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Employee Handbook: What, When, and Everything Around It

Vantage Circle

That is why it is critical to have a comprehensive employee handbook that can be used as a roadmap to navigate your company's culture. But first: What is an Employee Handbook? But most importantly, the handbook helps employees understand their rights and what is expected of them while they are employed. Vacation time.

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Small Business Guide to Avoiding a Toxic Workplace

Zenefits

Employee discrimination. This includes racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination. And more often than not, employees want their company to take a stand on critical issues — including racism and discrimination. Invest in team-building activities. Few or no advancement opportunities. No work-life balance.

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7 Tips for Firing an Employee Gracefully and Ethically

Thrive Global

One of the most challenging decisions we have to make is to part ways with a team member as a leader. Examples would be incidents of; Acts of discrimination Assault and harassment Criminal activity Insubordination Lack of competence Constant absenteeism. Strengthening your existing team. Of course, sometimes, this is inevitable.

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The Employer’s Guide to Onboarding Remote Employees

Bonusly

But, when work and onboarding go remote, the latter needs to tackle more than the logistics of getting new hires a company laptop, phone, and employee handbook —it also must thoroughly integrate employees into the organization. Check out The Ultimate Candidate Interview & Employee Onboarding Checklist. Potential pitfalls.

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HR Consulting Firms for Small Businesses: 15 Leading Experts

Astron Solutions

Anti-discrimination laws, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, social security policies, OSHA requirements, and more are all essential areas of compliance that HR services can support. Employers Advantage — Best for handbook development. Best HR Consulting Firm for Team Development. Active Strategy.

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What is employee relations? Beyond the basics of HR

Business Management Daily

This is where team-building activities, encouraging collaboration, and settling disputes among co-workers come in. Horizontal employee relations is very important to nurture in the current age of business, as many remote and hybrid employees have fewer opportunities to build meaningful, collaborative relationships with their peers.

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Toxic Workplace Checklist: Identify and Resolve Conflicts

Zenefits

A toxic workplace is when the work environment encourages negative behaviors such as bullying, sexual harassment, discrimination, gaslighting, and manipulation. Implement anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training. Define specific zero-tolerance behaviors in your employee handbook. Implement team-building activities.