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Factors That Affect Teamwork
Teamwork in any organization is important and essential for it to succeed. For an organization to achieve its goals, it needs to run like a well-oiled machine composed of different parts working together. Teamwork becomes the oil that makes everything keep on running smoothly in any organization or company. But where teamwork is greatly needed, it is not always implemented that easily. Teamwork do... [Read More]
Hiring The Best People
Companies need the best people in order to be successful. But there can be challenges that these same companies may face when looking for the best people in the job market. Hiring them may not be as easy if companies don't know how. Here are some tips that might help in trying to hire the best people for the available jobs. Specify the skills and talents your company needs. One of the first things... [Read More]
Employee Rights: Disability Discrimination
Always remember, you can ask people about their abilities, but you can't ask about their disabilities. This means that you can ask how an applicant plans to perform each function of the job, but you cannot ask whether the applicant has any disabilities that will prevent him or her from performing each function of the job.One way to ensure that you stay within the rules is to attach a detailed job ... [Read More]
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Any person in a management position who uses or condones implicit or explicit sexual behavior to control, influence, or affect the career, pay, or job is engaging in sexual harassment. Sexual harassment in the workplace is against the law. An employer has a legal responsibility to provide a workplace free from sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination involving unwelcome... [Read More]
What Compensation Policy Should Includes
This is usually the single largest component of a compensation package. Salary should be tied to a person's skills and experience. Subsequent increases need to be based on an employee's performance, value and contribution to an organization. Typically, companies perform annual performance evaluations. Each position should has its own discrete salary range which follows from the job evaluation. The... [Read More]
How to Create an Employee Handbooks
Employee handbooks are basic human resources tools used for communicating information to employees. Handbooks are a publication that all employees receive when they start working for the company. Although there are no federal or state laws requiring employee handbooks, employers are well advised to create an employee handbook for their organization and to include company policies, company history ... [Read More]
Employee Conflict Resolution
In a company with a mix of personalities, backgrounds, ages, skills, values, expectations and work styles converging at the office there are bound to be some misunderstandings between employees. If employee relations are a part of your job, you may at times find yourself caught in the middle of feuding employees. As manager or supervisor you will have to be mediator and resolve complaints in a tim... [Read More]
Managing Employee Relations
When we talk about creating a Positive Employee Relations environment, it is because you recognize that the manner in which your employees are treated will ultimately be the key factor that will distinguish your company from other companies and determine your management success. The following outlines the key elements necessary to create and maintain a positive employee relations environment. The ... [Read More]
Annual Performance Evaluation
The Annual Performance Evaluation should provide a comparison of actual on-the-job performance to establish performance measurement standards. The Annual Performance Evaluation encourages periodic and structured communication between supervisors and employees about the job.Employees should know their job description and company expectations for their position. The annual performance evaluation is ... [Read More]
Probationary Termination Process
If an employee fails to achieve the expected standards of performance for their post, this shall result in the appointment being terminated, subject to notice or where appropriate, pay in lieu of notice.1. Following the final review meeting including any period of extension between the manager, the employee and the HR person, a final report shall be compiled and sent to the Human Resources Departm... [Read More]