322 articles on "employee"

LOW UNEMPLOYMENT CALLS FOR FLEXIBILITY, NOT SUFFERING

Employers in many areas are finding applicant pools sparsely populated if not completely void of the most desirable candidates because of record low unemployment. Plans for growth should include flexibility, not suffering. Unfortunately, many corpora...

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Effective Onboarding - How to Get the Most from your Onboarding Process

Human resources are the lifeblood of any organization so a successful firm needs to manage its employees wisely. In particular, the effective integration of new staff, a process known as onboarding, is vital for success. Effective onboarding enable...

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Tales from the Corporate Frontlines The Responsibility for Job Security

This article relates to the Job Security competency, commonly evaluated in employee satisfaction surveys. This competency evaluates how your employees view their job security within your organization. In today's often volatile or contingent lab...

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Noncompete Agreements Help Protect Your Business

Small Business Q&A with Tim KnoxQ: One of my former employees has started a competing businessand is calling my clients and trying to steal their businessfrom me. Do I have any legal recourse against him? Brad J.A: I hate to break this to you, Brad, ...

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7 Strategies for Sustained Innovation

The need for constant reinvention is a given in today’s business environment. And while a breakthrough product or concept can catapult an organization ahead of its competitors, in these fast-paced times, that advantage is often short-lived. While ...

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First Contact: The Source of Customer Loyalty

First Contact: The Source of Customer Loyalty by: Leanne Hoagland-Smith With customers being smarter, more cost conscious, more product knowledgeable and more demanding, improving customer service has become a major focus within many businesses....

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Can Your Organization's Employees Speak Openly and Candidly to Their Manager?

For your company to be highly successful today and in the future, your organization needs to have highly engaged employees and a healthy culture. A healthy culture includes communication without barriers, collaboration and innovation, among many othe...

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What is Unfair Dismissal?

Unfair dismissal is mainly composed of two aspects, firstly a dismissal can be unfair due to the reason provided or secondly due to the process used. The law surrounding unfair dismissal is provided in the Employment Act (2008) and can be complex, th...

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Resolving Workplace Conflict 4 Ways to a Win-Win Solution

Resolving Workplace Conflict:4 Ways to a Win-Win SolutionThe effects of conflict in the workplace are widespread and costly. Its prevalence, as indicated by three serious studies, shows that 24-60% of management time and energy is spent dealing with ...

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UK Compromise Agreements - What Do They Contain?

What does a compromise agreement include? UK Compromise agreements are composed from a mixture of generic clauses (contained in most agreements) and clauses specific to your employment relationship. Here are some sample provisions that are commonly ...

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