Human Resources

The short answer is yes, you can monitor employee email. As a general rule, employees should not have an expectation of privacy when using company computers or email accounts. That said, the law is not perfectly cut and dry, so you should have both a...

19 June, 2018

In any economy, the last thing you, as the employer, needs is employees who don't want to be there. Employees who feel negative about their work create two major negatives for their employers: 1. They increase turnover, resulting in increased costs. 2. Their negativity contributes to a kind of workplace...

25 April, 2018

When a business hires employees, it must generally report certain details about the new staff members to a state agency within a short period of time. The agency compares the information with child support files in that state, and then passes it on to the National...

23 March, 2018

  Identity theft is a growing crime in this country and the liability risk of employers is increasing along with it. The reason is all the sensitive personal information collected from employees, job applicants, customers, independent contractors, business partners, patients and others. The Federal Trade Commission reports...

07 February, 2018

As many as six of every 100 employees moonlight, or work a second job. Employers get concerned about moonlighting employees when the moonlighting has an adverse effect on the workplace. A second job often results in employees being tired and less productive during their primary job,...

12 January, 2018

Employee suggestion programs and employee involvement programs often -- ultimately -- fail because of a simple human trait: Resistance to change. Management and employees can subtly resist participating in a suggestion and employee involvement program because many people almost automatically resist change. In fact, some studies...

30 October, 2017