Vacation planners make employers vacation request and approval process a lot easier and more efficient. We’ve put together a free Vacation Planner for 2016 that you can download below.
The 5 Ws of Your Company’s Holiday Party
Every fall ERC surveys Northeast Ohio organizations about a critical part of their workplace practices—their holiday party. Without fail this topic is hugely popular, typically garnering one the largest pools of responses we receive all year.
Microsoft Word Quick Part Gallery: Improving Content
The Microsoft Word Quick Part Gallery is a gallery where you can create, store, and find reusable pieces of content, including AutoText entries, document properties (such as title and author), and fields.
Issue 3: How Would Marijuana Legalization Affect Employers?
On November 3, 2015 Ohioans will make their way to the ballots and have the option to vote yes or no on Issue 3. If passed, Issue 3 would legalize the medical and recreational sale and use of marijuana in the state of Ohio. But what does it mean for employers?
Disengaged Employees: What are the Warning Signs and Solutions?
Employee commitment is a topic that has received a considerable amount of attention over the past several years, being described as a satisfaction with one’s job, an identification with the values of his or her organization, and a desire to “go that extra mile” to help one’s coworkers achieve their goals.
Create Professional Illustrations with Ease using SmartArt Graphics
A SmartArt graphic is a visual representation of your information that you can quickly and easily create, choosing from among many different layouts, to effectively communicate your message or ideas. With SmartArt graphics and other features such as themes, you can create designer-quality illustrations with only a few clicks of your mouse. It is much faster to use a SmartArt graphic then to try and use the Drawing tools in Microsoft Office.
Free Printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster: November 1, 2015
Download this free printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster to alert your staff of the impending time change on Sunday, November 1, 2015.
Will Employees be Grateful for Time Off this Thanksgiving?
According to the results of ERC’s 2015 annual Paid Holiday Survey, in addition to the Thanksgiving Day Holiday, most Northeast Ohio employers are providing a paid-full-day-off the day after Thanksgiving (Friday, November 27). A handful are also providing a full or half-day the day before.
Is It Possible to Have a Great Termination Experience?
When you create a great place to work, you also need to create a great termination experience. You may think that sounds weird—”Why would I focus my energies on the termination experience?” If you create a truly great work environment then take the time to focus on this important area as well.
When Change is Exciting…and Threatening
Good problem solving skills are fundamentally important within an organization. However, problem solving is not universally considered “easy.” Problem solving involves change. And people resist change because simply, it is not comfortable.
