What legal right do bosses have to monitor their workers’ communications, especially when sent through new technologies? The answer (as usual) is: It depends.
When it comes to electronic surveillance of employees, as the TV ad says, "Just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should."
Nearly 90 percent of discrimination charges are discharge-related. The reasons are obvious: Terminations cause hard feelings, create economic need, and destroy feelings of loyalty, says today’s expert. What can HR do?
Factors that often make HR documentation fail in court.
GPS technology can tell us where our employees are, 24/7. But is it an invasion of privacy to ask questions based on that information? Today’s expert sorts out the issues and offers practical advice.
In the last issue of the Advisor, we covered tips for dealing with noncompetes. Today, more detail on that, plus how to train your supervisors and managers on hiring (and everything else).
More and more often, to get great people, you've got to hire away from your competitors, and that brings the issue of "noncompetes" to HR's front burner. Today's experts tell you how to manage restrictive agreements.
In the last Advisor, we covered issues surrounding electronic recordkeeping. Today, more principles plus how to get your questions answered at a timely BLR webinar on this increasingly relevant HR topic.
Electronic recordkeeping saves trees and it saves space, but it also raises security and retention issues for HR. Let’s explore them.
Yesterday's Advisor looked at alcoholism in the workplace. Today we continue with specific accommodation tips and an introduction to a program that has already written your alcoholism policy … plus 100s of others.