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Empathy First: A Modern Guide to Nonprofit Layoffs

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Layoffs are never easy. For not-for-profits (NFPs), where mission-driven cultures and tight-knit teams are the norm, the impact of workforce reductions can feel even more personal. Yet in times of economic uncertainty, funding changes, or strategic realignment, reductions in force (RIFs) may be unavoidable. Although consideration for the necessary legal concerns related to a layoff […]
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How to Create an Effective HR Communication Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide

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We are getting ready to roll out a new employee handbook and I've been asked to create a Communication Plan. I'm not a marketer, what does such a plan entail?
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Rating Employees On Safety

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Question: How do we rate employees on safety? Answer: Rating employees on safety starts by having an organization whose norms, beliefs, attitudes,and practices are concerned with minimizing exposure of employees to workplace hazards.Having an effective Safety Incentive Programs can definitely help and, although all are not alike,it is important to consider some of these basic […]
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Benefits of Using Employee Engagement Surveys

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Question: What is an employee engagement survey and why would our company need one? Answer: Employee engagement surveys are a great tool to have to help businesses get their employees involved and actively engaged in operations. Basically, it’s a survey that gives employees the opportunity to share their opinions on the business-related issues of their […]
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English-Only Policies in the Workplace

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Question: My manager is upset because his employees are speaking another language in front of him and he is unable to understand what they are saying.  He wants me to write a English-only policy for the department and I am not comfortable with that.  Is there a legal basis to help back me up to […]
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Requiring Employee Contact Information

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Can my company require our employees to provide their personal cell phone number and home email address?
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Employee Newsletter – Planning

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Question: My CEO wants HR to start producing an employee newsletter. How do I start? Answer: This is a huge undertaking – but one that is surmountable with the proper planning. To get started you need to outline your plan by determining the following: Objective: Why are you doing this? What is the newsletter’s objective – […]
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Turning Conflict into Collaboration

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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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