To kick off a new year, the (Cincinnati) HR Roundtable ventured into an area that is often mumbled about in hallways, but is rarely discussed in the open. … Read more
How Far Does HR Need to Go When A Worker Complains?
Bad things often happen when employees feel they have to resort to self-help… Retaliation lawsuits, for example. Tyshanna Nuness is our plaintiff in … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Resolving Workplace Conflicts
According to recent reports, managers spend over 35 percent of their time dealing with workplace conflict. So, once it’s begun, how do you stop the wars … Read more
Warning: Social Media Can Bite Your Employees When They Least Expect It
By Eric B. Meyer The list of employees who have lost their jobs because of social media mistakes, well, it’s long. I’ll get you started with incidents here … Read more
In Real Life HR, an Employee Who Punches a Fellow Employee Gets Fired
The world of the NBA brings us the real live HR Game Show – What Would You Do? I know most of you could care less about professional basketball, and I … Read more
When Do You Get Rid of a High Performer Who Has Gone Off the Rails?
There is nothing worse in HR than having to terminate a high performer. If you’re in the game long enough you will eventually end up facing this situation: … Read more
Inconsistent Discipline Can Create Legal issues You Would Rather Avoid
By Eric B. Meyer Over the weekend, I read a FMLA retaliation opinion (Wheat v. Florida Parish Juvenile Justice Commission) from the Fifth U.S. Circuit … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Employee Attitudes and Behaviors Are Incredibly Contagious
In case you haven’t noticed yet, the way you react to the small group of employees who are unsatisfactory influences the behavior of most of the rest of … Read more
Where Can You Draw the Line? 5 Things to Know When Handling Drinking on the Job
By Richard Meneghello Earlier this month, football powerhouse USC (the University of Southern California) fired head football coach Steve Sarkisian after … Read more
Late for Work 111 Times Because of Breakfast, He Got to Keep His $90,000 Job
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this year, I shared the most unique late-to-work excuses. “I have a bad habit of eating breakfast in the morning, and I lost track … Read more
A Workplace Lesson From Chicago: When HR Has to Be a Bathroom Monitor
I love HR. I’m always on the lookout for the next latest and greatest HR title, so this is an exciting day! The WaterSaver Faucet Company in Chicago, a … Read more
The Reality of the Brian Williams Case – Workplace Demotions Rarely Work
Quietly, Brian Williams returned to NBC last week. Not in his usual spot of Nightly News anchor, but in a demoted spot on MSNBC for less pay: The embattled … Read more