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- Overcoming Sexism in the Workplace
- Sexual harassment is a very sensitive subject and bound by legal and regulatory guidelines that must be adhered to. The advice provided within this article is not intended to be a definitive guide to dealing with sexism. Managers should use their discretion when dealing with such situations and use the...
- Articles 2008-01-30
- Understanding the Characteristics of Workplace Bullying
- The personal and emotional effects of workplace bullying can make it difficult for you, as an employer, to remain impartial. It's especially difficult to be objective when you've received conflicting accounts of an incident from various colleagues.It is therefore important to understand exactly what issues, actions, and incidents constitute workplace...
- Articles 2007-12-17
- Weighing the Pros and Cons of Working from Home
- Many people believe that working from home (sometimes known as "telecommuting" or "teleworking") is the ideal employment option. And for many it is. It frees them from having to battle commuter traffic and crowds, allows them to get their work done without the interruptions of a busy office, and leaves...
- Articles 2007-11-13
- Technology Simplifies Life...and Porn-Viewing at Work
- The porn-at-work issue is coming back to the forefront of employers’ thoughts now that a lot of workers are using wireless devices -- which are difficult to monitor through special software. Even though 65 percent of US companies are running such software, 16 percent of men and eight percent of...
- Blog posts 2007-10-23
- Office Romances Increasingly Out in the Open
- Office romance may have been around for as long as there have been offices, but what was once a clandestine secret to be kept hidden from the disapproving eyes of HR, has become a more and more acceptable and open part of working life, the NY Times reports this week....
- Blog posts 2007-10-12
- Colorado Bans Sexual Orientation Discrimination at Work
- Colorado is banning sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace under a new amendment to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act CADA, joining the ranks of nearly twenty other states that have similar laws in place. Some employment attorneys foresee a maelstrom of litigation. However, the Colorado Civil Rights Division...
- Blog posts 2007-08-01
- How to Win at Office Politics
- Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn't have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining...
- Articles 2007-07-02
- Dealing with Bullying or Harassment in the Workplace
- Dealing with Bullying or Harassment in the WorkplaceBullies in the upline management..I work for the largest domestic telecom company in the US. My direct upline management (2 levels..director and executive directors) are both bullies in my and others' opinions. The director is verbally agressive and constantly undermines my...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-27
- New York Harassment suits prompt firms to set new policies;Workplace issues emerge in Alley.(Brief Article)
- Cecilia Pagkalinawan landed $15 million in venture capital last month for her fashion industry e-commerce consulting business. One of her first priorities in allocating the funding is to hire a full-time human resources director, even though she has Cecilia Pagkalinawan landed $15 million in venture...
- Research articles 2000-02-07
- Postal Union Offers Deal to Avert Strike
- By Stefano AmbrogiLONDON (Reuters UK) - Union leaders representing workers at Royal Mail have offered management a last-ditch deal to avert a national strike that would cripple deliveries across the country. The Communication Workers Union CWU said it had written to Royal Mail Managing Director Mark Higson asking him to...
- News items 2009-10-13
- The 10 Biggest Mistakes Made In Hiring
- Companies today are beset with high rates of employee turnover, wrongful hiring claims, sexual harassment allegations, workplace violence, employee theft etc. If managers and human resource professionals are on the lookout for several common mistakes made when hiring new people, they can improve the...
- White papers 2002-01-01
- Effective Response Mechanism For Sexual Harassment Complaints
- This case clearly demonstrates the importance of an effective response mechanism for sexual harassment complaints. To be effective, the response mechanism should include: (1) clearly defined channels for reporting sexual harassment complaints; (2) training for all supervisory employees on how to respond to complaints, including reporting them to the personnel...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- THE PROBLEM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- The article discusses how sexual harassment is a potential problem for every worker and employer. It is inappropriate, antisocial behavior, and it's the responsibility of both management and an individual employee to ensure that sexual harassment is never tolerated in the workplace. It is a serious issue for the management...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Reducing the Risk of Workplace Violence
- "The two pillars of a violence prevention program are clear communication from all levels of management that violence will not be tolerated including emotional and verbal harassment and also) threats or abuse are to be reported to an anonymous call-in service. A critical training component is helping supervisors integrate the...
- White papers 2001-04-16
- When Does Informality Become Harassment?
- Our company is pretty informal and people joke around a lot. I know it's all just fun and games, but sometimes the jokes can get very off-color. Should I be worried about sexual harassment? Quid pro quo sexual harassment, which occurs when employment decisions, is based on the employee-victim's willingness...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- What you need to know about) Mediation in Sexual Harassment Cases
- Currently, there are more rules, regulations, and laws dealing with sexual discrimination, and particularly sexual harassment, than any other substantive area of employment. The article says that mediation can provide an ideal setting in which the complainant can accomplish the primary aim of stopping the behavior. There are two necessary...
- White papers 2001-04-01
- When Good Employees Go Bad...
- A Company's productivity and working is effected if good employees go bad. What the Human Resource Department should do? Many employers routinely utilize one-on-one training as a means of both satisfying the duty of prompt remedial action following a complaint of harassment and ensuring that the accused employee has the...
- White papers 2002-09-01
- Training Is Key To Harassment Defense
- The article says that recent legal developments highlight the importance of regular employee training in the areas of discrimination and harassment. The training should cover the types of behavior and statements that would be considered illegal harassment as well as the procedures in the company's policy that should be used...
- White papers
- Human Resources 'Back To The Future
- No one can be a successful manager, especially in government anymore, without also being skilled human resources professional. Liabilities stemming from inappropriate behavior such as sexual harassment, workplace violence, conflicts of interest, failure to perform, and many, many more occupy increasing portions of the time of public works directors, social...
- White papers 1999-02-15
- He Should Never Have Been
- In the highest liability HR issues – workplace violence, sexual harassment, race and gender discrimination, and constructive discharge – the corridors of the county administration building or city hall often resound with statements or questions such like, "He should never have been hired in the first place. If agencies...
- White papers 2000-10-09
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