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The Opioid Epidemic and Its Cost on Society and the Economy
Last Updatedin Health, Safety & Security
Submitted by Signet Screening How Prescription Painkillers Led to the Opioid Epidemic The dependence on prescription painkillers and synthetic opioids has exploded into a full-blown epidemic in America. The problem is a 50-state issue that public health officials are calling the worst drug crisis in the American history. The epidemic’s roots are in chronic pain […]
Making the Change Towards Corporate Social Responsibility in Your Organization
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a broad term for self-regulating oneself in terms of ethical responsibility and compliance. The term can refer to both internal and external activities that an organization can take part in to improve itself as well as the communities and environments in which it lives and works. Strategic human resources leaders […]
Do We Need to Have a Social Media Policy? If So, What Should We Include?
Last Updatedin Communications
Question: Do we need to have a social media policy? If so, what should we include? Answer: This is an important question that all companies need to consider. We cannot deny the prevalent use of social media these days. According to a recent study by Pew Research Center, seven in ten Americans (69% of the […]
Training and Development: Are They the Same?
Last Updatedin Training & Development
Many of you are deep in the throes of your performance management process: reflecting back on 2015 and the performance of your employees and also looking ahead to how you can appropriately prepare your employees to tackle what needs to be accomplished in 2016. It never fails that the performance management document seems to have […]
What Should I Consider Before Doing a Reduction in Force?
Last Updatedin Communications, Employee Relations, HR Compliance
HR Question: I may need to restructure my workforce as a result of the downturn in business activity. What should I consider from a fairness and legal standpoint? HR Answer: Determining the need for a Reduction in Force (RIF) is a challenging decision to make, but it is sometimes necessary to keep the business running […]
Being Charged for Constructive Discharge
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
Question: I just received a claim from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission indicating a charge for constructive discharge. What does this mean? The employee resigned, I’m not sure what I’m being charged with. Answer: According to the EEOC, Constructive Discharge is when an employee feels forced to resign because the employer (or those in the […]
Returning from FMLA to a Different Role
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
Question: Can an employee returning from FMLA leave be placed in a different role? Answer: Generally not. Upon return from FMLA leave, employees must be restored to the same job or one nearly identical to it with equivalent pay, benefits, and other employment terms and conditions. To be truly equivalent, the job must involve the […]