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Paying Employees for Work-Related Activities

Last Updated November 28th, 2017
in Benefits & Compensation Question of the Week

The other day I asked an employee to drop off some paperwork at a client's on their way to lunch - it was on the way. When the employee turned in their time for the week they included that drive time to the client's. Do I need to pay employees for their time when they are driving past the establishment anyway?

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Employee Engagement…From Beginning to End

Last Updated November 28th, 2017
in Employee Relations Question of the Week

By Patti Dunham, MA, MBA, SPHR and Debbie Hatke, MA, SPHR Employee engagement; we’ve heard the term before and as HR professionals we know and we preach that “happy” employees are “productive” employees. But do we really understand engagement? Have we really tried to truly get employees engaged? Do we recognize, and act on the knowledge, […]

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Active Shooter Training: Surviving the Unthinkable

Last Updated November 28th, 2017
in Health, Safety & Security Question of the Week

By David Powell with Strategic HR Unfortunately, there have been an increased number of active shooter incidents across the country. With the increase in number, it becomes even more critical to ensure we help prepare our employees should the unthinkable happen. However, many employers are unsure where to begin to help prepare their employees for […]

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Solutions for Dysfunctional Teams

Last Updated October 25th, 2017
in Training & Development Question of the Week

Question: I have a cross-functional team of very competent employees that used to be effective, but recently they seem to have lost their way. There is occasional in-fighting and now I am seeing some group paralysis and they are starting to miss deadlines. What’s going on and is there something that I can do to […]

Turning Conflict into Collaboration

Last Updated February 20th, 2017
in Training & Development Question of the Week

by Linda Gravett, PhD, SPHR Did you wake up this morning thinking, “Gee, I hope I get into an argument today” or “I hope somebody seeks me out for a confrontation”? Probably not. We typically do everything we can to avoid conflict, perhaps because past experiences have been unpleasant or we don’t know how to respond to confrontations. In this […]

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Total Rewards Statements

Last Updated December 5th, 2016
in Communications Question of the Week

Question: I’ve always heard that Total Rewards Statements were a great tool to provide to employees the ones I have seen seem very difficult to understand. How can I provide a Total Reward Statement that is valuable, easy to understand, and will help my employees truly understand what their total compensation is? Answer: While knocking […]

The Pros and Cons of Using a “Release” During a Termination Case

Last Updated December 5th, 2016
in HR Compliance Question of the Week

Question: What are the pros and cons of using a “release” during a termination case? Answer: Many companies assume that an employee termination automatically means offering the employee severance pay and a separation agreement with a release of claims to avoid a potential employee lawsuit. There are certainly advantages to the use of separation agreements […]

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