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Balancing Empathy and Accountability for Remote Workers at Home

By |2020-11-06T23:44:11+00:00April 21, 2020|

Written by Hannah Kirkland Maintaining a supportive environment while still encouraging employees to be productive is a tough balancing act. Requiring employees to work from home with family staying home as well, adds a new element to the balancing act. However, there are a handful of ways that you [READ MORE ...]

Explaining the Importance of a Workplace Investigation Process to the Board

By |2020-08-27T22:39:58+00:00September 25, 2019|

In this post #MeToo Era, Executives and Board Members alike may be feeling that the Sexual Harassment crisis is under control and therefore it’s back to business as usual. After all, training has been done, policies have been updated, and employees are clearly aware of the reporting process and [READ MORE ...]

5 Common Misnomers Re: Employer Retaliation

By |2020-11-07T00:08:26+00:00April 3, 2017|

We all know that the laws enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) make it illegal to fire, demote, harass, or otherwise retaliate against either job applicants or employees based upon the individual doing any of the following: filing a charge of discrimination, complaining to their employer about discrimination on the job, or [READ MORE ...]

Top 10 Investigation Challenges – Part 6; Hygiene, Bodily Functions and other Uncomfortable Conversations.

By |2016-04-24T12:45:23+00:00April 24, 2016|

Every manager and HR Representative has to deal with this type of complaint at some point during their career. As a matter of fact, these complaints are reported in the work place much more often than you might imagine. There are your everyday complaints, “Danny comes in to work [READ MORE ...]

Top 10 Investigation Challenges – Part 3; Ask these five questions to determine if an investigation is required.

By |2016-03-31T16:27:00+00:00March 31, 2016|

In the business world, nothing ever seems to be black and white. Instead, the daily grind comes in many shades of gray (way more than 50!).  This too applies when a complaint is received by an employee, leaving the manager or HR representative to determine credibility of the claim [READ MORE ...]

Top 10 Investigation Challenges – Part 2; Confidentiality – The promise to keep things quiet.

By |2016-03-24T18:11:00+00:00March 24, 2016|

Can you promise an employee that what they tell you about another employee will remain confidential? Can you ask an employee to keep the information discussed in a workplace investigation interview confidential? The answer to both questions is maybe, but not completely. Clear as mud? Many things in business [READ MORE ...]

Top 10 Investigation Challenges – Part 1 When an employee says…I don’t want you to do anything, I just thought you should know.

By |2016-03-16T15:11:01+00:00March 16, 2016|

If you ask any HR professional who has been responsible for employee relations, the majority of them will tell you they have had a conversation that started with this phrase. (I don't want you to do anything, I just thought you should know). Your response is very important, but [READ MORE ...]

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