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Handling Your HR Mistakes – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

When I explained my hire date was incorrect, I was told that I had been accruing Paid Time Off (PTO) at a lower rate. Looking back, there were times when I took time off, didn’t have enough PTO, and lost wages. Does the company owe me back PTO for the last few years? When I was told that I would receive 2.5

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Employees: You Need to Read This

HR Bartender

I bring up the challenges with employee handbook because a friend of mine recently shared the story of a human resources manager who was getting considerable pushback from senior management about the need to have new hires sign for both the employee handbook and a whole bunch of separate policies (i.e. Show her the handbook she signed.

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Handling a Negative Sick Pay Balance – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Meyer is a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group at the Philadelphia-based Dilworth Paxson LLP. He also serves as Chair of the firm’s #SocialMedia Practice Group, and publishes the blog The Employer Handbook , which was recognized as a top labor and employment law blog by the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal.

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How to bridge the generation gap in the workplace

Insperity

Generation Z: Brand-new to the workforce, which makes them a bit of an unknown entity and a group on which employers need to maintain a pulse (older Gen Zers have graduated from college within the last few years). More PTO, including opportunities for paid volunteer time. Better accommodation of working parents.

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10 Employee Engagement Ideas for Blue Collar Workers (With Examples from Brands)

Empuls

” On that note, it’s high time that employers must invest in creating a work environment that fosters engagement, and recognises that it directly impacts productivity, safety, and job satisfaction.   In a survey done by Incentive Concepts , employers were asked what form of rewards they liked.     3.