Most organizations find that their performance review process is broken and faulty process in their organization. Nobody enjoys it, everyone struggles to do it well, it’s inefficient, and it often fails to do what it ultimately intends to: improve, enhance, and recognize performance.
The Beauty Bias: Can You Hire Based on Looks?
Can employers hire based on looks and image? Does beauty affect hiring and even promotions? Should it?
Religion at Work: A Guide for Employers
In 2013, there had been a number of charges filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) involving religion in the workplace. As workplaces become more religiously diverse, it may be a good time for your organization to review its practices relative to the issue.
Workplace Dress Codes: Setting Expectations
As temperatures rise and the office starts to feel sparse with employees out on summer vacations, you may notice another physical change around the office- in how employees are dressed. While many organizations are already operating with relatively casual dress codes, summertime clothing choices can sometimes push the limits of those policies.
5-Step Checklist to Protect Against Sexual Harassment Liability
Sexual harassment lawsuits continue to make up a large percentage of cases filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and many of the recent cases filed against employers. In addition, digital sexual harassment has become a more common form of sexual harassment through texting, email, and other electronic forms of communication.
FMLA Intermittent Leave: 3 Ways to Manage It
Intermittent FMLA leave can be extremely challenging for employers to manage. Fortunately, there are opportunities in the FMLA process which allow you to carefully manage this type of leave more effectively. Here are 3 ways to manage intermittent FMLA leave’s major challenges.
Your Company’s Organizational Health: 4 Key Elements
Organizational health is the latest buzzword in business, but what does it mean, and how can you tell if you organization is “healthy”?
Top 4 Critical Skills Employees Need to Develop
In its Critical Skills Survey, the American Management Association (AMA) unveiled the four most critical workforce skills that need to be developed. Many of these skill gaps are also extremely common among the organizations we serve at ERC. Here’s an overview of the top four critical skills as well as recommendations on how to close these gaps through training and development in your organization.
The Ultimate Summer Workplace Checklist
Sweet summertime is right around the corner. Bring on the company picnics, vacation schedules, and little league games!
5 Easy Ways to Boost Summer Productivity
Summer can drain workplace productivity. Employees generally feel more sapped of work energy and motivation during the summer. In fact, studies have found that organizations can experience a lull in productivity during the summer, with one 2011 study finding that one-in-four employers think employees are less productive in the summer.
ADA Compliance: How Much Is Enough?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that employers provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. But how much accommodation is enough? When does an accommodation become unreasonable? How reasonable is reasonable?
Rarely Performed Duties Can Be Essential Functions Under ADA
The outcome of a recent court case reminds employers that when determining the essential functions of the job, how frequently they are performed is just one factor that should be considered.
