Office Administration

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New case shows the legal risks of ‘papering’ a fired employee’s file

May 10, 2013
When preparing to fire a worker, you want to be able to produce the most solid documentation to defend a potential lawsuit. Make sure supervisors know to document employee performance and behavior at the time it occurs—not just before or after the employee leaves the building.
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Interview question: How lucky are you?

May 10, 2013
When Tony Hsieh, CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos.com, interviews people, he likes to ask candidates one seemingly unusual question.
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Exude authority when speaking to a group

May 10, 2013
Stand with your weight evenly distributed. Now, imagine an invisible string connecting your head to the ceiling …
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Smarter firing leads to fewer unemployment payouts

May 10, 2013
Understanding who is eligible for unemployment benefits and who isn’t can go a long way toward keeping insurance rates low. It starts with how you terminate an employee. Here are eight things you should know about unemployment claims.
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Snapshot: Help! The problems managers take to HR

May 10, 2013
When managers seek advice from HR, here are the issues they need the most help with.
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Sensitive email? How to kill it out of the system

May 10, 2013
People often forget that email messages last forever and can be forwarded to any number of people. There are services, though, that allow you to send a message with a limited lifespan, which comes in handy when you have a sensitive message that you don’t want shared.
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Lost sales leads: 4 problems & how to fix them

May 10, 2013
U.S. businesses spend billions of dollars generating sales leads only to lose more than 70% of them simply because they don’t make contact quickly enough, according to one study. But that’s not the only way they’re losing out on opportunities, says Brandon Stuerke, president of Advisors Edge Marketing.
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Are your employees sure they’re ready for retirement?

May 10, 2013
Most employees believe they’re saving enough for retirement, but plenty aren’t so sure. Here’s what workers said when asked how confident they are that they’ll have enough money to let them retire comfortably.
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Love is in the … cubicles?

April 15, 2013
Your employees spend a lot of time together at work, so it’s only natural that relationships will blossom among those rows of cubicles. Here’s what more than 1,000 Glassdoor (an online jobs and career community) users had to say.
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The case against perfect-attendance awards

April 15, 2013
Many employers use perfect-attendance awards as a tool to fix their absenteeism problems. But for both legal and nonlegal reasons, these might not be the right carrots. Here’s why.
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