How Far Will Loyalty Go?
Eric Quéré, managing director and project manner and product manager at Q-Line Innovations, shares a different perspective on employee and employer loyalty. He says, for example, an employee’s gross salary is $150,000/year, but the total cost to the employer is more than $200,000. From the employer’s perspective, laying-off this employee adds $200,000+ to the bottom line. The employee who is paid that $150,000/year salary has a much different point-of-view when he receives an offer from another company to fill a similar position that pays $200,000+. It’s very likely he or she will accept that...
Read MoreEmployee Terminations Are Not for Amateurs, Says Canadian Expert
Canadian law, governing employment, may be different than U.S. statues, but Howard Levitt, who practices employment in eight provinces of Canada says, “Firing employees in a fit of pique, using colourful expletives, is for TV dramas. Employers who compound dismissals with a dose of embarrassment will incur judicial wrath.” According to Levitt, Employers will assign inexperienced personnel (managers) to conduct termination meetings without training, planning and legal advice. Dismissed employees can make mental distress claims if they experience poor exit interviews. Levitt suggests a number...
Read MoreState, Instead of Federally-Issued, ID Cards Could Protect States’ Sovereignty and Dramatically Reduce Employment and Voter Fraud
Many governmental and business leaders have advocated a federal-implemented ID card system for all citizens as a means to address voter fraud, unauthorized workers and terrorists’ infiltration of the country. Various legislative attempts by members of the U.S. Congress and the federal administration have been thwarted by state governments as further intrusions of their sovereignty and individual citizens as a loss of privacy. Although it’s understandable why state governments and U.S. citizens may not want a federal ID card, the lack of such a system is causing security, economic and...
Read MoreEmployee Handbook, with Personal Technology Rules, Could Reduce Employers’ Cost and Dangers to Employees, Study States
According to a 2005 research study conducted by Hewlett-Packard and the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London, employees’ use of cell phones and other technology for personal conversations, texting and other social media could reduce their IQs by 10 points—which is twice as much as the effect of marijuana. When employees are distracted from their work to answer calls or to “tweet” a friend, they are not only reducing productivity, but also putting themselves in danger. The loss of focus on the task at hand to use a cell phone can cause a truck driver to swerve into the next lane...
Read MoreIt’s Important to Have Steps in Place Before You Fire an Employee
In the small-business environment, the business owner may also be the “HR manager”; in that, he or she is likely to be the person who must dismiss high-risk or medium-risk employees. High-risk employees are those that must be leave the premises as soon as possible because of the severity of the infraction that led to termination. Before he or she is escorted through the door, the small-business owner or manager must create a termination notification that briefly describes why the employee is being terminated. Business policies that are explained to all employees, even verbally, can protect...
Read MoreHow to Retain More of Your High-Impact Employees During Economic Downturns
Businesses may lose market share and suffer from static growth during any economic crisis (local, national or global), but it’s essential that they retain those employees who have a positive impact on their businesses. These are the employees who are willing to assume more responsibilities when some of their co-workers are released, who contribute new ideas to help their employers survive, and who remain positive during the crisis. Without de-humanizing these valuable employees, business owners must protect and nurture these human assets as they do with their financial assets. There are six...
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