, OSHA, retail, social media, union organizing, unions, wellness
Tagged ADA, ada and flu vaccine, concerted protected activity, controlling workers comp costs, discrimination claims, EEOC, employee safety, employer benefit plans, employer flu policies, employer policies, fast food restaurants, infectious disease, managing younger workers, mandatory flu vaccines, nlrb and flu vaccine, nlrb and social media, religious discrimination claims and vaccination, requiring flu vaccines
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Employers Should Take the EEOC More Seriously In 2013
Some executives and managers consider EEOC charges to be a cost of doing business. Based on past experience, they do not treat Discrimination Charges with the same concern as other legal matters. The EEOC’s current focus on Systemic Discrimination and the … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, cultural changes, EEOC, employer policies, food processing, generational differences, government contracting, government inspections, harassment, hospitality, manufacturing, plastics, recruiting, retail
Tagged 2013, 2013 eeoc strategic plan, accomodating injured workers, ADA, controlling workers comp costs, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, discrimination claims, disparate impact, eeoc challenge of sick leave policies, eeoc systemic discrimination investigations, employee attitudes, employer policies, fast food restaurants, generational differences, managing younger workers, obesity in the workplace, retail workers, Return to Duty
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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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