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In this edition, accountability in the workplace, redundancy dismissal, FMLA leave, increase in discrimination filings, and much more.
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Statutory Protection Against Dismissal
Accountability in the Workplace
A lot has been written about accountability and how we can make others accountable - in particular our leaders (supervisors and managers) - in the workplace.
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Fair and unfair redundancy dismissal
Making staff redundant does not really represent a nice occurrence, it is not clearly good for employees concerned, but it is not good and easy to manage as a process for businesses as well.
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More How and Why; Less What
Recognition is a powerful tool for reinforcing the "how" and the "why" as well as the "what."
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What does it mean to be hungry? -"the most important factor in any organization's success is its ability to draw on its people's passions."
The most important factor in any organization's success is its ability to draw on its people's passions. "Come on boys, get HUNGRY!" How many hundreds of times have I heard that stated across countless NHL dressing rooms?
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What do you Frame-In?
A man sat at a Metro station in Washington, D.C. and started to play the violin one cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces over the course of about 45 minutes.
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Intermittent FMLA Leave and Regular Attendance
The 8th Circuit has issued a pro-employer ruling for employers struggling with intermittent leave issues.
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EEOC Reports Increase in Discrimination Filings for Fiscal Year 2010
The number of filed charges in the last fiscal year (2010 compared to 2009) has increased 7%. However, for the ten year period, charges are up nearly 24%.
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Lead Scoring Misses the Point
Let's say you are in the sweet spot of lead scoring for potential vendors. Let's use the conventional sorting categories.
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Measure What Matters: Harnessing Analytics for HR Excellence
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