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Firms Liable for Telecommuters' Safety

By Michael Barabander |  May 15, 1999

QUESTION: As telecommuting is becoming more common, employers are concerned about their liability for injuries incurred by employees in their hom...  Read story

Explore the Benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution

By Martin Payson |  May 1, 1999

QUESTION: I' ve been reading a lot about how employers can resolve internal employee complaints, such as sexual harassment complaints, without goi...  Read story

A Policy Approach to Discord in the Workplace

By Marick F. Masters |  Nov 1, 1999

Because workplace conflict may yield unpleasant consequences - litigation, unproductive strife, or, at theextreme, tragic acts of violence - it is often v...  Read story

It Takes More Than Pay to Keep Good Workers

By Robert Hoffman |  Aug 1, 1999

QUESTION: How can you best reward and motivate long-term employees who are strong performers and are already receiving good salaries and bonuses?<...  Read story

Benchmark Your Way to Success

By Robert Hoffman |  Sep 1, 1999

QUESTION: Benchmarking is a practice used by companies to support continuous improvement. What factors should be considered when ...  Read story

Workforce Management Policy Can Ease Downsizing Pain

By Robert Hoffman |  Oct 1, 1999

QUESTION: What issues should be considered when developing a business consolidation or workforcemanagement policy? ANSWER:...  Read story

Good Training Strategy Helps Avoid Discrimination

By Robert Hoffman |  Oct 15, 1999

QUESTION: What training strategies should an employer use to avoid harassment and discrimination inthe workplace? ANSWER: ...  Read story

High-Tech Monitoring Can Lead to Legal Tangles

Nov 1, 1999

Technology allows an employer to monitor employees' voice mail, email and Internet use, but monitoring raises a tangleof legal issues regarding employee p...  Read story

Attract Telecommuters

Oct 1, 1999

With the unemployment rate at a 29-year low, firms need to be innovative in attracting top talent -- includingbeing amenable to restructuring jobs to brin...  Read story

Creative Recruiting Ideas

Aug 1, 1999

Although Silicon Valley firms are currently facing an unusually tough employee recruitment scene, they are much more accustomed to battling turnover and l...  Read story

Ergonomics Standard Moves Forward

Nov 15, 1999

After long delays the U.S. Department of Labor finally published its national ergonomic proposal, whichwill cover more than 1.6 million work sites. It is ...  Read story

Employment Practices Audit Can Protect Against Lawsuits

Jul 1, 1999

While there' s no vaccination against costly harassment lawsuits, one good way to protect yourself is withan effective employment practices audit. ...  Read story

How to Avoid Hiring a Crook

Nov 1, 1999

The usual routine of reviewing and interviewing is not enough to weed out the criminals from your candidate pool. Butmany recruiters say they don' t have ...  Read story

Background Checking Available on the Web

Jun 1, 1999

Employers know that background checking is an important part of the hiring process, yet few have the time to do extensive preemployment screenings. And, i...  Read story

Wellness Programs Can Save Companies Money

Oct 1, 1999

Companies that want to save on health care costs have no choice but to invest in wellness programs, says DeeEdington, director of the Health Management Re...  Read story

Jazzy Job Ads Attract Lots of Responses

Nov 1, 1999

"If you write a good ad, it' s the start of the whole thing," says Lou Adler, president of Power Hiring, an interviewworkshop and software firm in Tustin,...  Read story

Avoiding Liability for Sexual Harassment

Jul 1, 1999

Educate supervisors and rank-and-file employees about how to recognize and avoid workplace harassment. It's cheaper than the average defense of a harassme...  Read story

Poaching: Where to Draw the Line

Jul 1, 1999

With the labor market so tight, recruiting the best people from the competition is not only necessary, butalso a smart move, some experts say. But employe...  Read story

Using Technology to Accommodate Workers

Aug 1, 1999

Technology has been a boon to many workers, but it is especially valuable to people with disabilities,allowing them to be a more productive part of the wo...  Read story

Taking the Sting Out of Workplace Evaluations

Nov 1, 1999

Turn performance appraisals from a negative to a positive experience—for you and your employees.  Read story

Intranet Training Requires Careful Design

Sep 1, 1999

Designing a training program for the company intranet takes more than trying to adapt your old stand-up program to the computer age. First, be clea...  Read story

Making Managers Get Serious about Work/Family Policies

Nov 1, 1999

Too many managers don' t believe that HR is serious about work/family policies. They see work/family as the flavor of themonth and believe if they ignore ...  Read story

Arbitration Can Be a Cheap, Quick Alternative to Lawsuits

Aug 15, 1999

Arbitration is an agreement to resolve a dispute outside court through presentation to a neutral arbitrator. After evidence is presented the arbitrator re...  Read story

Is Your Company Web Site Turning Candidates Away?

Sep 1, 1999

Most corporate job sites are failing at one important goal: they make it difficult for candidates to apply for positions online. As a result, companies ar...  Read story

Program Helps People with AIDS Be Productive Workers

Aug 1, 1999

Today' s treatments help people with HIV and AIDS live longer, more productive lives, but manycompanies haven' t kept up with the good news. "Emplo...  Read story

Companies Can Receive a Free Safety Consultation

Nov 15, 1999

Using a free consultation service largely funded by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, companies can find out about potential hazardsat th...  Read story

Hire Them and Let Them Shine

Nov 1, 1999

The way to keep the top talent that you attract is to let them do what they were hired to do, said Philadelphia MayorEdward G. Rendell at the annual Inter...  Read story

When Employees Work Shifts, HR Needs 24-Hour Strategy

Aug 15, 1999

A 24-hour-a-day business needs 24-hour-a-day HR management. Good HR strategy provides employees who work evenings, nights, or weekends with access to the ...  Read story

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