In 2017, employment and labor decisions have been aplenty. Here are three recent decisions that could have an effect on how you do business.
How These 3 Notable Lawsuits Affect Your Organization
How These 3 Notable Lawsuits Affect Your Organization
Consider These 6 Areas When Evaluating Your Internship Program
Two-thirds of organizations participating in this year’s ERC/NOCHE Intern & Recent Graduate Pay Rates & Practices Survey have a structured/formal internship program in place. Internships can come in all shapes and sizes depending on the specific industry, the needs of the employer, and the skill set of the students applying for the program.
3 Keys to Closing Your Organization’s Skills Gap
According Adecco’s State of the Economy and Employment research, the skills gap is a very real thing. Of the senior executives surveyed, 92% feel that there is a skills gap in the U.S. workforce. The study also reports that “senior executives believe the skills gap has less to do with complacency on the part of American workers and more to do with the U.S. education system and costs associated with in-house training programs.
So You’ve Trained Your Employees, Now What?!
The 2016 ERC Performance Management Survey reported that 79% of the organizations surveyed use job knowledge/job specific competencies as key performance criteria when assessing performance. If that many organizations evaluate performance based on competencies, what are you doing to ensure that the training you provide to your employees is strengthening those skills?
3 Ways to Turn Workplace Conflict Into Results
American essayist, Hamilton Mabie once said “don’t be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.” Think of this quote as a way of setting the tone when dealing with conflict.
How Can You Help Your Interns?
There are plenty of articles out there with advice and tips for college kids looking to get internships and how to add value to the organizations they are interning for, including some of our own. This is not another one of those articles. In addition, there are plenty of articles out there that point out the organizational benefits to hiring an intern or having an internship program at your organization. This is also not one of those of articles.
6 Frequently Asked Questions about Absence Management
Absence management comes in many different shapes and sizes. Oftentimes issues arise in the workplace regarding absence management or FMLA and the intricate compliance laws and requirements may make handling the issue more complicated than expected. ERC’s Help Desk compiled a list of frequently asked questions we receive from our local members and with the help of CareWorks, here’s the answers to those questions:
What’s in Your Employees’ Cars? Could Be a Concealed Carry
Weapons in the workplace: a growing concern
In a clear sign of the times, ERC’s research has seen “workplace safety” rise to the surface as an area of concern and action for many employers. Setting aside the high profile news stories about workplace violence over the past several years, even here in Northeast Ohio employers have experienced comparatively more incidences of violence in their workplaces firsthand in recent years.
Free Printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster: March 12, 2017
Download this free printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster to alert your staff of the impending time change on Sunday, March 12, 2017.
3 Things Not To Do in Behavioral Interviews
Behavioral interviewing can be a powerful tool in the hiring process when used properly. Unfortunately behavioral interviewing is being used incorrectly every day. Whether it’s not having identified skills-needed, not evaluating properly, or not asking the right questions, the misuse of behavioral interviewing can effect your ability to place the right candidate in the right position.
4 Must-Haves for Your Workplace Dating Policy
1. Require Disclosure
Even if you are opting for a more relaxed dating policy within your organization, require that the two involved employees disclose their relationship. Have the involved parties sign a contract that states their relationship is mutually consensual, they are both free to end the relationship at any point in time without an impact on work, that they will not let the relationship effect their performance, and that they understand the company’s sexual harassment policy.
Answer These 7 Questions Before Changing Your Organizational Culture
According to ERC’s 2016 Workplace Practices Survey, the biggest challenge organizations are facing today is the hiring and retention of talent. An organization’s ability to attract and retain top talent is strongly influenced by its culture.
