The idea that your employees might have a complaint about their work is either laughably obvious or unpleasant to think about. Either way, it can help to have a grievance policy written down so employees know when it is appropriate to involve the boss, and what kind of information will … Read More
Somehow paying employees is never quite as easy as it seems like it should be. How hard can it be? Multiply hours worked by wage and that is what you owe, right? Wrong, of course, what with overtime and deductions. And even that apparently simple calculation has pitfalls. First, how … Read More
Return to Work Plans are usually created and used in conjunction with Worker’s Comp injuries and focus on getting a recovering employee back to work as soon as practical. But they can end up connected to ADA issues following serious injuries, which can cause problems for a business if the … Read More
As more people are using service and emotional support animals, it is getting trickier for business owners to know how to handle them. Service animals must generally be accommodated in all areas where members of the public are allowed to go, while emotional support dogs don’t have to be. So … Read More
One of the trickier issues in an employee manual is how to handle discipline.There are three tendencies that commonly cause problems: state the ideal process as an absolute, list what will get an employee fired, and spread discipline throughout the manual in bits and pieces. The first one is the … Read More