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Handling Sexual Harassment Allegations with Remote Teams

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Keeping the company culture and professional code of conduct continues to be necessary even from home. They only acclimated themselves to the online environment. Since this behavior is occurring in a working environment, it is still considered workplace sexual harassment. Prevention of harassment.

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NLRB: Social Media Policy Can’t Require Employees to Use Real Names

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A ban on posts that are discriminatory, harassing, bullying, and unlawful. Two of the social media policies of a nationwide drugstore chain run afoul of federal labor law, according to a recent advice memo from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel’s office. But, several others passed muster.

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Everything You Need to Build Your Employee Handbook

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The employee handbook is the holy grail of workplaces, and every employer should have one, regardless of size. However, many small businesses — especially those with fewer than 10 employees — do not have an employee handbook. And many of those that do have a handbook fail to update it. Why your small business needs an employee handbook.

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Building an Employee Handbook: Top Things You Must Have

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Code of conduct. Share your org’s zero tolerance policies on workplace bullying, violence, and harassment. Share information on paid time off , vacation accrual, and holidays. But much like writing any comprehensive document, creating an employee handbook can be daunting. Establish expectations for employee behavior.

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HR’s Role in Building an Ethical Company

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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. Upholding a code of conduct can influence employees, directors, C-suite members, management, customers, and vendors.

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What Is Insubordination? And How to Handle It

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In a healthy workplace, employees generally respect the code of conduct. Read on to learn about insubordination in the workplace – including examples of this behavior, the difference between insubordination and insolence, and how to deal with insubordination. Employer” refers to anyone who has the authority to give the order.

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How Should Employers Handle Controversy Over Office Romances?

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Their employer took the pair off the air when the public caught on to the relationship, which by then was months old and reportedly not surprising to the couple’s coworkers. Employers may be surprised to learn that office romances could force employees off their payrolls. Should it have suspended the anchors?