Age discrimination has become today’s big employment law issue. And it’s because people live longer than in the recent past and also work longer. Some do it by choice; others have seen their retirement funds obliterated and are forced to continue working. It’s yet another danger spot managers need to watch. The older job applicants and employees have … [Read more...] about Avoid these 3 deadly age discrimination traps
Termination
3 proven ways to make firing easier on everyone
1 Do it Friday afternoon While some human resources experts say firing is best done in the middle of the week, most recommend doing it on Friday afternoon. That time is best for the office, because it lessens the possibility that the person will set up a support group in the hours immediately following. It also eliminates the possibility that the person will stay around and … [Read more...] about 3 proven ways to make firing easier on everyone
Model Tool: Three policies to accommodate medical marijuana
Why you need this tool: These three tools allow you to alter your zero tolerance policy to accommodate medical marijuana. How this tool helps you: You can choose the policy that fits your situation. How to use this tool: Choose the appropriate policy and distribute it in your workplace. … [Read more...] about Model Tool: Three policies to accommodate medical marijuana
Model Tool: Privacy Risk Assessment
Why you need this assessment: Information collected about individual job applicants is considered personal information subject to privacy laws, regardless of whether the information is publicly available. You need to consider these privacy risks you face before using social media sites like Facebook to gather personal information about job applicants. How this assessment helps … [Read more...] about Model Tool: Privacy Risk Assessment
Model Tool: Pre-Employment Screening Notification
Why you need this notification: Collecting information about job applicants from social media websites like Facebook can get you into legal hot water. That's because the information you collect may be considered protected, personal information to the extent applicants can show they had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the material. How this notification helps you: It's … [Read more...] about Model Tool: Pre-Employment Screening Notification