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Latest NLRB Decision Spotlights Employer Handbook Rules

HRWatchdog

On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new legal standard for evaluating employer handbook rules — raising the level of scrutiny these rules will face when challenged as violating the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) ( Stericycle, Inc. 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023)). Stericycle, Inc. In Stericycle Inc.,

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

HRWatchdog

and Teamsters Local 628, and how it affects California employers’ workplace rules and handbooks. This affects work policies that many employers already have in their handbooks, such as personal conduct policies, conflict of interest policies, etc., Stericycle, Inc. In 2014, Teamsters Local 628 challenged Stericycle, Inc.’s

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Mission, Vision, Values: The Backbone of Your Employee Handbook

Tandem HR

Key takeaways The star of your employee handbook — Mission, vision and values should be the most compelling part of your employee handbook. If you’re employee handbook doesn’t start here, it’s overdue for an overhaul. And that’s why they’re the backbone of your employee handbook. You need to live them.

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Importance of Conducting Regular HR Audits

PCS

Here are some of the objectives accomplished with this exercise. Overall, it helps sustain the overall business objectives which can contribute to the company’s success. How It Works? For an HR audit to become effective, it is important to perform the process correctly.

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Why Every Company Should Have an Employee Handbook – Compliance

ComplianceHR

Why Every Company Should Have an Employee Handbook. These articles are developed from the ComplianceHR whitepaper: Seven+ Reasons Why Every Organization Should Have an Employee Handbook. Navigating Employee Compliance: Handbook. An up-to-date employee handbook can help achieve that goal.

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A federal judge has nixed the NLRB’s proposed new joint-employer rule

The Employer Handbook

The mere authority to control essential terms and conditions of employment, even if never exercised or just indirectly, would be enough to establish a joint-employer relationship. This would tend to come up in franchise and temporary staffing settings. Why is the final rule contrary to the law? .”

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8 Reasons You Should Have a Company Employee Handbook

Paycor

Creating a company employee handbook can seem like a daunting task, but having one brings many benefits. Here are eight reasons your organization should have an employee handbook: 1. Perhaps the most important aspect of your employee handbook is the introduction of new employees to your corporate culture and how they will fit in.