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What you need to include in a small business employee handbook

Business Management Daily

First, they act as an in-depth introduction to your company for new hires. Employee handbooks also act as a reference point for current employees. Employees can reference their employee handbook when a question or concern arises about holiday pay, sick leave, or the dress code and find an answer quickly. Medical leave.

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Essential steps to creating an emergency plan for your business

Business Management Daily

Utility interruption or failure (telecommunications, electrical power, water, gas, steam, HVAC, pollution control system, sewerage system, other critical infrastructure). These rules should be included in a telework agreement, spelling out exactly how working from home should be done. The location of work is irrelevant.

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Flexible work arrangements: Balancing employee preferences with organizational needs

Higginbotham

Most of his potential rural team members were already employed as farmers, and although they were very busy during planting and harvest time, they otherwise had substantial periods of minimal productivity that both they and Ford could utilize. An employee who needs afternoons free can simply start and leave work earlier.

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How to legally manage remote employees

Business Management Daily

Without clear rules, working from home may reduce rather than enhance productivity. Plus, creating a telecommute option opens the door to Americans with Disability Act (ADA) accommodation requests to work at home. Fourth, how will the technology needed to work from home be handled?

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The Juggling Act of the COVID Circus

HR Digest

This article is a guide for Employers on the application of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FCCRA”) as related to managing work and leave options for Employees who have children at home who would ordinarily be in school or in daycare. Emergency Family and Medical Leave for Virtual School.

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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

People are living longer with more access to medical care and innovations and progress in medicine. Millennials currently make up 25% of caregivers, and given greater longevity among aging and chronically ill family members this number is bound to grow. were able to access paid family leave in 2016. billion per year. ?

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Designing a Remarkable Employee Perks Program that Fuels Success

Vantage Circle

Let’s glimpse at some of the factors that act as determinants while devising a perks program- The organizational structure. This type of insurance cover helps an employee pay for medical expenses. This helps them cover the cost of doctor visits, prescription medications, hospital stays, and other healthcare-related expenses.