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Productivity / Performance

No policy? Punish moonlighter anyway

02/01/2007

Q. We just discovered that an employee we hired two months ago is working for another company, too. He is a salaried employee and hardly ever in the office. Is there anything we can do? Is it too late to add a no-moonlighting policy to our handbook? —K.T., California

Inheriting staff? Setting higher standards is perfectly legal

02/01/2007

If you’re part of a new management team bent on improving overall performance, don’t let lawsuit fears keep you from imposing higher standards on inherited staff …

How to handle discipline for pregnant employees

02/01/2007

Q. We have an employee who was on probation when she became pregnant. What can we do if she continues to have performance problems? —J.J.

Performance reviews: a two-way street

02/01/2007
Performance reviews are an excel­lent time to exchange important information with employees. But to be effective, there must be a genuine exchange.

How to Write Effective and Legal Job Descriptions

01/19/2007
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Independent Contractors: The Legal Boundaries

01/05/2007
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How to Create Ergonomic Office Workstations

01/03/2007
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Save whiteboard genius before it’s gone

01/01/2007

Great ideas drafted on whiteboards during meetings or brainstorming sessions can disappear if you don’t somehow capture them. Three low-cost ideas …

Sample Policy: Moonlighting

01/01/2007
The following sample policies were excerpted from The Book of Company Policies, published by HR Specialist, © 2007. Edit for your organization’s purposes. _____________________________ Sample Policy 1: “An employee may hold a job with another organization as long as he or she satisfactorily performs his or her job responsibilities with XYZ. All employees will be […]

Sample Policy: Working Hours

01/01/2007
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