26. January 2012

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Orienting New Employees

Helping Employees Getting The Hang Of It And How The Employer Can Become Great At Orientations It’s a different setting with new people and routine, and it’s perfectly normal for fresh faced employees to feel anxious about stepping into an alien workplace. Of course, someone has to take on the job orienting them to the [...]

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24. January 2012

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Keeping The Workplace Safe

Safety is always a major priority in the work place, and if it’s not, it should be.  Measures to keep all workers safe and productive are implemented by the manager through all possible means which will include a safe working environment, holding information seminars, provision of an occupational health clinic within the company, and when [...]

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20. January 2012

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Following The Conflict Ladder

The Workplace Is A Jungle…Or Not! The work setting is a menagerie of people with their own set of attitudes and personalities, the only things that keeps them together are two things: One is the goal of the business; and second, the need for them to be professional in handling the day- to- day activities [...]

18. January 2012

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Setting Privacy Limits Between Employees And Employers

Privacy is a real concern and a trending hot topic among employees and managers, particularly in a time where technology has grown so much as to enable the HR manager to perform background checks, monitor employee activities, and the like. Assessing employee or applicant information is needed to evaluate the employees fitness for the job [...]

16. January 2012

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Hiring A Lawyer For A Business

To Hire, Or Not To Hire The HR is NOT a Law Expert, and they have not received any formal training in law or has received any degrees associated with it, though they may have undergone some seminars on employment laws and the like, there is nothing like the expertise a lawyer possesses and hiring [...]

13. January 2012

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Disability And The HR

Equal Opportunity It’s a great thing that there are laws in every state would always render protection for those who are specially abled; it grants them the right to equal opportunity at work and gives them security from discrimination. Also, it enables them to practice their trade or profession freely, provides them with a means [...]

11. January 2012

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Micro And Macro HR

Weighing The Difference HR managers are responsible in hiring the right people for the job, keeping track of worker’s performance, and imposing sanctions when necessary within the extent of the law. So far, these are some of the major tasks an HR manager is assigned to do, however, the work of an HR manager is [...]

9. January 2012

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The Multi- Cultural Workplace: Adapting To Global Trends

It’s A Veritable Parade Of Colors The workplace is a constantly evolving area, and it caters to a lot of people with different values, attitudes, and educational backgrounds. However, with the world getting smaller with an associated increased migration of people from country to country, the office becomes a melting pot of ethnicity, culture, beliefs, [...]

7. January 2012

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HR Software for Small Businesses

A small business owner may feel that HR software is strictly for the big companies, you know, the ones who actually have an HR department. But a small business could possibly benefit from HR software and the organization it brings to employee files with paperless filing and tracking of vacation, sick days and disciplinary actions [...]

5. January 2012

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Interviewing Potential Candidates

The purpose of a good interview is to match a potential candidate for employment to the job opening. But for many HR employees, this stops at the person’s resume and experience. A possible employee’s personality traits should also be a major factor in determination for employment and the only way to get to view and [...]

3. January 2012

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Orientation Programs

Human resources representatives are almost always in charge of the orientation programs for all departments. Many times, these programs are prerecorded onto videos for the new employee to watch and then fill out a questionnaire; however, if a HR department really wants a new employee to feel welcome, they will have a more interactive orientation [...]

31. December 2011

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Counteroffers: Beating The Competition?

Tug Of War The economy is going through a rough time, and like the sea, it is expected to grow calm in the future only to go through the same cycle of storm and tranquillity. With the unemployment rate rising in some areas, employers usually need not be worried about losing valuable workers when the [...]

30. December 2011

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Holiday Cheers At Work

It’s That Time Of The Year Again Christmas comes but once in a year, and when it does, no matter how dismal the economy or how tumultuous HR relations are, no decent employer can let the year pass without holding a Christmas party for their employees no matter how humble… however, a number of managers [...]

29. December 2011

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Reversal Of Roles

When A Baby Is Out Leading The Adults It’s a common sight nowadays to see the younger generation taking on the leadership role where older workers used to dominate. This trend is no longer new, newer and younger individuals usually with even higher level of education such as Masters or PhDs are usually given a [...]

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