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How To Successfully Combat Workplace Bullying And Harassment To Foster A Safe Work Environment

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Proactive measures like nurturing a strong company culture and having clear policies and reporting systems are key in preventing and addressing workplace harassment, bullying, and violence. Company policies can play a big role in preventing toxic behavior that can escalate to more serious cases of bullying, harassment, and workplace violence.

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How to Negotiate Severance: Tips and Strategies for the Modern Workforce

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Kogut clarifies that employees are only “due” severance if it is promised in an employment contract, handbook or policy. Most employees who lose their jobs are likely “ at will ” employees—those who can be dismissed without any legal requirement for cause. Dewan agrees. “Don’t sign anything immediately.

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Lawsuits, Lost Expertise And Bad Morale: The Steep Risks Of Ignoring Older Employees

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She says that all companies need to create and enforce hiring and employment policies to reduce ageism. . These are often hidden and include workplace distractions and loss of productivity for your HR and legal teams, as well as your executives, who must take time out of their days to deal with these allegations. .

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

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When thinking about what belongs in there, the Society for Human Resource Management suggests the following: “Consider whether the document would be relevant to a supervisor who may review this file when making employment decisions. Annual performance reviews and similar formal performance evaluations. Educational transcript.

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Benefits of outsourcing HR for small businesses

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Creating company policies: Crafting policies from scratch can be difficult, especially in a small business. HR service providers will have well-crafted, legally tested policy recommendations that can be customized for your business. Plus, it may be legally required depending on how many employees you currently have.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

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For instance, if your employment records contain all the disciplinary actions and policy violations committed by the offending employee, you’ll have a better chance of defending your decision to terminate an employee in court. Also, you’re legally obligated to retain these records for at least one year by the EEOC.

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Top 5 Tips for Writing a Staff Handbook

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Top 5 Tips for Writing a Staff Handbook by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 08, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Include policies on issues such as discrimination & discipline so that your position is clear and in writing.

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