As the focus on quality and value intensifies, wellness programs will no doubt play an integral role in the health care system. The 2014 Employer Health Benefits Survey from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation reports that "[v]irtually all large employers (200 or more workers) and most smaller employers offer at least one wellness program." Furthermore, the survey indicates … [Read more...] about EEOC proposes rules for employer wellness programs to avoid potential discrimination
Managing staff
Solutions to 3 people problems: performance, raises, and rude clients
Here are three common people-management problems and their solutions. The first two deal with managing staff; the third deals with managing clients. #1: Lousy performance People problem #1. How to address poor performance in such a way that the outcome is improvement, not firing. The obvious answer is to meet with the staffer, explain the problem, and tell how to correct … [Read more...] about Solutions to 3 people problems: performance, raises, and rude clients
Wearables at work: Leveraging technology to enhance work performance, engagement and balance
By Dr. Marty Martin bio Wearable technology is hot! Wearable tech is also increasingly becoming cool and fashionable. Professional athletes and weekend warriors are outfitting themselves with devices to measure their heart rate, blood pressure, count their steps and calories, as well as track the quality of their sleep. With the health and performance of their … [Read more...] about Wearables at work: Leveraging technology to enhance work performance, engagement and balance
10 tips to manage employee leave
The environment for leave management has become increasingly complex. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and employee awareness of rights under these laws and others have made managing leave while remaining in legal and regulatory compliance more difficult than even. Terri Rhodes, executive director of the Disability Management … [Read more...] about 10 tips to manage employee leave
Workplace Etiquette Infographic
Click to expand Related reading: 10 tested ways to make your staff meetings more interesting and productive Six ways to keep or lose a good hire, all of them just basic management When co-workers can't get along … [Read more...] about Workplace Etiquette Infographic
Model Tool: Catastrophic Leave Program Donation Form
Why you need this form: Leave-sharing programs must meet certain criteria in order to be valid under the Internal Revenue Service's general tax rules and under various state laws. How this form helps you: A leave-sharing program must be in writing and created as a "leave bank" into which employees may deposit donated leave. How to use this form: Check with your state law to … [Read more...] about Model Tool: Catastrophic Leave Program Donation Form
Bullying, by any name, can be expensive
By Steve M. Cohen bio Whether you call it harassment, bullying, or something else, negative workplace behavior can be expensive for any organization. Although the legal field is highly professional, it's also staffed with human beings who sometimes use bad judgment, have questionable intentions, or are even just misunderstood. Unhappy employees today are … [Read more...] about Bullying, by any name, can be expensive
Caitlyn Jenner raises awareness, questions about transgender people
Olympic gold medalist and reality television personality Bruce Jenner has become Caitlyn Jenner. Jenner's transition has been well documented by the media, culminating in a photo of Caitlyn on the cover of Vanity Fair. Although her journey has been more public than most, Jenner's story is not unique. It is estimated that 700,000 people in the United States are transgender, … [Read more...] about Caitlyn Jenner raises awareness, questions about transgender people
What’s the most common breach of etiquette in your office?
The rules you were taught in elementary school—pay attention, don't be late, and if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all—also hold true in the workplace, a new survey from Accountemps confirms. But managers view etiquette problems differently than employees do. The most common civility culprit cited by chief financial officers (CFOs) is being distracted during … [Read more...] about What’s the most common breach of etiquette in your office?
Two-thirds of managers missing opportunity to develop and engage employees
North American employees report that two-thirds of managers fail to actively engage in their career development, according to a poll by Right Management, an organization that helps companies' align their talent strategies with their business strategies and helps individuals develop their careers. As talent shortages persist and employee retention becomes increasingly … [Read more...] about Two-thirds of managers missing opportunity to develop and engage employees