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How to Encourage Employees to Report Issues

HR Shelf

Sure, organizations make their best efforts to cleanse the company of wrongdoings by employing tools such as codes of conduct and audits. A study by California Law Review revealed that 82% of whistleblowers had to suffer harassment, about 60% had their jobs taken away, and about 17% lost their homes. Cases of drug abuse.

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How a Recent National Labor Relations Board Ruling Affects Workplace Rules, Employee Handbooks

HRWatchdog

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and James Ward discuss the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling in Stericycle, Inc. and Teamsters Local 628, and how it affects California employers’ workplace rules and handbooks. Stericycle, Inc. Roberts says.

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6 essential HR tools for small business owners

Homebase

HR responsibilities often include: Employee termination and offboarding Employment law compliance Employee engagement and retention Hiring and onboarding Training and development Employee payroll , compensation, and benefits Of course, HR is vital when it comes to managing large teams. What is HR? But this simply isn’t true.

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How many of you would risk the retaliation claim here? (I would)

The Employer Handbook

One claimed that the defendant-employer violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination when it fired him for participating in a workplace investigation. One of your employees just complained about discrimination in the workplace. Or maybe s/he just participated in an HR investigation. Now you have a conundrum.

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HR’s Role in Building an Ethical Company

Zenefits

Although these enterprises were charged with different modes of misconduct, the allegations against them have one thing in common: a lack of business ethics, or a lack of a moral Code of Conduct. Keeping organizations in compliance with employment laws and regulations. Investigating alleged offenses.